I would like to report that my vehicle has suffered a common reported incident related to the coolant hoses. The vehicles coolant hoses are leaking. It appears they only had adhesive and are not threaded causing them to leak. It appears very common and is a high risk as it can rupture during the drive.
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 porsche 911 turbo. The contact stated that antifreeze leaked into the engine and the entire under-carriage. The vehicle had neither been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. ..updated 08-07-13 *bf the consumer stated the loss of engine coolant was leaking onto the rears tires, causing loss of traction.
I am concerned that this coolant hose issue will effect my car and cause a safety hazard. I feel that there should be a recall from porsche to fix this. I understand that the engine coolant hose is glued on using epoxy instead of welded or threaded. Also, I don't want to have to shell out $3.5k to fix this should it fail because my warranty has expired. If the actual engine blows as a result of this failure I am looking at well over $35000 to replace the engine and fix the problem. My engine coolant temperature sensor has already failed and was replaced on 08/17/2012.
Coolant pipe failure. After driving back from the airport and parking, noticed huge coolant pool form under the car. Took car to shop and they scoped the coolant system and found the coolant pipes have started to separate. Shop said they have done many of these repairs, and that many tracks will not let 911 turbos on them unless they have these welded because of the high number of separations of these pipes. Seems like the epoxy method of securing these is not sufficient for these cars.
Coolant pipe leak from the fittings. Problem with the glue holding them.
I took my car to the dealer for a routine inspection. They called me to inform me that one of the fittings holding my coolant hoses had come loose and this was causing a leak of coolant into my engine compartment. They told me that it would not be safe to drive the car without replacing the coolant hose fittings since it would spray coolant all over my tires and the road. They said that coolant spilled on the road would make it very slippery and could cause cars following me to crash. The dealer replaced all fittings and hoses on the car.
I had a known issue of coolant leak with a hosing/fitting fail on my engine. The fitting or glue/epoxy came lose causing a massive leak of coolant. The car had to be towed an extensive distance for repairs and repair was very costly for a part that was only $300. To prevent it from happening again, I had the dealer pin the fittings so that they wouldn't come lose again. For a car with less than 50k miles and the number of folks having this issue, I wanted to submit my claim. The following is the part that failed 997-106-039-72 as water neck.
Coolant leaking from a flange on top of the engine (rear engined car) caused rear tires to get wet and lose grip while driving on the street. Porsche dealer fixed the problem under warranty. Apparently this is a common issue with 2002-2012 porsche turbo, gt2, and gt3 cars.
I approached my porsche 911 turbo in my garage and noticed a slight bit of liquid with a pink hue (coolant) that had appeared to have leaked from under my car. I looked at the coolant reservoir which was ~1.5-2 inches below the max fill line. I decided to take it to new german performance to get checked out. I called and confirmed they had an availability. I turned on my car and shortly there after a warning popped up stating "check coolant". The drive was roughly 20 miles. The engine temperature never went above 175 degrees (normal operating temp) and the oil never went above the 190s (again, totally normal). I parked and went inside, handed over the keys, and 5 minutes later the car had puked coolant out the back. Ngp re-pinned the hose to the radiator and topped off the tank. 2 months later (13apr2013) I went to my garage and again noticed a small amount of coolant on the floor. I immediately called ngp, confirmed availability, and took the car in again. I was told the coolant hoses were epoxied in and had blown out. I was told that this is a well-known issue and the hoses must be either re-epoxied, pinned in, or welded (the safest option).
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