NHTSA Complaint #10511145 — 2007 PORSCHE 911 GT3

NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS IN MY CAR AND WANTING TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE I ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A REMEDY. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON ANOTHER MATTER, THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED ALLOWING LIMITED ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS. SINCE THE DEALER DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS THEREFORE UNWILLING TO HELP I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO MECHANICALLY FASTEN THOSE COOLANT FITTINGS WHICH I HAD ACCESS TO. MIND YOU ALL WHILE THE DEALER LOOKED ON. I PROVIDED ALL THE TOOLS , PARTS AND PIECES WHICH I NEEDED TO DRILL AND FASTEN THOSE I HAD ACCESS TO. OTHERS , I SIMPLY SAFETY WIRED THE HOSE CLAMPS HOPING IT WOULD PREVENT A FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. MANY FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED TRACK EVENTS RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC VEHICULAR LOSES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF LIFE WHICH IS JUST BY THE GRACE OF GOD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND COVERED MANY MODELS.IT WAS THE FOCUS OF A FEATURE ARTICLE IN EXCELLENCE MAGAZINE, A MAGAZINE AVAILABLE IN BOOK STORES AND PRIMARILY DEDICATED TO THE PORSCHE BRAND. THE PORSCHE FACTORY HAD TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT LIKE MANY OTHER ISSUES ELECTED TO IGNORE IT. *TR