This is my biggest fear to modify cars now. When my Senna caught on fire, the insurance and 'the other party' tried so hard to claim "I wrapped it". If i would've had, they wouldn't have paid my claim. Which is ridiculous, but it's their game. Glad they'll fix it for you. And kinda sad about about these situations, no more exhausts, wheels, etc... :(
Fair play Sam for not editing out your frustrations - you looked really sad sat outside Porsche Antibes. You always say you want to show us 'lifestyle' videos - this is actually a great video for that. Onwards and upwards!
He was playing it up to Porsche to make sure he gets some nice treatment down the line ;) I had a gearbox failure (total failure) on my 6 month old 997 2S and I got a BMW 118d for 3 weeks. So yeah, there is that.
Also own 992 GT3 in Korea. Had an exact same problem. Same exact noise after 400km so took it right into Porsche service. Diagnosed with the same loosen screw!! They admitted it wasn’t tightly screwed off the factory, but made it sound like a very minor oversight issue during the making of GT3!
I'm afraid I've just split my sides laughing (at 9:30)... 40 years ago this happened to me with my 911 outside Harrods (and yes, the bolts fell out of driveshaft). You've just brought back some nostalgic, and I might add, very happy memories! If ever there was a learning experience in how to handle mass embarrassment.... a broken down Porsche outside Harrods with the police wanting you to push the car into a side road while tourists look on (and take photos) can't be beat. Fun days.
Indeed! Ferrari have just recalled all the 296s due to a big fire risk. Porsche are building time bombs for their new engines yet certain other brands get all the stick… Porsche had the most warranty claims in the UK last year! I don’t know where the myth that Porsches are bulletproof proof, everyday supercars! And it’s not exactly a new thing with them!
@@dr.manuelkoch3256 "UK warranty provider Warrantywise analyzed data from over 131,000 extended warranty plans, using data about the price and frequency of repairs during 2021 and 2022 to assign a reliability score to each marque. And coming on top, which is really bottom, of that list is Porsche."
I just took delivery of my 2024 GT3.. Can't believe I got an allocation..But, I'm a 35 year PCA member and past president of my local chapter..I got the PDK so hoping I will not run into this issue..LOL. Love your channel and best of luck as a new dad..
@cjb514 Because with Jag and McLaren things happen OFTEN so they got that reputation for a reason...with Porsche, it hardly happens but again nobody is perfect.
Could see your stress. Porsche will do everything to make it right given your profile/social media etc . In fact they will probably double up when checking the car for faults and you will possibly end up with one of the best GT3s on the road . Hopefully this same level of service is provided to all customers by Porsche, not only those with a profile and a voice.
@@olivergriffiths4445 these brands don't need that kind of advertising. Ytubers are kids mostly. Porsche is a gentleman's brand, race bred heritage. Now you got kids with pimples on their faces racing through tunnels on their YT channels
@@olivergriffiths4445these brands operate differently to a lot of others. Porsche are more relaxed but you only have to look at the banned buyers list Ferrari have to see how they operate
Love the spec of your GT3! I bought my first Porsche (981 Boxster) 8 months ago. I will always own at least one Porsche sports car from now on! I’ve owned about 30 cars, and driven hundreds. This is one of my all time favourites.
Sam, this exact thing happened on my 2018 718 Cayman S last year. Your description at breakdown was exactly as mine: Loud bang + crunching noises - and then I thought I lost the whole transmission. I am terrified to imagine what would have happened at highway speeds. Glad you're okay! I am very curious to watch the comments here - as I now believe this is a recall issue that at a minimum everyone should get their driveshaft bolts inspected. I think mine was flinging grease months before it finally let go. The previous gen I believe had a recall for the axle flange itself (same issue bolts coming loose) but no mention on the current gen 718 Boxster / Cayman.
