GT4 Transmission Failure "Database"
06-15-2017, 01:16 PM
#152
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I just find it bizarre that no-one has asked the question (or if they have, have not reported it back here).
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?
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?
06-19-2017, 10:35 AM
#153
New victim 
Username -greenhorn
Production date July 2016
Total miles 6000
Number of track days 6
Estimated track miles 600-700
The failed gear - 3rd
Brief recount of the failure - shifted from 2nd to 3rd released the clutch, heard a thump and the gear was gone, see vid above
Tires - MPSC2
Other relevant info - car in stock trim
Porsche replaced the entire gearbox under warranty in a bit more than a week.
Username -greenhorn
Production date July 2016
Total miles 6000
Number of track days 6
Estimated track miles 600-700
The failed gear - 3rd
Brief recount of the failure - shifted from 2nd to 3rd released the clutch, heard a thump and the gear was gone, see vid above
Tires - MPSC2
Other relevant info - car in stock trim
Porsche replaced the entire gearbox under warranty in a bit more than a week.
Last edited by greenhorn; 06-20-2017 at 04:00 AM.
06-19-2017, 01:36 PM
#156
Is porsche actually going to do anything about this?
06-19-2017, 02:46 PM
#157
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Fix it as soon as it happens, talk about a reinforced 3rd gear. Suspicion about a bad batch of 3rd gears for late production cars sounds reasonable. Doubt they will proactively recall cars, but hope they are generous for cars out of warranty.
06-19-2017, 05:44 PM
#158
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Sure, a recall or more specific information would be nice. But an updated part, warranty honored for a track car, and if they are generous with out of warranty cars later on, that would be enough.
06-19-2017, 05:56 PM
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does the production date theory still hold water? Cars before a certain date are fine, those after the certain date have gear box failure?
The PDK in the clubsports has been holding up extremely well FWIW.
The PDK in the clubsports has been holding up extremely well FWIW.
