My car is a 2002 porsche gt2 (the drop down menu above did not have a 2002 to select). It is a street car but to fully enjoy it I participate in high speed driver education events held on racetracks buy the porsche and bmw clubs. The engines in these cars are known to have catastrophic coolant line fitting failures. These fittings are adhered to the manifolds and they can come loose. When they do all the coolant dumps out quickly. As antifreeze is extremely slippery this can cause a very dangerous and life threatening situation both to the porsche and cars behind; the cars, drivers and occupants that may drive over the coolant are at risk. I had one of the 7 coolant line fittings in the car fail at a high performance driving education event at new hampshire motor speedway while braking hard from the back straightaway entering turn 3. I was slowing from a high speed when the fitting failed. My rear end wiggled when the tires hit the coolant but fortunately neither I or anyone else on the track had an incident. The track was shut down for 30 minutes while they cleaned up the slippery, dangerous surface. Porsche has known of this problem for years yet has not issued a recall. The proper repair which I had performed entails welding all the fittings at a cost of approximately $5000. This is the only acceptable solution, one porsche should be doing proactively and should cover the costs for folks like me, to prevent potentially fatal accidents.
The worst 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 problems
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- Engine1
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Recalls 2
Seats
- What is wrong
- Certain passenger vehicles fitted with front seat backs, which do not meet porsche's strength standards.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the seats could twist, tilting on one side to the rear, possibly resulting in personal injury to the vehicle occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace both the front seats. Owner notification began on april 26, 2004. Owners should contact porsche at 1‑800‑545‑8039.
Recall number 04V070000 · Recall details
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- What is wrong
- Certain passenger vehicles may have a loose fitting in the pressure line of the power steering assembly.
- Risk
- If the fitting is loose, the hydraulic fluid could leak out, which could lead to loss of power steering assist and, for vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, loss of clutch assistance. If the leaking fluid comes into contact with hot exhaust components, it could ignite.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten the fitting to specifications. Owner notification began on december 1, 2003. Owners should contact porsche at 1‑800‑545‑8039.
Recall number 03V218000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Rapid coolant loss
On April 26, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE13-009 to investigate 10 complaints alleging incidents of sudden coolant loss while traveling on public roadways in certain model year (MY) 2001 through 2007 Porsche 911 vehicles.The complaints alleged that pipe ends joined by epoxy to certain cooling system components may fail suddenly and separate, resulting in large volumes of coolant leakage.The investigation was opened to assess evidence of a design or manufacturing defect in the coolant pipe fittings and any related safety consequences. In response to ODI?s Information Request letter, Porsche identified a manufacturing quality issue with the supplier?s application of adhesive to coolant pipe fittings that resulted in elevated failure rates in approximately 6,800 early production 997 generation vehicles (MY 2007 and early MY 2008).ODI?s analysis of field data showed that the age-adjusted failure rate for these vehicles was approximately six times greater than MY 2001 through 2005 996 generation vehicles and MY 2008 through 2011 997 generation vehicles built after a process improvement for adhesive application was implemented by the supplier.Most of the leak complaints reviewed by ODI did not appear to involve complete separation of the fittings and many were detected when the vehicle was parked.There were no crashes or injuries reported to be related to the alleged defect in any of the subject vehicles.ODI identified two allegations that coolant leakage resulted in loss of control incidents, but neither involved vehicles affected by the assembly process quality issue.A third loss of control allegation involving a vehicle built during the period affected by the supplier process concern is not counted since ODI was unable to contact the owner to confirm the incident.See the full closing resume in the document file for PE13-009 for additional information about the subject cooling system and ODI?s analysis of field data related to the alleged defect. A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
PE13009
Technical service bulletins for the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 361
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Parts Information for Parts Withdrawal
- Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils
- Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils
- Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils
- Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C40 Engine Oils
What 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 owners say
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Questions about the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2
Is the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2, close to a typical 911 GT2 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2?
Engine and cooling, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 have?
2 recalls, covering seats and steering.
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