@@markw9512yes for a handful of engine failures due to faulty con rods then valve followers they issued a recall to all early models affected then gave a 10 year warranty. Ford fitted the wrong head gasket to the Focus RS and reluctantly recalled them all after 18 months and many engine failures but still only gave the 3 year warranty. Point being, a lot of cars have faults but it’s how the manufacturer looks after the customer that is remembered
@@mugenmark and then, once the 10 year warranty is up and the engine blows again, they’re screwed right? The point is, Porsche “reliability” is a myth, manufactured, mainly by people, spamming these forums with stories of it while in reality, 911s get an average rating by consumer reports, who actually take surveys of actual owners. Porsche 991.1 GT3 engine issues per Road & Track, in a story about a guy who just had his FOURTH engine blow: Video of fourth engine dying: ruclips.net/video/kDx9d9jXIM8/видео.html Problems with the 991.1 GT3’s 3.8-liter engine were apparent right from the start. Shortly after the release of the car, Porsche issued a recall for all GT3 models in March 2014. That notice came as a result of loosened screw joints on the connecting rods. The issue ultimately caused two cars to suffer engine fires. Porsche replaced the engine in all 785 GT3s built up until that point, and adjusted the design to prevent further issues. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the last time Porsche recalled the car for engine issues. Just a year later, 12 more GT3 received entirely new engines after a valvetrain issue related to finger followers was discovered. Porsche then revealed an extended warranty offer for all 991.1 GT3 owners, which was set to last 10 years or 120,000 miles. 718 GT4 engine recall: Recall date 2021-03-23 Recall no. 21V200000 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Cayman GT4, Cayman GTS 4.0, 718 Spyder, and Boxster GTS 4.0 vehicles. The engine connecting rods may crack and loosen. Recall consequence A loose connection while driving may cause engine damage, a stall, or an oil leak, increasing the risk of a crash or fire. Recall action Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connecting rods or, as necessary, the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA4. Bore scoring issues: due to a design issue, 1999 through 2008 911s, Boxster‘s, and Caymans are all at risk of bore scoring, which can result in catastrophic engine failure if not caught and fixed when it occurs: Porsche cylinder bore scoring occurs in engines with Lokasil and Alusil engine blocks when there is a breakdown of the Aluminum-Silicon (Al-Si) cylinder system. When the required iron-clad piston coating fails or there are insufficient exposed silicon particles on the face of the aluminum cylinder bore to support oil film formation, there will be accelerated wear on the pistons, rings, and the cylinder walls. As the pistons and rings move up and down the cylinder, wear debris will be dragged through the bore, causing cylinder bore scoring. Certain models are more susceptible than others to Porsche cylinder bore scoring. Porsche 911 bore scoring in 3.6 and 3.8 liter M96.03, M96.05, and M97.01 engines and Porsche Cayman bore scoring in 3.4 M97.21 engines are most common; below are all the models that can experience this issue: * Porsche 996 bore scoring * Porsche 997 bore scoring * Porsche 911 bore scoring * Porsche 987 bore scoring * Cayman bore scoring * Boxster bore scoring (3.4 M97.22 engine only Bore scoring can have extremely negative impacts on your car's performance and engine longevity. As the scoring worsens, the cylinders will lose their ring seal, and harmful contaminants will enter your oil as it bypasses the piston rings. Those contaminants can then be spread throughout to all the lubricated components in your Porsche's engine, eventually leading to catastrophic damage in the worst case scenario.
The exact same thing happened to me actually. The only difference is that it happened to me in my 1965 912 that was just restored. No warranty of course 😂 I live in Toronto and after it was diagnosed I had Pfaff Porsche crate up and ship the transmission to a shop in California for a full rebuild…quite a lot of money and a year or so later I love the car more than ever 😊 #keepthefaith good luck and thanks for the amazing content!!
There may be something to be said about earlier Porsche models. I have a 2007 GT three and and the original owner. I have 60,000 miles, I have been on the track and drive with a very talented group of drivers on rallies. After 60,000 miles, other than clutches, brakes and tires absolutely no problems.
I wish you luck with getting your Porsche repaired quickly. Unfortunately it’s not the experience I’ve had with my 17, 000, 2019 Macan S. A car that’s been driven relatively gently by an OAP! Since the initial air suspension failure, it’s spent a total of 8 weeks off the road. The last 5 weeks were sat in the OPC. There seems to be a huge delay with getting approval from Porsche HQ for parts on their warranty repairs! Additionally waiting times for workshop slots can be literally weeks. My initial suspension failure was in February, it was finally repaired this week. Fortunately I own other cars, without which I would have been completely up the creek!
