2004 Porsche 911 Turbo Recalls, Problems & Safety Rating

2004 Porsche 911 Turbo recalls

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

Most common 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo problems

Problem areas named in the 5 complaints owners filed with NHTSA.

Problem area	Reports
Engine	4
Engine And Engine Cooling	1

What owners report

2018-05-09, Engine
AFTER 1 HOUR OF SLOW 880-N HIGHWAY STOP AND GO DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE COLUMN OF STEAM WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE. IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED HUGE COOLANT PUDDLE DEVELOPING ON FREEWAY OFFRAMP, AND ALERTS ON DASHBOARD GAUGES ("CHECK COOLANT LEVEL"). UPON STOPPING THE CAR IT WAS OBSERVED ONE OF THE COOLANT HOSES LEADING FROM THE WATER PUMP HAD COME LOOSE. THESE ARE HOSE FITTINGS WHICH ARE EPOXIED INTO THE ALUMINUM WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WHICH COME LOOSE OVER TIME AFTER THE EPOXY BECOMES BRITTLE WITH AGE. THE ENGINE DEPOSITED ITS ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM QUANTITY RAPIDLY ONTO THE EXIT OFFRAMP OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. TH

2013-07-28, Engine
SUMMARY: FAILURE OF COOLANT HOSES DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE FLUSHING OF ALL COOLANT ONTO ROAD SURFACE AND INTO ENGINE BAY. IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN REQUIRED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. OBSERVED RISKS INCLUDE: PANIC SITUATION TO OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS OF VEHICLE; CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING AND CONSEQUENT ACCIDENT THREAT; LOSS OF TRACTION TO VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF COOLANT ON ROAD SURFACE; VAPOR TRAIL LIMITING VISIBILITY OF SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC; ROADSIDE ACCIDENT HAZARD AFFECTING VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC. DETAILS: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013, ~7:15PM ET, NASSAU COUNTY NY - WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 24 - HEMPST

2013-06-09, Engine
THE COOLANT FITTINGS FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

2013-05-11, Engine
MY 911 TURBO SUFFERED A COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE, AS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, THE GT1 3.6 LITER IN THE 2001-2007 TURBO, GT2 AND GT3. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. UPON PULLING TO A STOP THE CAR HAD DUMPED MOST OF ITS COOLANT. IT WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER AND THE STEEL COOLANT PIPE HAD PULLED OUT OF THE ALUMINUM WATER SOCKET/CROSS OVER TUBE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THEY DRAINED THE COOLING SYSTEM, REPLACED THE WATER SOCKET AND ASSOCIATED SEALS AND FILLED AND BLED THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE RESULTS FROM THE USE OF EPOXY TO ATTACH THE COOLANT PIPE TO THE SOCKET INSTEAD OF A HARD-THREADED DESI

2012-02-13, Engine And Engine Cooling
AT A DRIVER EDUCATION EVENT IN KENT, WA, A PORSCHE TURBO HAD A FAILURE IN THE COOLANT FITTINGS THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO DUMP ALL OF ITS COOLANT ON THE PAVEMENT. I WAS BEHIND THE CAR IN A PORSCHE GT3 AND UPON DRIVING OVER THE COOLANT LOST TRACTION AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE SPEED OF THE TURBO AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROX 90 MPH, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE STRAIGHT-AWAY AFTER THE FAILURE BUT STOPPED AFTER REALIZING THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 996 SERIES, MORE COMMONLY IN THE GT3 THAN THE TURBO. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN FORUMS SUCH AS RENNLIST.COM. HTTP://FORUMS.RENNLIST.COM/RENNFORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=679777&REFERRERID=108168. I HAVE HEARD OF A

2004 Porsche 911 Turbo questions

Does the 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo have any recalls?

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

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

Based on 5 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the most-reported problem areas are Engine (4), Engine And Engine Cooling (1).

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

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