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2004 Porsche 911 GT3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1033275
Internal NHTSA #	10559755
Manufacurer	Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	911 GT3
Model Year	2004
File date	24/11/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Went to streets of willow driving event. During 3rd run session i noticed steam coming from behind as i was taking a 180 degree turn. I immediately stopped the car when it was safe to do so and shut the engine off. Steam kept billowing and the car seems to have lost all it's coolant in a few seconds. 5(!) cars behind me all spun in the 180 degree turn because of this failure. Fortunately none of them crashed. After examination it turns out one of the coolant fittings that porsche glued into the motor block with epoxy had popped out. This appears to be a very common problem with all of these gt engines. Not only is this dangerous (every gt2/3 on the road is a ticking time bomb, street or track) but it is also costly to have it fixed properly. Needless to say i had my car towed to a shop that is very familiar with this problem to get it fixed right. The solution is to weld these fittings into the motor block. There are 8 of them and the engine needs to come out of the car, the fittings all removed and cleaned from the epoxy before they can be carefully welded back into place again. It is the only valid fix. I have a receipt showing $2750 to have this done. I feel this was my only course of action to make the car safe to drive again and i think porsche should recognize there is a problem there and reimburse owners that had this done and offer it under a recall to owners that still need to get this done.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN MARCOS, CA
VIN pattern	WP0AC29994SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Porsche 911 GT3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Porsche 911 GT3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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