A Porsche Macan is not really a Porsche, it's an Audi. They've always had abhorrent reliability. 911s and Boxsters have generally been the most reliable performance cars (yes, even taking into account IMS bearing issues).
@@mrebear9758 there’s a lot of truth in what you say. I’ve owned many VWs over the years and some of the switchgear is reminiscent of VW. Additionally the first time my Macan headlights fogged up, I immediately remembered the problem from my new VWs in the 1990s! I suspect the VW parts bin is never far away, on all Porsche cars. It may just be hidden from immediate view?
Drive shafts coming loose is a common problem and has occurred on my last thee 911 s including 991.2 GT3 RS. For anyone involved in motorsports its a spanner check item. They come loose...........its not strange at all. If Porsche are telling you they're investigating this is BS - this happens all the time and they know it. I have informed my dealer about this on multiple occasions. You were lucky, if that happens on track it can be catastrophic. My personal view is this is easily dealt with by Porsche as a routine service item check. PS any car that does track time, even if only a cpl of time a years should have a spanner check and mark up.
Have been viewing you for a few years and was ENTERTAINED when you and your Wife did the World travel in your green 991. Just wanted you to know that my experience has so far been: 3rd owner of a March 2012 991 Carrera with the 3 pedal Manual purchased from $65k to $55k in June of 2016 and first owner put 5k miles 2nd owner 21k miles and it's been a San Francisco Bay Area car. I have been to the Yellowstone Park, Colorado then to Chicago and 2022 drove from SF to Quebec City by way of Minnesota and Niagra Falls. We now have 137,000 miles. The Reverse failed at 110,000 and it was $5k to fix BUT $7k to Replace from Factory which was my choice. It's a DAILY driver and I AGREE i ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD to the Driving Experience. Keep up the Smiles and enjoyable Travels!!
Like the great minds always say, "it's the journey, not the destination". It's breakdowns like this that makes know how true, and genuine this chanel really is. Showing us the unexpected is amazing to see.
It stinks that your car had that issue but, as you said, it could have been far worse. I just hope that Porsche takes steps to ensure this sort of thing doesn't keep happening. It seems that a simple thing like applying Locktite to the bolts (not screws Sam 😉) would solve this issue.
Porsche obviously responded well on this freak issue offering Sam an impressive loaner, but better yet I'd like them(& THEY NEED TO) explain WHAT & how the hell this actually happened? Mainly because it's been clarified the car is untouched since new so this F'UP clearly happened at the factory. Improperly torqued, wrong screws/nuts/lock washers, or just forgot thread locker like Locktite? What they're asking for these cars now it's totally reasonable to demand they be totally transparent how this happened. This clarity would go a long way to explain this obvious fluke. We all get errors can happen, but this does leave you wondering...what else are they forgetting on a nearly $200k 911? This mistake on their part could have resulted in a very serious liability issue. Imagine if this happened while he was zooming around the Ring at 170 mph? Could've lost it, destroyed the car & got seriously hurt. Or worse. My money would be on a specific worker screwup they already pinpointed, & said worker has been dismissed or if lucky just reassigned. lol This incident on such a hi-perf car as their beloved GT3 clearly can erode buyer confidence, so Porsche should spill the beans what went down to restore that. From a safety perspective this incident was clearly much more serious than the very public valvetrain issues on the 991.
I wish you would do more videos like sleeping in the Rolls Royce - this was super fun to watch. The road trip videos in my opinion are getting very same-y across all car channels. I also love your coffee and car reviews!
Lo have you ever owned a Porsche or had anything to do with U.K. dealerships...maybe because Sam has a big fan base, but normal customers struggle to get a free coffee
Totally. Have a watch of Car Guys TV and Damien has given Porsche the flick and migrated to Ferrari. The service and feeling of being appreciated is staggering. Porsche are now up there own arses
Can't confirm that. I was just charging my Tesla on one of their charging stations, got a free coffee while having 0 intend to actually buy a car there.
