Four problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2004 Porsche 911 Gt3. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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, and loss of power. Car needed to be towed to repair shop.
The coolant lines on this car have well known and documented failure problems. I am very concerned for my safety and the safety of my passengers and as such am going to have the repairs completed as a precautionary measure. With the failure rate of the coolant fittings on these cars, and the usually catastrophic results I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. I'm going to spend my own money to correct a problem that should have been fixed by Porsche.
Coolant lines came loose where they were glued to the motor. I have seen catastrophic failures, and did not want to have an accident. Had the motor removed, and repair shop said some of mine were loose and showed signs of leaking. Had all welded at an independent shop. Porsche would not fix unless there was a failure, and would only re-glue those that were loose.
Previous owner stated that coolant lines disconnected due to failure of the fittings. Coolant was spilled all over the road behind him. Another driver barely missed the coolant but there could have been a major accident. Porsche fixed the problem under warranty, but the fittings were not welded as the fix recommends, merely re-glued. I'm afraid this will happen again.
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