2010 Porsche 911 GT3

Recalls

2 recalls name the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3. Newest first.

• Suspension › Rear › Axle › Spindle

  Dec 3, 2012NHTSA 12V558000455 vehicles

  Porsche is recalling certain model year 2010 911 GT3 vehicles manufactured May 15, 2009, through February 11, 2010. The rear wheel hubs may be prone to failure under certain driving conditions. Also, the original, suggested maintenance intervals may be insufficient to prevent wheel hub failure.

  Risk and remedy

  Risk

  If the rear hub fails, there may be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy

  Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wheel hubs on the rear axle free of charge. The service interval specifications will also be revised and provided to owners as part of Porsche's owner notification letter. The recall began on January 22, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-800-767-7243.

  Full recall details →

• Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

  Jun 10, 2011NHTSA 11V2850001,702 vehicles

  Porsche IS recalling certain model year 2010-2011, 911 turbo; turbo s, 911 GT3, GT3 RS and GT2 RS high performance vehicles, manufactured from may 18, 2009 through september 17, 2010, and equipped with center locking hub and wheel assemblies. over time the hubs can wear prematurely.

  Risk and remedy

  Risk

  As the hubs wear, the wheels could loosen, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the central locking hubs and wheels with an improved design, free of charge. the safety recall began on june 28, 2011. owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.

  Full recall details →

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Engine2
2. Power train1
3. Suspension1

Latest complaints

• Jun 20, 2013NJ2,205 mi
  Engine

  I had the 8 coolant fittings, prone to epoxy failures, secured to housings by welding. Cost for welding was $275. *tr

• Apr 22, 2013CA14,500 mi
  Engine
  Coolant lines / fittings welded/ pinned - MK2 mezger engine has a faulty design of coolant hoses/lines. upon research online, I am not the only person affected but all turbo/gt3/rs/gt2 cars from 2004-current I have also come across cars with less than 10K miles that had this problem so my…

  Coolant lines / fittings welded/ pinned - MK2 mezger engine has a faulty design of coolant hoses/lines. upon research online, I am not the only person affected but all turbo/gt3/rs/gt2 cars from 2004-current I have also come across cars with less than 10K miles that had this problem so my problem IS not isolated. there has been incidence on highway where these hoses just burst or loses fitting and spills coolant contents all over the road. this also cause car to spin out since lost in pressure and traction. very dangerous. porsche dealer will only use different glue to fit them. Proper way IS not use rubber hose but to use metal pipes and weld them so these coolant lines do not ever fall out. this could have caused catastrophic injury in public road. Porsche denies any faulty or sub-standard material that was used in a critical component of high performance engine. in order for me to fix this, I have to pay my porsche mechanic to remove the engine, find the coolant lines, replace all of the hoses with metal pipe lines, weld them, then put it back in the engine bay. I feel that I should have to pay for this out of pocket for safety of myself or others in public road. porsche suggested that they will use the same rubber hoses with just a better adhesive glue to hold them. they will fail within time. this IS a temporary fix they are offering. it IS for safety of the motorist. *tr

• May 30, 2012CA18,000 miCrashFire
  Power train · Suspension
  Right rear centerlock hub failed/sheared off resulting in high speed exit from road surface and 800' slide. wheel and tire left vehicle and traveled approximately 1500' crossing active road. centerlock nut was found about 700' from vehicle. issue seems to be failure of the centerlock hub can…

