DK7

Strut Tower failure - who has to pay ?
Porsche or stupid customer ?

daveo4porsche

customer.

X51

1) Why are these failures not covered under warranty?

2) I’ve only seen and read about GT3s and GT4s affected.

Has anyone seen or heard of a 991.2 GTS or S or Carrera having the failure?

Michaelpickett

I find it very suspicious that a friend received a re call on his new 718 Boxster to install additional support rivets in the shock towers. The recall notice which I have a copy of specifically stares this is related to only the 718 Boxster??? Porsche is denying responsibility for these failures, then why are they recalling the 7128's to make this fix??? Can you say Class Action Suit with me.

ExMB

Post a copy please.

Todd B

Did you see the recall notice? The only recall for support rivets are for the lower side supports in the trunk area, because in crash the gas tank could get punctured. Nothing to do with the strut towers. The recall covers all 718 Boxster/Cayman's. I receive the recall for my Cayman GTS.

Porsche is recalling nearly 14,400 cars because a crash could cause gas leaks that lead to fires.

• 2017-2019 Porsche 718 Boxster
• 2017-2019 Porsche 718 Boxster S
• 2017-2019 Porsche 718 Cayman
• 2017-2019 Porsche 718 Cayman S
• 2018-2019 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS
• 2018-2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS

Porsche discovered a problem during a frontal crash test that caused a fuel leak when the lower longitudinal crash beam penetrated the bulkhead wall at the lower cross body component. In real-world driving, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket and create the fuel leak.

Porsche says cars made after February 15, 2019, are not affected because the lower longitudinal crash beam components were reinforced using additional rivets.

Alex Saldana

The problem is that the part is cheap bu Porsche wont sell it to you, I need 991 501 478 00 GRV and they only can sell to an authorized body shop that wanst to charge 10k to put it on. Any advice?

FourT6and2

So purchase it from the body shop but don't have them do the install. Also... $10K to replace blown strut tower seems reasonable. Most repairs like this are $20K+ from what I've heard.

Alex Saldana

The body shop wont sell it to me unless they installed it, i tought 10k was a lot for a simple tower install, my normal body shop said they can do it for me if I get the part.

James88

Gee l'd be really careful who installs it, you only get one shot to do it properly.
I'd have an authorised Porsche repairer do the job.

ajw45

Jeez. Replaced a shock tower on my BMW, was like 3-4k. Steel vs Al but same remove/replace welded and bonded part. Not saying $20k+ isn't common, more that the Porsche tax feels strong on this one....

Alan C.

It seems a bit of an outlier at $20k for a strut tower repair when you consider a new Honda Civic can be had for less than $20k.😂😂

FourT6and2

Have you seen the work required to fix this on a GT3? I have. $20K is a lot, but that's what it costs from what I've seen. And it's a lot more than just throwing in a new tower mount, bonding it, and bolting the suspension back together. Get that tower misaligned even the slightest and it throws the entire suspension geometry out of whack. And to blow the tower out in the first place, the car took a huge hit. Usually it's not JUST the shock tower that's damaged... I'm not saying $20K is justified. But that is what reputable shops are charging. Bring it to Joe's Automotive and they may charge less, I dunno. It's an insurance claim either way, no?

edsonreds

Hi. Would you happen to know which rivets must be used for this job and panel bonding glue? I enteriley trust my shop, but the insurance doesnt cover this undercarriage damage and I managed to get the strut tower replacement; but not the riverts and the glue.

Thanks!

az audi

a few years back I hit a coyote with a 2 week old RS5. Insurance paid out $25,000 for what appeared to be less damage.