2001 Porsche 911 Turbo
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-23 | 01V016000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 493 | — | Details |
| 2001-01-23 | 01V015000 |
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 910 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT PIPE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. WAS TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT, SMOOTH ROAD ABOUT 5… |
| 2015-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT PIPES COME APART WHILE DRIVING AND THERE WAS RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE GT1 MOTOR… |
| 2013-06-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. ONE OF THE ALUMINUM HOSE FITTINGS … |
| 2013-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED INCREASING AND THAT THERE WAS… |
| 2013-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. INSTANTLY, TEMPERATURE STARTED RISING AND I SHUT IT… |
| 2013-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM VIRGINIA TO TEXAS WHEN I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE OEM ADHESIVE ON THE COOLANT … |
| 2013-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PRESS FIT GLUED COOLANT PIPE FITTING FAILED ? COOLANT COVERED ENGINE AND REAR TIRES. *TR |
| 2013-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT PIPES THAT ARE EPOXIED IN BY THE MANUFACTURE WORK THEMSELVES LOOSE OVER TIME AND CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC CO… |
| 2012-09-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY SIMILAR OWNERS LIKE MYSELF THAT THE 996 AND 997 PLATFORMS COOLANT HOSE RUPTURE DUE TO BEING GLUED FROM TH… |
| 2012-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY PORSCHE TECHNICIAN THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE… |
| 2012-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM SIMILAR TO CASE PE13009 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN COOLANT LOSS WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS WEL… |
| 2012-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF COOLANT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY A PLUME OF SMOKE APPEARED I… |
| 2012-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) ON A ON RAMP WHEN I HEARD A POP UNDER THE CAR. I FELT THE CAR SHAKE AN… |
| 2012-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST I NOTICED A BURST OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR, AND AFTER THAT, ENGINE TEMPERATURE START TO GO UP. SINCE… |
| 2011-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FACTORY PORSCHE COOLANT FITTINGS FAILED AND RELEASED FROM ENGINE BLOCK. DUMPED COOLANT OVER REAR TIRES. OEM COOLANT FIT… |
| 2011-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SUDDEN, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF COOLANT HOSE 996.106.502.74 BY LONGITUDINAL SPLIT APPROXIMATELY 4" LONG. COOLANT DUMPED… |
| 2011-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WATER MANIFOLD HAS PRESS-FIT EPOYY CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO COME LOOSE. MINE DID AND I LOST ALL OF MY COOLAN… |
| 2011-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES. THEY A… |
| 2008-04-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS SYSTEM ON PORSCHE 911 TURBO 2001 HAS BEEN IN TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE A SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT. … |
| 2005-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 PORSCHE 911 TURBO BEGAN POPPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR UPON DECELERATION… |
| 2001-09-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 3 | ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2001, I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A LARGE PASSENGER VEHICLE OR SUV, WHILE DRIVING A BRAND-NEW 20… |