High Pressure Fuel Pump 997.2
#61
. I don't believe this was a formal recall.... at least it does not show as a formal recall on cars.com and the other websites that provide this data. I know Honda, many years ago, did not like publishing formal recalls to keep their reputation clean and once some work was done, would put a red or green dot somewhere in the engine bay.
Anywho..... just my opinion.... at some point we own these cars and the dealers/factory have nothing to do with it. A fuel pump is a pump and they will fail in time according to some probability model. I think it is more than reasonable that we own our 11 year old cars, regardless of the mileage.
Peace
Bruce in Philly
Anywho..... just my opinion.... at some point we own these cars and the dealers/factory have nothing to do with it. A fuel pump is a pump and they will fail in time according to some probability model. I think it is more than reasonable that we own our 11 year old cars, regardless of the mileage.
Peace
Bruce in Philly
#65
Porsche offers 9A1-110-315-06 as the latest :
- SKU:9A1-110-315-06
- Other Names:Mechanical Fuel Pump, High-Pressure Pump
- Replaces:9A1-110-315-01, 9A1-110-315-02, 9A1-110-315-03, 9A1-110-315-04, 9A1-110-315-05
#66
As an FYI, I had my pump replaced at 12,000 miles on my 2009 Carrera S 997.2, and the new pump, which I confirmed is the appropriate replacement part, failed after 40,000 miles on it. My first attempt with PCNA to get Goodwill coverage was very positive and they told me to take the car out of the independent shop and put it into the dealer. I did that and the next day they sent me a note telling me they denied everything.
No surprises, really, except for the customer service rep completely indicated that they were going to take care of it or I never would have taken it out of the shop like I did.
I will escalate again, because there’s clearly a latent defect in the part and it doesn’t cost me anything to make my case. Frankly, I maintain the car very well, like most of the people here, and to have two fuel pumps in 53K miles is inexcusable.
IMO, Porsche should either throw Bosch under the bus, or at least be charging them for this disaster. My understanding is that this is also a very common issue with BMW, Audi, Mercedes, etc.
my 2 cents... thx
brendo.
#67
#69
Closest Porsche dealer is over 90 miles away. Dealer wasn't helpful even after I spoke to the SM. They denied there was an official recall even after I quoted the bulletin number. A local independent replaced the pump and thermostat (it was already out so why not?). Total cost was $1600 parts and labor.