Really sorry to hear this Sam. I waited 14 months for a Turbo S, i did 26 miles in the car, and it that time, the spoilers malfunctioned, the TPM went crazy, the battery went into protection mode, resulting in me not being able to get in it, and it dropped most of its coolant onto my garage floor. I couldnt get any help from the OPC that sold me the car, for nearly two weeks, so i requested they buy the car back. I have not heard a thing from Porsche since, and it feels like i have wiped off their mailing list, for being a problem customer. At least Porsche seem to be doing right by you, all the best matey.
Meanwhile the E36 M3 I sold in 2009 is still on the road and going well at 260 thousand miles LOL , new cars in 2023 are made with no QC rushed out the door for the biggest profit possible , Porsche are the new GM lol
German cars are overrated. The rest have caught up and surpassed them a long time ago. Thick people still believe their prestige branding. I learned the hard way.
Alas, I experienced the same thing with my 997 4GTS in 2012. The PDK box literally shut down from a second to the next, in town but fortunately on a Sunday morning with little trafic. The car had about 3200 km on the clock and a previous oil leak. The dealership had dealt with the leak but in this instance the gearbox was sent to Germany and replaced with a new one. Totally free of charge. My car was a few months old. Since that episode, everything went OK. So I wish all the best !
Wow, I feel for you mate. Cars can be frustrating but, yeah, not what one expects from a new german car... Hope it doesn't affect your enjoyment in the coming months. After a failure like that, the subconscious expects more issues. Takes a while to relax back into the car...
I’ve never sat in a Porsche, let alone driven one, but I’m fairly sure the issue will be dirty spark plugs. I usually just pull them out, give them a wipe, then after they’re back in lots of revs. If any noises remain you can just turn the music up until the volume cancels it out. All the best and safe travels.
Sam so sad to watch this but great content, a TRUE review and ownership view of a new GT3 and doing the community a favour by highlighting that issue. if the universe is telling you anything its got its arms around you looking after you as well. keep your chin up buddy.
Makes you wonder what else wasn’t torqued correctly… Not good enough Porsche, lift your game! As for you Sam, I wouldn’t be accepting the car back unless a full torque confirmation listing was completed and documented on the entire power train and right hand suspension. Good luck!
Its been great watching your videos over the years Sam. I have to say fair play to you for building the life you wanted. It's an example really that we all can and should push to live the life we dream of. Nice one ... another great video. Also, to a lesser extent, I know this pain. My Ducati had 600 miles on it and was only a few months old when it died 'electronically'...
Far out. What an awful comment. Rubbish I say Sam. Other way to look at it is your car will have such a thorough looking over it will be stronger and more reliable than ever.
Glad it seems to have worked out ok in the end .My recent trip with my touring resulted in a ferry trip whereby the car immobilised itself resulting in taking 25 mins to disembark note to one self turn off alarm once ferry sets sail! Then on return trip 3 days later a flat tyre having to limp some 200 miles at a sedately 50mph home ! So I can sympathise but still love my touring hope your incident doesn’t taint your impression of a truly fabulous car
it feels extra bad hearing about brand new Porsches breaking down, I had this idea these were the ultimate sports cars that were both super fast and reliable but sadly more and more of these stories continue to pop up about them
don't let it fool you. it's like with a lot of other themes today on interent/social media, you hear the 'bad' stories and not the 'boring' thousands that drive every day without issues.
@@rfracing964 yeah I can agree with that, there are also a higher number of these compared to other sports cars (I always find amazing how many people can afford Porsches... or well, buy them)
@@hyper_channel Where do you live....Monaco? Still quite rare to see Porsches on the road. I know as I owned one for 11 years, so I always notice them if I see them on the road.
I actually think this is the best video you could have posted. Life has ups and downs even with a Porsche GT3. SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLES. It will all work out in the end
I'm sure Porsche will ship the gt3 home for you. They must be embarrassed by the public failure of a new car. Each of your subscribers would volunteer to go get it.
