for you lucky 997 and 997s and 997 `cab owners, i would like to know many, if any , problems you have had with the car....i have seperated the problems into minor, such as noises in the dash, loose interior pieces, or various warniing lights coming on that dont effect the performance of the car..........major problems are those that effect the performance or drivablity of the car, such as engine or tranny or computer problems.........please let us know what model you have , how many miles on it, and the nature of the problems...i few of the used997s i have looked at have been back to dealership for warrarny work, so i would like to see how common this is.........thanks everyone

 

997S, >13,000 miles, I voted minor problem (rear hatch release), but as far as I am concerned the car has been absolutely trouble free.

 

No "real" problems. Usually in a new car, theres lots of things that go wrong. Granted I only have 1600 miles on mine - but nothing of significance has broken at all. I had the trunk latch problem, but that really wasn't much to speak of.

 

I just got back from a 1000 km weekend trip, I now have just over 10K km, and on startup today the dash reads:
"System Fault, Visit Workshop"
I've also begun noticing the indash CD jams intermittently... It plays fine. Hope it's jamming when I take it to the dealer.
It will be my first trip back to the dealer for a service related visit since purchasing July 1.

It will soon be heading off to winter hibernation....

 

3000 miles total: pulled slightly to L straight off the boat, quick allignment fix (under warrantly), one nail stuck in 19 in tire (tire warranty replaced w. new) - Would say about as perfect as any other new car I've owned. Love that sound coming from the rear - channels my old '72...

 

Single-cd dash unit is defective, PSE rear muffler is defective, right-side mirror whistles, hood latch pops open by itself...that's it so far. At 7k.

 

997s, 4,820 miles, RMS leak developed at about 3200 miles, a few strange noises from the rear seat area under hard cornering. I have driven Porsches for 42 years, this is by far the best ever!

 

12,000 miles and perfect so far (except for the deer that ran into the side of the car).

 

Nothing major at 8000 miles but this car has more squeeks and rattles than it should at this price point.

 

howwas the rms leak detected and what did the dealership do about it???????

 

The fan control module on my car went. The fan wouldn't come on and the temp rose and rose in traffic. When driven at speed it was fine. Minor fix and the car runs perfectly now and has been driven 8000km so far.

 

I have yet to make a visit to the dealer. I live about two hours away from the nearest, but will bring it to their attention when I have the oil changed next week.

I have been cleaning up the oil spots from my garage floor!

Snowboarder54

 

please keep us posted...so this is a presumed rms leak....innocent until proven guilty.......

 

No dealer visits yet at about 7K
Jack

 

I find this survey, even if unscientific, interesting.

As a long time BMW customer, my sense is that lately BMW has been building gizmo-laden cars that have become relativley unreliable. The cars constantly require software upgrades, reprogramming, etc.

Porsche seems to take a much more measured approach to technology, and I think it shows in their reliability. For instance, Porsche designed their engines for a number of years with both a traditional and an electronic dipstick. The reliability of the new way to measure this critical function was well established before they dropped the traditional dipstick. BMW, on the other hand, introduced an electronic dipstick, immediately dropping the manual one. I think they've gotten into trouble by introducing technology faster than they could establish its reliability.

Just my musings...