2001 Porsche 911 Turbo problems
Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 69% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (12%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 69% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 48,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I have a 2001 porsche 911 turbo. On it, I have ps2 tires from michelin. Both of my rear tires have split on the inner sidewall, necessitating replacement. The tires obviously would hold no air when this happened. Fortunately, I was not driving fast when either tire failed, but this is most definitely a safety issue. The tire sizes are 315/19/25 zr rated and cost almost $500 each. From my reading and posting on 6speedonline.com, I know that this is not a problem that has happened just to me.
At about 30,000 miles, the transmission in my 2001 porsche 911 turbo began popping out of second gear upon deceleration. Porsche is aware of this problem in the manual transmissions in these cars, and even has a technical bulletin out that states it might be because of assembly defects. Certainly, the brass synchros in the transmission are very weak and prone to failure. This is unacceptable in such an expensive and powerful car.
SRS system on porsche 911 turbo 2001 has been in to dealership many times to attempt to solve a SRS malfunction light. Porshe repairs and returns to me stating that car is safe. Last fall when light came on they said it was a control module and replacing it with a new one would cure it, less than 2,000 miles have been driven since that repair and car was stored for the winter, it has fail again and they are going to replace seatbelt, which has been done 4 previous times to no avail.
I was on my way home from virginia to texas when I experienced catastrophic failure of the oem adhesive on the coolant line fittings in my 911 turbo. I was traveling at approximately 70 MPH westbound on I10. It cost me $3700 to have the car towed and have all of the fittings tig welded in place to ensure this never occurs again.
First I noticed a burst of white smoke coming out of the rear, and after that, engine temperature start to go up. Since I have very close to home, I just cruise back. After inspection at mechanic, coolant hose has fly off itself and causing all the engine coolant lost. Repairing it costs me 5000+ as it requires dropping the engine, many hours of labor and 2 weeks without the car.
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