Just fyi drive my 17 year old 997 C4S 5000klm in 7 days last year through 8 different European countries zero issue. This year drive down to Switzerland for a week with other driving around aswell again zero issues. Apart from servicing and the usual consumables stuff all been trouble free. We enjoy taking this older classic rather than some of the new more sophisticated vehicles.
wow how very un-Porsche like!! Unlucky brother, hope it doesnt ruin your ownership moving forward, youre also lucky to be in such a nice part of France too, Antibes is a beautiful place, was there in my GTS last year and it was a blast. I also hear what you mean about the roads in Europe as well, but south of France is a nice pootling place. Looking forward to the update.
I've only just started watching the video, when you talked about the juttering and noise you're hearing from the gearbox. It reminded me of when we were headed to France, about to board the ferry the car wouldn't move and had a lot of rattling in the gearbox. So we had to cancel the trip and get it recovered back to our home, The AA guy at Dover said the gearbox had gone. But when we brought it back we found it didn't have any gearbox oil in. So we filled it up and it resolved the issue, did ruin our plans though.
Sam, if you are driving up to Switzerland (where I live) you really should visit the car museum in Romanshorn. Then ftom there you can put your car on a ferry to take you to the German side of the lake. Museum has great coffee bar!!
It just goes to prove that even the best manufacturers can have small issues in construction that can cause major complications for the owner, glad the problem was relatively easily diagnosed and hopefully quickly fixed Sam as we look forward to seeing you continue your planned road trip/ filming schedule. Hope this unfortunate event doesn’t change your feelings for your GT3
So sorry Sam, it’s hard that. Gorgeous car. My dad bought his 911 back in 1995 (a g series whale tale 87 carrera, his poster car), thinking he’d keep a few years or forever. He did eventually sell it 20 years later - a house move, with no off street parking meant he’d have to garage it away from home if he kept it and he already wasn’t using it quite as much as he had. Sometimes a month would go past without using it. She went to a happy new home in Devon to a new owner who was tickled pink with it and dad and I both knew he would get many more years of pleasure from it.
It's good you didn't say anything bad about the car and emphasised how you still love it. Regardless of this unfortunate incident, the 911 is more reliable than any Lamborghini, Mclaren or Ferrari out there. I am looking forward to more content from this Vehicle!
That’s frustrating Sam, but it could have been worse. Relatively simple and straightforward fix, but it does highlight the challenges I think Porsche has with quality at the moment (coming from a serial 911 owner)
There are several transmission failures on the 992 GT3 posted on Rennlist (both PDK and Manual) so I initially assumed this is another one. Very strange that your drive shaft fell apart like that. I wonder if the two issues are somehow related. Perhaps those other failures are also due to loose components. Huge thanks to you for posting the video of the ticking sound before the part went out. I’ll have to watch for that.
Hi Sam, I’m in the South of France, returning next week. Happy to bring your GT3 back to the UK for you if it’s ready? Of course I’ll video the experience!
Yes you are covered Sam! We lost a turbo on our 991.2 in Germany. We were recovered to Aachen who fixed the car under warranty. Porsche rented us cars to complete our holiday and even the train trip Uk / Aachen to collect it a few days later. (Turbo failure video on my channel) Porsche GB didn’t lend us any GT3s though 😂
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This is my biggest fear to modify cars now.
When my Senna caught on fire, the insurance and 'the other party' tried so hard to claim "I wrapped it". If i would've had, they wouldn't have paid my claim. Which is ridiculous, but it's their game. Glad they'll fix it for you. And kinda sad about about these situations, no more exhausts, wheels, etc... :(
Be spanish
They didn’t pay you back?
Don’t ever modify modern cars. They are not what they used to be.
So sad, look at Sams mood. This is not OK for a brand new Porsche.
:-(
Sam is probably with First Point Insurance, which are supercar specialists, they're good about stuff like that.
Oh shut up, not everything is about you
Fair play Sam for not editing out your frustrations - you looked really sad sat outside Porsche Antibes. You always say you want to show us 'lifestyle' videos - this is actually a great video for that. Onwards and upwards!
He was playing it up to Porsche to make sure he gets some nice treatment down the line ;) I had a gearbox failure (total failure) on my 6 month old 997 2S and I got a BMW 118d for 3 weeks. So yeah, there is that.
