JAB12

@Big_Tex: Let me know how long it takes to perform the recall please. Thank you.

DGPanny

And that is why I have stated in a couple of these threads that you shouldn't be driving these cars. I was doing 80 and was lucky I was an area with little traffic. If this had happened during my normal commute when I lived in Chicago, I likely would have wrecked.

gt3_4_me

You lose the engine, it's not good. If you have another car I would drive it instead. The collateral damage from the bolt is often catastrophic and it's even more of an inconvenience to replace the entire engine.

Has anyone received reimbursement yet out-of-pocket costs on AH08? Just submitted mine.

Big_Tex

Recall done by Ed Carroll Porsche in Ft Collins, CO. Took just over a day, said they had done a couple of them so far. I had them swap out the serpentine belt just because.

JAB12

Thanks that is reasonable if a day or two only.

pmichaelis

My 4S went in for replacement yesterday( at Catena Porsche, Edison) and will be done tomorrow. No issues with this time scale since it's winter and I seldom use it unless warm days because of summer performance tires.

RDS928S

Paul Miller completed the recall today on my car. 5 hrs of labor. Its all done. Picking it up tomorrow.

gt3_4_me

Yeah, replacing the camshaft controller and re-timing is definitely a lot faster than replacing an entire engine.

I am shocked at how long it's taken for Porsche to execute this in NA and get notices to people. My engine failed almost 3 years ago due to this and they had already recalled it in China at that point. I filed a complaint with NHTSA also, maybe all of people who did that helped get it recalled in the US.

Make no mistake, Porsche engineers knew about this very soon after the cars were released. They made a calculated decision not to recall them and then something forced their hand (was there a class action?).

JAB12

@GT3_4_me, where are you located.

My 970 Turbo was picked up today and taken to Porsche West Broward for performing the recall and they sent a nice 2018 Macan S as a loaner. Will update this post as the service is completed. Good luck to everyone.

freeflap

Hello all,
I just purchased a used 2011 panamera turbo. So far it is a hoot to drive, but I have an appointment with Porsche Bethesda MD to get the AH08 fixed. Don't want the engine to die on me! Also have to deal with a dead car horn. Seems that's common too. I'll follow up with the forum after Bethesda gets the car back to me. thx
Ben

DGPanny

Just as a follow-up, got mine back last week with a brand new engine. Going through the break-in now so no real hard driving for at least 1,500. No issues, engine running very nicely. Folks at Porsche of Destin did a great job on a very large, challenging project.

freeflap

just read through your earlier posts. Hope it will be good from now on

freeflap

did porsche pay for the entire engine / labor? what year is your panamera?

DGPanny

Yes, 100% labor and materials, even other items that were damaged as a result like a plug on my alternator.. Only thing I paid for was a new serpentine belt and all new coils. That was my choice and they didn't charge me any labor. It was a brand new long block from Germany and new heads. That is why it took a month.

freeflap

assuming nothing else is wrong, how long does this repair take?? I'm hoping 1 day but not sure if that is realistic.

thx