Coolant Leaking problems of the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo

Major coolant leak on top of engine . . Engine must come out $6000 est at Porsche dealer. Common problem I told. . Porsche should recall this issue!!.

I noticed a small coolant leak from the rear drivers side of the engine. This leak became more prominent over the next several days. I took my car to the shop to have it evaluated and it was determined that 4 out of 6 coolant fittings were leaking. The design from Porsche has the coolant hoses affixed using an epoxy. After many heat cycles and time, this epoxy fails and coolant leaks from the engine. The engine must be removed to properly fix the problem and it is going to cost me approximately $6,000. This is a known issue for this car and is something Porsche should take care of.

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.

Coolant leak caused by fitting failure. Repair requires engine removal to replace plastic fittings.

My car began leaking coolant. After towing my car to the repair shop I was told my metal coolant fittings are held in with epoxy and one of them had failed. To repair this is a $6000. 00 job. After calling the dealer I found out this is a fairly common problem but that Porsche is unwilling to do anything to help the car owners pay for it at this time. I think any time you have a common problem that is that expensive to fix you should at help a little with that problem.

The contact owns a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo. The contact stated that antifreeze leaked into the engine and the entire under-carriage. The vehicle had neither been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. . . Updated 08-07-13 the consumer stated the loss of engine coolant was leaking onto the rears tires, causing loss of traction.

Coolant pipe leak from the fittings. Problem with the glue holding them.

I would like to report that my vehicle has suffered a common reported incident related to the coolant hoses. The vehicles coolant hoses are leaking. It appears they only had adhesive and are not threaded causing them to leak. It appears very common and is a high risk as it can rupture during the drive.

I had a known issue of coolant leak with a hosing/fitting fail on my engine. The fitting or glue/epoxy came lose causing a massive leak of coolant. The car had to be towed an extensive distance for repairs and repair was very costly for a part that was only $300. To prevent it from happening again, I had the dealer pin the fittings so that they wouldn't come lose again. For a car with less than 50k miles and the number of folks having this issue, I wanted to submit my claim. The following is the part that failed 997-106-039-72 as water neck.

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.

Coolant leaking from a flange on top of the engine (rear engined car) caused rear tires to get wet and lose grip while driving on the street. Porsche dealer fixed the problem under warranty. Apparently this is a common issue with 2002-2012 Porsche turbo, gt2, and gt3 cars.