@@auwz66hahaha devastated
@@auwz664:35 4:35 4:36
Also own 992 GT3 in Korea. Had an exact same problem. Same exact noise after 400km so took it right into Porsche service. Diagnosed with the same loosen screw!! They admitted it wasn’t tightly screwed off the factory, but made it sound like a very minor oversight issue during the making of GT3!
Interesting. Sounds like a factory QC issue.
Ah it’s just the driveshaft… not a very important part 😂 Pretty insane and should really lead to a recall of it’s a common fault.
I'm afraid I've just split my sides laughing (at 9:30)... 40 years ago this happened to me with my 911 outside Harrods (and yes, the bolts fell out of driveshaft). You've just brought back some nostalgic, and I might add, very happy memories! If ever there was a learning experience in how to handle mass embarrassment.... a broken down Porsche outside Harrods with the police wanting you to push the car into a side road while tourists look on (and take photos) can't be beat. Fun days.
Thank you for sharing your story! Can’t even imagine the momentary embarrassment but one that can be reminisced with fun now.
I wouldn't have been embarrassed, only angry. "very happy memories". What? You can laugh now!
If this had happened to the F type, i don't think the comments section would have been quite as respectful.....
Or to any Italian brands
Indeed! Ferrari have just recalled all the 296s due to a big fire risk. Porsche are building time bombs for their new engines yet certain other brands get all the stick…
Porsche had the most warranty claims in the UK last year! I don’t know where the myth that Porsches are bulletproof proof, everyday supercars! And it’s not exactly a new thing with them!
@@WeirdBrick Most warranty claims of what? Compared to what? Where are your numbers from?
@@dr.manuelkoch3256 "UK warranty provider Warrantywise analyzed data from over 131,000 extended warranty plans, using data about the price and frequency of repairs during 2021 and 2022 to assign a reliability score to each marque.
And coming on top, which is really bottom, of that list is Porsche."
So true.
I just took delivery of my 2024 GT3.. Can't believe I got an allocation..But, I'm a 35 year PCA member and past president of my local chapter..I got the PDK so hoping I will not run into this issue..LOL. Love your channel and best of luck as a new dad..
Well handled but very disconcerting, hopefully not a sign of future issues! Beautiful replacement!
the drive shaft disconnected itself...wow..that is worrying QC... wonder if you would be so forgiving if it was the jag.. (or what tony says about it)
Don't worry Sam, Porsche service departments are experts at shafting!
Could have done a great deal of damage if it happened whilst hammering around the Nurburgring!
@cjb514 Because with Jag and McLaren things happen OFTEN so they got that reputation for a reason...with Porsche, it hardly happens but again nobody is perfect.
Could see your stress. Porsche will do everything to make it right given your profile/social media etc . In fact they will probably double up when checking the car for faults and you will possibly end up with one of the best GT3s on the road . Hopefully this same level of service is provided to all customers by Porsche, not only those with a
profile and a voice.
Porsche doesnt care about YTubers, these guys are actually bad for the brand
@@ssaini5028 how on earth would youtubers be bad for the brand?! It's free advertising!
@@olivergriffiths4445 these brands don't need that kind of advertising. Ytubers are kids mostly. Porsche is a gentleman's brand, race bred heritage. Now you got kids with pimples on their faces racing through tunnels on their YT channels
@@olivergriffiths4445these brands operate differently to a lot of others. Porsche are more relaxed but you only have to look at the banned buyers list Ferrari have to see how they operate
no way you would be given the press car unless you are on social media
I’m currently sat in a Bratislava hotel having driven out in my 20 year old 911 turbo via Germany and Poland, feeling along way from home 😬
Like you said Sam: it could have been worse. Unlucky and very annoying, but nobody was hurt, it's just a mechanical problem. Better luck from now on!
Even broken down on the highway you are always so cheerful. We all need to work on our positive "Sam like" attitude.
We are all cheerful when being filmed.
@@mattmorris2867 ha! But hard to fake over the years I think...
@@hernanhernandez3861 No. it’s totally fake as soon as the camera is on. Quite easy.
Sam, I had exactly the same thing happen on my 964 about a year ago. Loose bolts on a driveshaft.
I have to be honest. That is poor from Porsche.
Love the honesty Sam, hopefully it's a one off.
