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2003 Porsche 911 GT2 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 18, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2003 Porsche 911 GT2, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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. *TR

NHTSA ID 10535977 · filed Aug 18, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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