I called. The incident was that my mechanic told me that the problem had to be dealt with (pinned) before there is a catastrophic failure.

 

It said over 10,000 GT1 engine has leaking problem from 2001 to 2007.

US government may ask Porsche for recall.

 

I wanted to let everyone know that I filed my complaint. I have been lurking here on the forum waiting to decide on how I would address the issue. I'm glad that the moderator added the link! I had the failure on 3/15/13 with under 24000 miles on the clock of my 2001 Turbo. We put the car on the lift and verified that indeed the coolant pipe separated and is leaking. I am not okay with this failure and I hope Porsche makes it better. I still don't know what the best way to repair. Thanks everyone

 

Porsche will not make it better unless forced to do so. They were banking on cars being out of warranty, which they are and if you had pre-emptively fixed the issue or fixed it any differently than it was done originally, you would void your warranty on that item...........

They have settled out of court a few center lock failures also and as far as I am concerned, they have truly lost the plot. They are more focused on Pecans, Mecans, and 991Panameras.

It hurts to think about it, but I really hope the NHTSA forces their hand on this one.

 

http://www.speedmonkey.co.uk/2013/05/porsche-sell-more-cayennes-than-all.html

Roughly $20K profit per vehicle sold.

If they want continued loyalty, they need to fix this problem.

 

I filed today.

 

wonder if you guys need to report brake calliper bolting to upright thread failures?

I've seen a few myself and see many reports on here...

 

According to what I have read online this affects 2001-2007 models so yes it would include the 997.1.

 

So, it's ok for their track cars to have these upgraded units. But for their general public joe that normally does not check their out every day- it's ok to allow / sell them these half a-- designed / money saving units?

 

bbywu: can you provide more detail on these parts?

 

Cup car parts. They don't fit the street cars.

There is also someone who paid to have the stock parts machined for screw in fittings, but he claimed it to be cost prohibitive.

 

I just came across this thread this evening and am glad I did. i immediately filed my complaint as I had a coolant fitting blow off while on the highway about two years ago. All my fittings are now welded, but damn was it a pricey fix!

 

Just had a another follow up with these guys so they're certainly digging into the details at the moment. Hoping for success here!

 

 

Classic.