general problems of the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

Coolant pipes come apart while driving and there was rapid loss of engine coolant. The problem exists on the gt1 motor because there are a couple coolant pipes in these motors that are not a single cast piece: the larger cast pieces have extruded inlet/outlet tubes that are connected using an adhesive. There is no metal-to-metal friction or press-fit to keep these tubes in place, so after enough heat cycles the adhesive will soften/loosen up and the tube will come out of the cast block (with the hose still attached), resulting in a rapid loss of engine coolant.

While driving on the highway a catastrophic failure occurred in the coolant system. One of the aluminum hose fittings that is epoxied into the aluminum housing broke free causing engine coolant to empty out of the engine onto the highway in a matter of seconds. The rubber hose did not fail and it was still connected to aluminum hose fitting that broke away from the housing. I pulled the car off the freeway immediately to prevent further damage to the car. Further inspection at the dealer service center showed there was very little to no coolant left in the entire system.

I was driving along the highway at 65mph and I noticed that the temperature gauge started increasing and that there was steam bellowing out of the engine. Pulled off highway and car was pouring out collant from the engine compartment - had car towed to dealer to inspect. Car was diagnosed with epoxy coolant pipe failure where the epoxy had failed to keep coolant pipe in place.

I was on my way home from virginia to texas when I experienced catastrophic failure of the oem adhesive on the coolant line fittings in my 911 Turbo. I was traveling at approximately 70 mph westbound on i10. It cost me $3700 to have the car towed and have all of the fittings tig welded in place to ensure this never occurs again.

Press fit glued coolant pipe fitting failed – coolant covered engine and rear tires.

Engine coolant pipes that are epoxied in by the manufacture work themselves loose over time and cause a catastrophic coolant loss that sprays coolant all over the rear tires causing a very dangerous situation. I had to have the engine pulled and the coolant pipes replaced and wielded in.

Problem similar to case pe13009 incidents of sudden coolant loss which occurred while driving on public roadways well under highway speed limit (less than 60mph). The problem occur sudden with no way to avoid and check prior incident happen. This could cause huge issue to other motorway drivers and I hope Porsche USA can be responsible for this.

My car suffered a catastrophic loss of coolant at highway speed. I was driving and suddenly a plume of smoke appeared in the rear view mirror. I thought that my engine had blown and I pulled the car off of the road. Turns out that smoke was actually steam! I had the car towed to an independent shop where they diagnosed the problem as the water console fittings having blown out. They explained to me that these fittings were held into the console with an epoxy from the manufacturer, and that the epoxy eventually fails. Fortunately, I was going straight when the coolant escaped or the result might have been much worse. The shop repaired my console by replacing the fittings and aluminum welding them in place so they could not fail again. They had to lower the engine to do this. They also told me that there were a couple of other fittings that were similarly epoxied in place on the top of the engine that should be welded too. They said their experience has been that failures of those upper engine fittings have been less common. I opted to not have those fitting welded at that time as the shop would have had to completely remove the engine at considerable additional expense. They recommended I have them welded if ever the engine was removed from the car.

First I noticed a burst of white smoke coming out of the rear, and after that, engine temperature start to go up. Since I have very close to home, I just cruise back. After inspection at mechanic, coolant hose has fly off itself and causing all the engine coolant lost. Repairing it costs me 5000+ as it requires dropping the engine, many hours of labor and 2 weeks without the car.

Factory Porsche coolant fittings failed and released from engine block. Dumped coolant over rear tires. Oem coolant fittings are glued into the block and fatigue over time. They should be welded or threaded into block to prevent safety issues. Car would have lost total control if traveling at highways speeds.

Sudden, catastrophic failure of coolant hose 996. 106. 502. 74 by longitudinal split approximately 4" long. Coolant dumped on lr wheel caused loss of control and vehicle spin.