A part of the steering column upper universal joint cracked during the manufacturing process.
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3 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Porsche 911's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.
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Recently, I purchased tie rods for my 1995 porsche 911. I ordered through ecs tuning (order #: [[redacted]]), shipped to my home. I inspected the tie rods, and while not identical to the original manufacturers parts, they looked substantially the same. I installed the tie rods (made by hamburg technic) without installation difficulty. As you are aware, tie rods are an integral part of the steering system and are designed to be adjusted for wheel alignment. I eyeballed the alignment and promptly took the...
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vehicle to merchants tire and auto (3419 hwy 17 s, murrells inlet, sc 29576, 843-651-4816) for a professional alignment on a hunter laser rack. As the vehicle was being backed up at their facility, the left inner tie rod segment separated. The inner sleeve became completely disconnected from the outer sleeve, rendering the car incapacitated. I don't know how I managed to drive the vehicle without them separating on the road, leading to an accident. As I had ordered 2 sets of tie rods, I returned home and got the second set, and they pushed the car into a service bay. They replaced the tie rods with the second set. While backing the car out of the service bay, to move it to the alignment rack, the left tie rod separated again, rendering the car incapacitated for the second time. As there is clearly a design or manufacturing problem with these parts, I obtained tie rods from another vendor. Those tie rods were placed on the vehicle without issue, and an alignment was successfully performed. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
"Permanent" coolant hose attachment failed; it came loose from its mounting in the engine resulting in coolant sprayed onto tire, with complete loss of control during a turn , including 270 degree spin, and leaving roadway; fortunately no other vehicles were nearby, so a collision was avoided. Apparently, this is not an unusual failure with the gt3 engine. Note: this was not a coolant hose or hose clamp failure, this was a structural failure of a permanent engine component to which the coolant hose mounts. Given...
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the serious safety issues at stake, both to the driver of the vehicle and those also using the roadway near the affected vehicle, it should, in my opinion, be addressed with a safety recall as soon as possible. This is a design defect that is undetectable until the part fails, with potential loss of life and substantial property damage. *Tr
I was driving on a 16 lane major highway in toronto in the express lanes at 70 mph. Without warning the engine lost all power and stalled. The check engine light was flashing. It was difficult to stop safely since the power steering and power brakes were not functioning with the engine stopped. It would not restart and I was lucky to change lanes in heavy traffic and pull onto the hard shoulder of the road. I was stuck sitting in the express lanes by a guard rail until a tow truck came, which took an hour. After...
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taking it to the porsche dealer it was diagnosed as a ims bearing failure that required a new engine. I was also told this bearing is a common problem with the 1997 to 2008 water cooled 911 and boxster porsches with a 10 percent failure rate to date, and that they will all fail eventually. The dealer also said there is a 3rd party retrofit kit that the porsche dealers are aware of but don't use because it would acknowledge there is a problem with the car, so porsche turned a blind eye and let the engines fail. Porsche has modified the bearing design several times before abandoning the design in the 2009 model year. All these models are unsafe when they will fail without notice and put drivers in harms way. *Tr
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