2007 Porsche 911 Gt3 problems, complaints & recalls

2020-04-13 · Engine

“i had to pay thousands of dollars to have the coolant lines secured into the engine of my car. this car has a known fault in where the coolant lines come unsecured from the vehicle, dumping all coolant within seconds. not only does this overheat the engine, but slippery coolant all over the rear tires of a vehicle means a crash can occur.…”

2014-06-03 · Steering · 46,002 mi

“"permanent" coolant hose attachment failed; it came loose from its mounting in the engine resulting in coolant sprayed onto tire, with complete loss of control during a turn , including 270 degree spin, and leaving roadway; fortunately no other vehicles were nearby, so a collision was avoided. apparently, this is not an unusual failure with the gt3…”

2013-09-13 · Wheels · 26,000 mi

“coolant hose coupling came lose while driving the vehicle at speed, resulting in loss of all engine coolant. coolant spilled resulted in temporary reduction of vehicle traction, fortunately without incident. engine damage due to possible overheating is under investigation. *tr…”

2013-08-11 · Engine · 23,192 mi

“sudden coolant line fitting failure. the epoxy failed and a coolant fitting completely popped out of the engine housing near the alternator. resulted in rapid coolant loss. car had to be towed/hauled approx 140 miles to repair facility near my home. i have not yet seen the bill for this service. i am having all coolant fittings welded to pr…”

2013-07-16 · Engine · 4,960 mi

“i was driving my car on i-79(3 lane highway) at 70 mph when i noticed a large cloud of smoke/steam from the rear of my car. i then noticed other cars pulling off to the side to get away from all the coolant spraying from my car. i pulled off to the side of the road and called for a tow truck. ounce i was able to get porsche dealer to look at the is…”

2013-06-15 · Engine · 28,732 mi

“engine coolant leaking at upper coolant console. epoxy failed at aluminum cooling hose and cooling console connection point. at a later date, repeated failure of cooling hose connections at right front radiator. *tr…”

2013-06-06 · Engine · 40,000 mi

“i am reporting the issue of coolant line fitting failure. i have not had a failure yet but that my mechanic has advised me that this issue must be addressed and repaired before there is a catastrophic failure. this is a known and expensive issue so rather than waiting for a failure, i was advised by a mechanic that it is going to fail and needs to …”

2013-05-31 · Engine · 12,437 mi

“had coolant fittings welded to avoid catastrophic failure. done in seattle; cost 3485 plus 250 sharkwerks fittings = 3735 total. *tr…”

2013-05-09 · Engine

“due to a number of reported failures of the engine coolant lines on these vehicles (see http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/997-gt2-gt3-forum/592328-catastrophic-coolant-hose-coupling-failure-registry.html for reference), i had a preventative procedure performed where the coolant lines were welded into place. it seems that the adhesive which hol…”