  Right rear centerlock hub failed/sheared off resulting in high speed exit from road surface and 800' slide. wheel and tire left vehicle and traveled approximately 1500' crossing active road. centerlock nut was found about 700' from vehicle. issue seems to be failure of the centerlock hub can result in loss of wheel and vehicle crash. buttonwillow raceway park, ca upon exiting buttonwillow turn 12 (cw direction), loud pop heard from right rear of car (witness describe very loud pop/bang "like hand grenade going off"), vehicle immediately rotated counter clockwise and exited road surface, sliding sideways (right side in direction of slide), right side down, left side up (both occupants noted they felt the vehicle was going to roll), parallel to the road surface. after sliding possibly 600 feet, car hit intersecting road (about 6 inch rise in surface) becoming airborne for possibly 20 feet passing over the road and pivoting clockwise. upon landing, car slid parallel with original road surface, aligned with road coming to rest after about 800 feet after the hub failed. car did not roll, the slide sideways and likely the impact with the cross road did significant damage to the car. details on vehicle: - wheel was installed 2 days prior to incident after changing to new dot tires. Porsche centerlock mounting and torquing procedure were followed, torquing to 444 ft lb. - torque wrench setting was verified after incident and found to be set properly to 444 ft lb. - data shows vehicle was traveling about 100 mph, with throttle on and loaded with 1.1 - 1.2 lateral GS (turning left, loaded on right side), brake and steering information IS not available. When hub failed. *tr

Defect investigations

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.

• Rapid coolant loss

  PE13009Opened Apr 26, 2013Closed Mar 10, 2014
  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…

  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 NHTSA 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.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 11011666Parts information with parts withdrawal involving the hydro-mounting - 992199384F The affected vehicles are cars that use the part number mentioned.
• 11011572Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the oil separator. The affected vehicles are cars that use part number 0PC115099A
• 11011570Special tools and equipment information for the WiScope UV upgrade - affecting all Porsche models
• 11011563Information on PIWIS tester update 43.000.020 & .021. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models that have an OBD2 port.
• 11011561Information on PIWIS tester update 43.000.017. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models that have an OBD2 port.
• 11011552Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the camera and control unit with the camera - PAD980551 & PAD980568C. The affected vehicles are cars that use the part numbers mentioned.
• 11011200Information on PIWIS tester update 43.000.016. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models with an OBD2 port.
• 11011195Information on PIWIS tester update 43.000.010, .011 & .015. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models with an OBD2 port.
• 11009877Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.048
• 11009862Special tools and equipment information for the mobile data signal strength in the workshop
• 11008666Manufacturers certificate with an overview on approved Porsche A40 engine oils. See attached for list of affected vehicles.
• 11008661Manufacturers certificate with an overview on approved Porsche C30 engine oils. See attached for list of affected vehicles. All MY04-20
• 11008658Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the windscreen. Vehicles affected are cars that use part numbers 992845011Q, 992845011AN, 992845011S, 992845011AM, 992845011BL, 992845011DB, 992845047DY, 992845047FY
• 11008657Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.040. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models that have an OBD2 port.
• 11008637Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.032. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models that have an OBD2 port.
• 11008636Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.030. PIWIS tester updates applies to all Porsche models that have an OBD2 port.
• 11008635Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the booster - 7PP035223M, 7PP035223AA, 99164548000. Vehicles affected are cars that use the part numbers listed.
• 11008624Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.025
• 11008603Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the windscreen. The cars involved are cars that use the part numbers 992845011Q, 992845011AN, 992845011S, 992845011AM, 992845011BL, 992845011DB, 992845047DY, 992845047FY
• 11008486Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.021
• 11008479Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the chain tensioner - 0PB109507D
• 11008476Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.020
• 11008473Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the seat frame - 992885456CY
• 11008470Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.015
• 11008454Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the booster - 7PP035223M, 7PP035223AA, and 99164548000
• 11008449Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.010 & .011
• 11008441Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the engine oil (00004321093)
• 11008440Information on PIWIS tester update 42.950.000 & .001
• 11007107Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the wire set - 976971227 & 976971227A
• 11007096Information on PIWIS tester update 42.900.030
• 11007041Information on PIWIS tester update 42.900.020
• 11007037Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the ball screw - PAF004835
• 11007036Information on PIWIS tester update 42.900.010
• 11006874Parts information for parts withdrawal involving a number of parts for the flange, fuel pump, and fuel filter
• 11006858Product Knowledge on the chassis/VIN numbering systems
• 11006850Information on PIWIS tester update 42.900.000
• 11005806Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the charger for the high-voltage battery
• 11005805Information on PIWIS tester update 42.800.070 & .072
• 11005798Special tools and equipment information VAS6292 Hunter Aligner License Program Change
• 11005786Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the brake hose 9J1611707F and 9J1611708F

Every Porsche 911 GT3 model year

Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.