GT4 Transmission Failure "Database"
Three Wheelin'
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From: Atlanta, GA
Good news. Porsche approved the warranty repair on my car. Gearbox already inbound from Germany. Supposed to be here Wednesday. Fingers crossed it makes it here without damage.
Stopped in to see it today so that I could grab my Aim and smarty cam out of it. I have COTA this weekend so I won't have my GT4. But... I do have this guy as my backup car
- Chris.
Stopped in to see it today so that I could grab my Aim and smarty cam out of it. I have COTA this weekend so I won't have my GT4. But... I do have this guy as my backup car
- Chris.
Three Wheelin'
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Just curious, has anyone who had the transmission replaced under warranty asked the question about what is different with the replacement transmission that it won't just happen again? How does anyone gain confidence that their car is now ok?
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No assurance other than the car is still under warranty so if it breaks again, it will be replaced again.
Three Wheelin'
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Pro
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From: Germany - Frankfurt area
As for most, gearchange 2nd to 3rd, some shudder, 3rd gear gone. 4500miles, about 20% track.
Car still under warranty. Will certainly ask what the new gearbox has seen on improvements to give back confidence in the car.
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Well, you can now count me in, member of the exclusive (?) club of 3rd gear failures. And I will indeed ask my sales rep how he is going to make me happy again, because going home midday after a fantastic forenoon on track is not exactly fun.
As for most, gearchange 2nd to 3rd, some shudder, 3rd gear gone. 4500miles, about 20% track.
Car still under warranty. Will certainly ask what the new gearbox has seen on improvements to give back confidence in the car.
As for most, gearchange 2nd to 3rd, some shudder, 3rd gear gone. 4500miles, about 20% track.
Car still under warranty. Will certainly ask what the new gearbox has seen on improvements to give back confidence in the car.
How is the GT4 community doing in Germany? Are all the tracked GT4s losing them there too?
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I'm just enjoying the loaner Cayenne. Sports cars are sports cars, I never drove a luxury car for a week. The Cayenne is great, it makes me see why people enjoy Macans so much. (All the positives of the pepperwagon, but easier to maneuver and lower to the ground.)
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I believe there are not so many around with almost 1000 miles on track, plus I am not exactly a slow driver, referenced against a Pro I lose 2-3 seconds. Of course, you have some guys who have done a few hundred rounds Nordschleife without any issue...
@Yargk: Already have a Macan, so they better come up with a sportscar
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Still would be great to have the data base updated. It would be useful to those who have had a failure. It also would be good to send to whoever is in charge of warrenty claims for Porsche in Atlanta . It's a big company who knows how aware they are of the problem? They never admitted the problem with the 991.1 GT3 engines after the initial stop sale when they first came out. The 991.2 GT3 engine it a big redesign for a reason . Carl
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Per 4carl's suggestion in the GT4 database thread, I've decided to set up a new "database" to give us a better way of tracking these failures.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Feel free to either PM me or post in this thread with the following info:
Username - Nagata-San
Date of manufacture - May/june 2016
Total miles 5350 miles
Number of track days 5
Estimated track miles 1000
The failed gear - 3rd
Brief recount of the failure - lost gear in a straight, going 5-4-3
Tires - Brand new Michelin Cup 2
Other relevant info - Stock 100%
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions as to what other data points we should be tracking/if I should remove any of the others.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Feel free to either PM me or post in this thread with the following info:
Username - Nagata-San
Date of manufacture - May/june 2016
Total miles 5350 miles
Number of track days 5
Estimated track miles 1000
The failed gear - 3rd
Brief recount of the failure - lost gear in a straight, going 5-4-3
Tires - Brand new Michelin Cup 2
Other relevant info - Stock 100%
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions as to what other data points we should be tracking/if I should remove any of the others.
Can't open docs at job, but you can add me to the base.
Three Wheelin'
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Here is how I imagine a conversation might go:
Customer - "Hey, my car no longer has a 3rd gear, can you fix it?"
Dealer - "Sure, bring it in, we'll take a look"
Customer - "Will do. Bit unusual, though, losing a 3rd gear. Not really ideal on a <insert country of purchase MRSP here> car?"
Dealer - "Yes, well, might have to ask head office about that. Meanwhile we have replaced the transmission on your car, its as good as new!"
Customer - "Ok great. Uhmm, is this transmission built the same way as the last one? Isn't it just going to happen again? I dont really want to keep coming back and replacing transmissions. Not my cup of tea."
Dealer - "Its all fixed, ya'll come back now y'hear"
Customer - "But I dont want to come back, thats the point"
Dealer - "Bye!"
Customer - Sadly hops into car and drives off.
Is this really how it plays out?