2004 Porsche 911 Gt3 problems, complaints & recalls

2017-01-23 · Engine · 25,500 mi

“the car was being driven when suddenly the coolant system failed and coolant spilled from under the engine causing my car to skid out of control. the coolant also posed a hazard to other cars on the road due to the extremely slippery nature of the liquid. the car had to be towed to an independent mechanic. the coolant lines had to be replaced and…”

2015-08-12 · Unknown Or Other · 59,600 mi

“i was driving around a corner about 40 mph when the car suddenly spun around. i then saw steam coming from the engine. upon further inspection there was coolant on the ground. one of the coolant fittings had come completely loose, and all the coolant had leaked out. the only real fix is to weld all the coolant fittings. there are 9 of them and the …”

2015-06-15 · Unknown Or Other · 53,400 mi

“on very hot day, over 100 degrees f, after having just exited a freeway onto a city street, while accelerating from red light, a glued-in water coolant pipe/tube popped out from its cast housing, causing catastrophic loss of all cooling fluids which spilled onto the roadway, immediate increase in engine temperature from 185 to over 260 degrees f, a…”

2014-12-30 · Engine · 41,000 mi

“a coolant line fitting that is epoxied into the block became suddenly and completely disconnected. the coolant all flowed out of the leak nearly instantly. the pool of coolant created a hazard for following cars and the motor needed to be shut down immediately and the car towed to a service facility. *js…”

2014-01-14 · Engine · 31,000 mi

“went to streets of willow driving event. during 3rd run session i noticed steam coming from behind as i was taking a 180 degree turn. i immediately stopped the car when it was safe to do so and shut the engine off. steam kept billowing and the car seems to have lost all it's coolant in a few seconds. 5(!) cars behind me all spun in the 180 degree t…”

2013-09-25 · Power Train · 28,010 mi

“i was driving at miller motorsports in tooele utah in drivers education event when my engine temperature gauge started to increase from 180 degrees up past 200 degrees. as the temperature gauge went to 250 degrees, a coolant failure light came on. i pulled off the track and shut down the car within 2 minutes of the failure light and i had to be to…”

2013-09-06 · Engine · 40,800 mi

“the epoxy holding an aluminum elbow that connects a coolant hose to the water pump (i believe) let go, the elbow worked its way loose from the pump and emptied the coolant from the system out onto the road surface. i became aware of the problem when i noticed that the engine temperature needle had pegged at the high end of the gauge range, after w…”

2013-08-09 · Engine · 37,292 mi

“while driving at a drivers education event at watkins glen race track, a coolant fitting came apart and out of its housing releasing about 3-4 gallons of coolant onto the track. luckily no accident occurred. since the car was still under warranty porsche agreed to cover the failure under good will and a new housing (same design) was installed by th…”

2013-07-30 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 34,000 mi

“a coolant line came loose then i was driving the car. i was very lucky i did not spin in the coolant, and get in a serious accident. this is a very serious safety issue. the lines were originally "glued" in from the factory. this was a poor design and is a weakness of the car which could have been catastrophic in terms of destroying the engine,…”

2013-07-01 · Engine · 36,500 mi · 💥 crash

“while driving the car on track, a coolant fitting broke loose and dumped all the antifreeze down onto the track surface. a vehicle on track behind me ran over the antifreeze, lost control and skidded off the track. the driver of the other car wasn't injured and there didn't appear to be much damage to his car, except perhaps some scuffing of the pa…”