I feel better now knowing that my TR7 did a south of France tour & back of 3,000 miles without a whimper :)
Zip it. That's biggest bag of shit ever.
Likewise. We’ve recently returned from a Loire road trip in our MX5 RF. Not a hint of trouble, high 40’s mpg. You pay your money etc.
@@the_boonies Nice!
@@trevorgilson1502 If you know your car and have worked extensively on it, you know if it will make it or not ;)
Love the spec of your GT3! I bought my first Porsche (981 Boxster) 8 months ago. I will always own at least one Porsche sports car from now on! I’ve owned about 30 cars, and driven hundreds. This is one of my all time favourites.
Sam, this exact thing happened on my 2018 718 Cayman S last year. Your description at breakdown was exactly as mine: Loud bang + crunching noises - and then I thought I lost the whole transmission. I am terrified to imagine what would have happened at highway speeds. Glad you're okay!
I am very curious to watch the comments here - as I now believe this is a recall issue that at a minimum everyone should get their driveshaft bolts inspected. I think mine was flinging grease months before it finally let go. The previous gen I believe had a recall for the axle flange itself (same issue bolts coming loose) but no mention on the current gen 718 Boxster / Cayman.
"I am really over cars in this moment."
Love the insight and honesty, great video.
Keep going Sam!
Bummer, I’m hearing their build quality with the 992 isn’t what it used to be. Lots of drivetrain issues
They recalled all GT3 engines in 2014.
@@markw9512yes for a handful of engine failures due to faulty con rods then valve followers they issued a recall to all early models affected then gave a 10 year warranty. Ford fitted the wrong head gasket to the Focus RS and reluctantly recalled them all after 18 months and many engine failures but still only gave the 3 year warranty. Point being, a lot of cars have faults but it’s how the manufacturer looks after the customer that is remembered
@@markw9512 Hehe, and all 911 and Boxster engines (except Turbo and GT3) were grenades between 1997-2008.
@@mugenmark and then, once the 10 year warranty is up and the engine blows again, they’re screwed right? The point is, Porsche “reliability” is a myth, manufactured, mainly by people, spamming these forums with stories of it while in reality, 911s get an average rating by consumer reports, who actually take surveys of actual owners.
Porsche 991.1 GT3 engine issues per Road & Track, in a story about a guy who just had his FOURTH engine blow:
Video of fourth engine dying:
ruclips.net/video/kDx9d9jXIM8/видео.html
Problems with the 991.1 GT3’s 3.8-liter engine were apparent right from the start. Shortly after the release of the car, Porsche issued a recall for all GT3 models in March 2014. That notice came as a result of loosened screw joints on the connecting rods. The issue ultimately caused two cars to suffer engine fires. Porsche replaced the engine in all 785 GT3s built up until that point, and adjusted the design to prevent further issues. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the last time Porsche recalled the car for engine issues. Just a year later, 12 more GT3 received entirely new engines after a valvetrain issue related to finger followers was discovered. Porsche then revealed an extended warranty offer for all 991.1 GT3 owners, which was set to last 10 years or 120,000 miles.
718 GT4 engine recall:
Recall date
2021-03-23
Recall no.
21V200000
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Cayman GT4, Cayman GTS 4.0, 718 Spyder, and Boxster GTS 4.0 vehicles. The engine connecting rods may crack and loosen.
Recall consequence
A loose connection while driving may cause engine damage, a stall, or an oil leak, increasing the risk of a crash or fire.
Recall action
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connecting rods or, as necessary, the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA4.
Bore scoring issues: due to a design issue, 1999 through 2008 911s, Boxster‘s, and Caymans are all at risk of bore scoring, which can result in catastrophic engine failure if not caught and fixed when it occurs:
Porsche cylinder bore scoring occurs in engines with Lokasil and Alusil engine blocks when there is a breakdown of the Aluminum-Silicon (Al-Si) cylinder system. When the required iron-clad piston coating fails or there are insufficient exposed silicon particles on the face of the aluminum cylinder bore to support oil film formation, there will be accelerated wear on the pistons, rings, and the cylinder walls. As the pistons and rings move up and down the cylinder, wear debris will be dragged through the bore, causing cylinder bore scoring.
