Anyone ever have any luck with Porsche on IMS Issue?
10-08-2018, 04:11 PM
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Anyone ever have any luck with Porsche on IMS Issue?
I sent this to Porsche customer service:
I have a 2006 Boxster with less than 24,000 miles. I have been told by the dealer that this is the IMS Bearing issue and the car needs a new engine. I have not driven this car hard or taken it to a track. There is no excuse for the engine blowing up at 24,000 miles. Obviously I understand this car is not under warranty, but I have done enough reading online to know this is a known issue caused by bad engineering that was fixed many model years later. I am inquiring about what Porsche has done to make this situation right for all of the people that have suffered this failure through no fault of their own. Please advise what my recourse is because paying $25,000 for a new engine is obviously not an option. I was intending to trade this car and upgrade to a 911 in the near future but now I do not feel confident investing any more money into a Porsche ever again because I can't trust the cars to last longer than 24,000 miles. I have never had an engine blow in any of my cars even at 200,000 miles. This is totally unacceptable. Please advise how Porsche will stand behind this very flawed product and make this situation right in order to restore my faith in Porsche.
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I have a 2006 Boxster with less than 24,000 miles. I have been told by the dealer that this is the IMS Bearing issue and the car needs a new engine. I have not driven this car hard or taken it to a track. There is no excuse for the engine blowing up at 24,000 miles. Obviously I understand this car is not under warranty, but I have done enough reading online to know this is a known issue caused by bad engineering that was fixed many model years later. I am inquiring about what Porsche has done to make this situation right for all of the people that have suffered this failure through no fault of their own. Please advise what my recourse is because paying $25,000 for a new engine is obviously not an option. I was intending to trade this car and upgrade to a 911 in the near future but now I do not feel confident investing any more money into a Porsche ever again because I can't trust the cars to last longer than 24,000 miles. I have never had an engine blow in any of my cars even at 200,000 miles. This is totally unacceptable. Please advise how Porsche will stand behind this very flawed product and make this situation right in order to restore my faith in Porsche.
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10-13-2018, 11:53 AM
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Your car is almost 13 years old. Should have driven it more. Too bad. The IMS issue was very rare on the 987.1 series. You got unlucky. $hit happens. Move on.
Are you sure it's properly diagnosed?
Are you sure it's properly diagnosed?
12-06-2018, 07:27 PM
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I sent this to Porsche customer service:
I have a 2006 Boxster with less than 24,000 miles. I have been told by the dealer that this is the IMS Bearing issue and the car needs a new engine. I have not driven this car hard or taken it to a track. There is no excuse for the engine blowing up at 24,000 miles. Obviously I understand this car is not under warranty, but I have done enough reading online to know this is a known issue caused by bad engineering that was fixed many model years later. I am inquiring about what Porsche has done to make this situation right for all of the people that have suffered this failure through no fault of their own. Please advise what my recourse is because paying $25,000 for a new engine is obviously not an option. I was intending to trade this car and upgrade to a 911 in the near future but now I do not feel confident investing any more money into a Porsche ever again because I can't trust the cars to last longer than 24,000 miles. I have never had an engine blow in any of my cars even at 200,000 miles. This is totally unacceptable. Please advise how Porsche will stand behind this very flawed product and make this situation right in order to restore my faith in Porsche.
Not really even expecting a reply!
I have a 2006 Boxster with less than 24,000 miles. I have been told by the dealer that this is the IMS Bearing issue and the car needs a new engine. I have not driven this car hard or taken it to a track. There is no excuse for the engine blowing up at 24,000 miles. Obviously I understand this car is not under warranty, but I have done enough reading online to know this is a known issue caused by bad engineering that was fixed many model years later. I am inquiring about what Porsche has done to make this situation right for all of the people that have suffered this failure through no fault of their own. Please advise what my recourse is because paying $25,000 for a new engine is obviously not an option. I was intending to trade this car and upgrade to a 911 in the near future but now I do not feel confident investing any more money into a Porsche ever again because I can't trust the cars to last longer than 24,000 miles. I have never had an engine blow in any of my cars even at 200,000 miles. This is totally unacceptable. Please advise how Porsche will stand behind this very flawed product and make this situation right in order to restore my faith in Porsche.
Not really even expecting a reply!
My my suggestion would be to sell your car for whatever you can and buy a 911. Seriously if you haven’t already done so go to your dealer and drive as many different 911’s as you can, they are fun cars, enjoy it in good health. If you are concerned about the new car purchase an extended bumper to bumper warranty.
Good luck!
12-12-2018, 01:20 AM
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Try taking to a good Porsche Indy shop to confirm issue and repair options. Porsche changed the engine in late 2006 and the IMS. You may have other options than what Porsche has given. In 2009 Porsche quit using the IMS.
