2004 Porsche 911 GT3 Recalls, Problems & Safety Rating

2004 Porsche 911 GT3 recalls

No safety recalls on file for the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3.

Most common 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 problems

Problem areas named in the 27 complaints owners filed with NHTSA.

Problem area	Reports
Engine	22
Engine And Engine Cooling	4
Power Train	3
Unknown Or Other	2
Fuel System, Gasoline	1

What owners report

2017-01-23, Engine
THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN SUDDENLY THE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED AND COOLANT SPILLED FROM UNDER THE ENGINE CAUSING MY CAR TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. THE COOLANT ALSO POSED A HAZARD TO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY NATURE OF THE LIQUID. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE COOLANT LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED RATHER THAN THE EPOXY GLUE THAT WAS USED IN THE ORIGINAL COOLANT FITTINGS. PORSCHE DEALERSHIPS WOULD ONLY USE EPOXY TO SEAL THE FITTINGS WHICH WOULD ONLY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ANOTHER FAILURE.

2015-08-12, Power Train
I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPUN AROUND. I THEN SAW STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE WAS COOLANT ON THE GROUND. ONE OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS HAD COME COMPLETELY LOOSE, AND ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. THE ONLY REAL FIX IS TO WELD ALL THE COOLANT FITTINGS. THERE ARE 9 OF THEM AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO DO THE WELDING. IT COST ME $2500 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT HIT ANY ONE OR ANY THING. JUST PURE LUCK. WHEN YOU DUMP LARGE QUANTITIES OF SLIPPERY COOLANT ON TO THE REAR TIRES IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT THAT MOST RACE TRACKS WO

2015-06-15, Unknown Or Other
ON VERY HOT DAY, OVER 100 DEGREES F, AFTER HAVING JUST EXITED A FREEWAY ONTO A CITY STREET, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM RED LIGHT, A GLUED-IN WATER COOLANT PIPE/TUBE POPPED OUT FROM ITS CAST HOUSING, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL COOLING FLUIDS WHICH SPILLED ONTO THE ROADWAY, IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE FROM 185 TO OVER 260 DEGREES F, AND LOSS OF POWER. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP.

2014-12-30, Engine
A COOLANT LINE FITTING THAT IS EPOXIED INTO THE BLOCK BECAME SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED. THE COOLANT ALL FLOWED OUT OF THE LEAK NEARLY INSTANTLY. THE POOL OF COOLANT CREATED A HAZARD FOR FOLLOWING CARS AND THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY. *JS

2014-01-14, Engine
WENT TO STREETS OF WILLOW DRIVING EVENT. DURING 3RD RUN SESSION I NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM BEHIND AS I WAS TAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. STEAM KEPT BILLOWING AND THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE LOST ALL IT'S COOLANT IN A FEW SECONDS. 5(!) CARS BEHIND ME ALL SPUN IN THE 180 DEGREE TURN BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. FORTUNATELY NONE OF THEM CRASHED. AFTER EXAMINATION IT TURNS OUT ONE OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS THAT PORSCHE GLUED INTO THE MOTOR BLOCK WITH EPOXY HAD POPPED OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE GT ENGINES. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS (EVERY GT2/3 ON THE ROAD IS A TICKING TIME BOMB, STREET OR TRAC

2004 Porsche 911 GT3 questions

Does the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 have any recalls?

No. NHTSA has no safety recalls on file for the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 at this time.

What are the most common problems with the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3?

Based on 27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the most-reported problem areas are Engine (22), Engine And Engine Cooling (4), Power Train (3).

How do I check if a recall on my 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 has been fixed?

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