general problems of the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo

I purchased this vehicle listed above 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo on Monday September 15th 2014 from carlstadt new jersey. I began to drive the vehicle back to where I currently live in summerville, SC. Approximately 30 minutes into the drive a light came on in the gauge which said coolant failure. I immediately pulled the vehicle over and turn the car off. I opened the rear hatch where the engine is housed to reveal steam pouring from the back of the car. I called aaa to have the car towed to the nearest Porsche dealership off the new jersey interstate which happened to be ray catena Porsche of edison new jersey. The dealership has verified that indeed it was a coolant failure which happens on models with gt1 engine blocks including my vehicle above. The coolant failure resulting in me almost losing control of the vehicle and colliding with another vehicle. Porsche of north America is refusing to acknowledge this as an issue on these vehicles which is why I'm filing a compliant. My vehicle is presently still being diagnose further by the dealer to see if any additional damage has been done to the motor, which has left me without my vehicle for over three weeks.

All connection pieces that connect to a rubber hose are leaking. The pipe that comes out of the casting is glued from the factory. After time the tube will move and water starts coming out in between the pipe and the casting. You an go to this web address and se what I'm raking about. This from what I have heard and now my on car is something that happens to all 2007 Porsche turbo engines. The problem is that the car is out of warranty and Porsche doesn't want to fix it under warranty. I'm getting it fixed now and cost is going to be over $2,000. 00 dollars. Just like the ims bearing failure on previous Porsche cars it's going to take awhile before Porsche wants to do anything to help anyone with this issue. . Read more...

Driving at a constant 50mph and had a very strong coolant smell come through the cabin. Pulled over and saw coolant slowly dripping under engine. Let car cool down and drove home. Have not driven car since. Scheduled a appointment with dealer for 08/08/13.

Coolant pipe failure. After driving back from the airport and parking, noticed huge coolant pool form under the car. Took car to shop and they scoped the coolant system and found the coolant pipes have started to separate. Shop said they have done many of these repairs, and that many tracks will not let 911 Turbos on them unless they have these welded because of the high number of separations of these pipes. Seems like the epoxy method of securing these is not sufficient for these cars.

The contact owns a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo. The contact stated that while parked, he noticed a strong coolant odor. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the coolant fittings would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 22,700.

I am concerned that this coolant hose issue will effect my car and cause a safety hazard. I feel that there should be a recall from Porsche to fix this. I understand that the engine coolant hose is glued on using epoxy instead of welded or threaded. Also, I don't want to have to shell out $3. 5k to fix this should it fail because my warranty has expired. If the actual engine blows as a result of this failure I am looking at well over $35000 to replace the engine and fix the problem. My engine coolant temperature sensor has already failed and was replaced on 08/17/2012.