NHTSA Complaint #10522635 — 2002 PORSCHE 911 TURBO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10522635
Vehicle	2002 PORSCHE 911 TURBO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 19, 2011
Date Filed	July 1, 2013
Mileage	52,230 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE COOLANT FITTINGS WHICH MOUNT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD POPPED OUT. THE FITTINGS ATTACH TO THE COOLANT HOSES. IN BOTH CASES THE EPOXY THAT HELD THE FITTINGS IN HAD FAILED. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING AND COOLANT SPEWED ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ONTO THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH (10/19/11 - 52230 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). WHEN THIS FIRST FITTING POPPED OUT, SINCE IT WAS BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR, DAMAGED IT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND EPOXIED THAT FITTING OUT. THE SECOND FITTING FAILED ON JUNE 14, 2012 WITH 56384 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS TIME IT WAS IN A LOCATION THAT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE. THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST, AROUND 50 MPH AND COOLANT DUMPING OVER ALL OVER THE GROUND. SINCE THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, THE SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TO REMOVED ALL 8 OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS IN THE ENGINE, REMOVED THE EPOXY, AND THEN WELDED THEM INTO PLACE. AFTER TWO OF THE FITTINGS POPPED OUT, I WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY CHANCES OF ANOTHER FITTING POPPING OUT AND BEING LEFT STRANDED YET AGAIN. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2002 PORSCHE 911 TURBO

Other ENGINE Complaints

#10795267 — November 21, 2015 — FROM A STOP I ACCELERATED IN A STRAIGHT LINE ONTO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER I NOTICED A SQUEA...

#10558119 — January 2, 2014 — THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD CATASTROPHIC COOLANT FAILURE. A HOSE ON MY COOLANT SYS...

#10511586 — May 12, 2013 — WAS TRAVELING ON FREE ENTRY RAMP, AND AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CAR EXHIBITED A BRIEF SH...

#10510206 — May 1, 2013 — CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF COOLANT DUE TO COOLANT FITTINGS POPPING OUT. LOW SPEED, STRAIGHT LINE DRIVING AT THE TIME SO THE...

#10510189 — April 30, 2013 — OVER TIME I NOTICED A COOLANT SMELL FROM THE CAR WHENEVER I WOULD DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE...

Recent Complaints for the 2002 PORSCHE 911 TURBO

#10558119 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — January 2, 2014 — THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD CATASTROPHIC COOLANT FAILURE. A HOSE ON MY COOLANT SYS...

#10205203 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM — October 8, 2007 — POWER STEERING FLUID VALVE MAKES A NOISE. RESEARCH ON 6SPEEDONLINE.COM AND RENNLIST.COM NOTE THAT THIS WILL FAIL, OVE...

#10050833 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION — December 20, 2003 — THE CAR, A 2002 PORSCHE 911 TURBO 6-SPEED, POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 6 OTH...

#752546 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE — May 14, 2002 — THE CAR STALLS ON SLOW LEFT TURNS AND AT STOPS, THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF THE STALLING ISSUE THAT A...

#752546 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE — October 16, 2001 — THE CAR STALLS ON SLOW LEFT TURNS AND AT STOPS, THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF THE STALLING ISSUE THAT A...