GT4 G81 Transmission Failure
#811
Instructor
Happened to me last week, during trackday at Nordschleife !
No signs before, no noises, nothing. Neither after, except no 3rd gear !
Car is from june 2016, had 8500km, first owner. (that's about 5300miles).
Garanty confirmed yesterday, waiting for the gearbox now.
I hope they change it for a better stuff...
No signs before, no noises, nothing. Neither after, except no 3rd gear !
Car is from june 2016, had 8500km, first owner. (that's about 5300miles).
Garanty confirmed yesterday, waiting for the gearbox now.
I hope they change it for a better stuff...
#812
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I was told they have a reinforced 3rd gear, for what it's worth... My car is back on the road again, 3 days from dropping it to getting it back with a new gearbox and track service isn't too bad.
#814
Corvette owners just started a lawsuit against Chevy for cooling issues in the z06 on the track for a track advertised car. Might be something to think about for the transmission on this car... This is going to affect resale value and confidence once out of warranty.
#815
hope so, apparently this is the first time they have ever heard of this issue at PCSS lol
starting to think about going back to pdk
Last edited by O5C4R; 06-16-2017 at 07:04 AM.
#816
Rennlist Member
#817
and in my experience, every car i've owned that had any warranty work done, 9 out of 10 times the dealer has "never seen / heard that particular issue before"
#820
Rennlist Member
#822
Haven't seen it posted here, a friend lost 3rd at Mid Ohio this past Sunday 6/11
April 2016 build - 4600 miles
Dealer sent info to Porsche on Monday to get approval for new trans - 3 days later and still waiting for a reply....
I hope this is not an indicator to be be prepared for a long drawn out process - wrong time of year to be without the car!
#823
Burning Brakes
Man, sorry to read about everyone's 3rd gear failures. This is really an alarming amount of failures for cars built in 2016. There aren't many cars on the road, and 2016 accounts for only part of the production. The cars discussed on this small forum alone (and far from every GT4 owner posts on this board) already accounts for about 1% of the total production. The amount of failures on track is staggering, especially considering this is a GT car.
My car is a July 2015 build and has been fine. 13,000 miles but only about 4 track hours.
My car is a July 2015 build and has been fine. 13,000 miles but only about 4 track hours.
#824
#825
Man, sorry to read about everyone's 3rd gear failures. This is really an alarming amount of failures for cars built in 2016. There aren't many cars on the road, and 2016 accounts for only part of the production. The cars discussed on this small forum alone (and far from every GT4 owner posts on this board) already accounts for about 1% of the total production. The amount of failures on track is staggering, especially considering this is a GT car.
My car is a July 2015 build and has been fine. 13,000 miles but only about 4 track hours.
My car is a July 2015 build and has been fine. 13,000 miles but only about 4 track hours.