Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
I noticed a small pool of coolant underneath the engine compartment. Upon further research I believe the car is suffering from a common problem of the cooling fixtures that are glued onto the motor rather than welded. Amazing that a car this expensive would have such a poorly thought out problem like this. I will take the car to the dealer for estimates but I understand that an engine removal is required and all coolant fixtures need to be welded. This is a rather expensive repair for what appears to be a very flawed design. I have driven the car only a few times since the first incident and notice a pool of coolant every time the car is parked. I will not drive the car until fixed as I understand the coolant leak can be a hazard to be me while driving as well as the cars behind me if I suffer a catastrophic coolant loss.
I took my car to the dealer for a routine inspection. They called me to inform me that one of the fittings holding my coolant hoses had come loose and this was causing a leak of coolant into my engine compartment. They told me that it would not be safe to drive the car without replacing the coolant hose fittings since it would spray coolant all over my tires and the road. They said that coolant spilled on the road would make it very slippery and could cause cars following me to crash. The dealer replaced all fittings and hoses on the car.
On 06/09/12 (w/ approx 47k miles) the car began leaking coolant while traveling on the highway. The rate of this leak was slow and would have taken several hours to completely drain the coolant from the vehicle. The car was still under warranty at the time of this issue. On 03/29/13 ( w/ approx 54k miles) my pregnant wife and I were a few miles from entering the highway when the car begin to leak coolant very rapidly. Another motorist flagged me down and alerted me to the issue almost immediately after it happened. I pulled over to find a large puddle of coolant underneath the car. Also, please note that the coolant did appear to get on the passenger side rear tire. I consider myself extremely lucky that this incident occurred just before getting on the highway and not on the highway. Someone could have been seriously injured had this coolant leak occurred a few minutes later. The car was not under warranty at the time of this issue. After experiencing this second coolant failure I began to do research and discovered that many other owners had reported similar problems.