| Issue ID | 976120 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10508818 |
| Manufacurer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Brand | PORSCHE |
| Model | 911 GT3 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 30/04/12 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While participating in the one lap of america in 2012 i had a coolant pipe fitting (behind the alternator) come loose causing the car to dump all its antifreeze on the track. 3 cars behind me ran into the antifreeze and had off road excursions but luckily no damage occurred to any other vehicle. Upon further inspection of my vehicle after the incident i observed another coolant fitting to be on the verge of failure. These fittings are glued into the engine block and as the car ages the glue is failing to hold the fittings in place causing catastrophic cooling system failure. I subsequently had the engine removed and all of the failure prone fittings welded instead of glued to prevent this from happening again. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46628 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VERO BEACH , FL |
| VIN pattern | WP0AC299X4SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 | 75 |
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