Certain models are more susceptible than others to Porsche cylinder bore scoring. Porsche 911 bore scoring in 3.6 and 3.8 liter M96.03, M96.05, and M97.01 engines and Porsche Cayman bore scoring in 3.4 M97.21 engines are most common; below are all the models that can experience this issue:
* Porsche 996 bore scoring
* Porsche 997 bore scoring
* Porsche 911 bore scoring
* Porsche 987 bore scoring
* Cayman bore scoring
* Boxster bore scoring (3.4 M97.22 engine only
Bore scoring can have extremely negative impacts on your car's performance and engine longevity. As the scoring worsens, the cylinders will lose their ring seal, and harmful contaminants will enter your oil as it bypasses the piston rings. Those contaminants can then be spread throughout to all the lubricated components in your Porsche's engine, eventually leading to catastrophic damage in the worst case scenario.
@@pistonburner6448 My previous 2008 RS60 Boxster Spyder exploded in 2020.
You know we are all going to thumbs up the video in support of you Sam now you have told us not to!
The back of a P1 is just something else.
Refreshing to hear the good and the bad. You’re videos are so easy to watch and are genuinely enjoyable to watch Sam.
That’s so dangerous, I hope Porsche issue a recall for other owners!
Same thing happened to my wife's 987 Boxster. All 6 drivers side drive shaft bolts done finger tight after work on it. Worked loose then snapped!
Got further than any Range Rover I ever owned.
You never owned one
@@matejlehotsky4535 and you would know, wouldn’t you?
And this Ladies and Gentlemen is the Realest thing written this year lol
About as far as my 1998 740iL got hahaha. Man. I miss it but I hated it at the same time. I’d say a nice 60/40 split hmmm maybe 70/30
Never a truer word spoken about the reliability of Range Rovers
The exact same thing happened to me actually. The only difference is that it happened to me in my 1965 912 that was just restored. No warranty of course 😂 I live in Toronto and after it was diagnosed I had Pfaff Porsche crate up and ship the transmission to a shop in California for a full rebuild…quite a lot of money and a year or so later I love the car more than ever 😊 #keepthefaith good luck and thanks for the amazing content!!
super gutted for you Sam! Glad there was no accident at least. here to watch whatever content direction you go until it’s fixed nonetheless!
There may be something to be said about earlier Porsche models. I have a 2007 GT three and and the original owner. I have 60,000 miles, I have been on the track and drive with a very talented group of drivers on rallies. After 60,000 miles, other than clutches, brakes and tires absolutely no problems.
Felt your pain there Sam. The slower driving conditions in most of the UK probably favour your manual and it’s greater involvement.
Saw you on the side of the road as i was driving past and pointed to my mates like how the hell its new, didn't realise it was you, feel for you !
Would be seriously worried about the gearbox reliability going forward
It's not the gearbox. It's the axle. But still effed!
Full 👍 from a GT4RS owner. I felt your anxiety when the noise started 😳
Great video, Sam
I wish you luck with getting your Porsche repaired quickly. Unfortunately it’s not the experience I’ve had with my 17, 000, 2019 Macan S. A car that’s been driven relatively gently by an OAP! Since the initial air suspension failure, it’s spent a total of 8 weeks off the road. The last 5 weeks were sat in the OPC.
There seems to be a huge delay with getting approval from Porsche HQ for parts on their warranty repairs! Additionally waiting times for workshop slots can be literally weeks. My initial suspension failure was in February, it was finally repaired this week. Fortunately I own other cars, without which I would have been completely up the creek!
Get rid of it.....thank me later.
A Porsche Macan is not really a Porsche, it's an Audi. They've always had abhorrent reliability. 911s and Boxsters have generally been the most reliable performance cars (yes, even taking into account IMS bearing issues).
@@mrebear9758 there’s a lot of truth in what you say. I’ve owned many VWs over the years and some of the switchgear is reminiscent of VW. Additionally the first time my Macan headlights fogged up, I immediately remembered the problem from my new VWs in the 1990s!
I suspect the VW parts bin is never far away, on all Porsche cars. It may just be hidden from immediate view?
Nice way of turning the plot of the video around!
Drive shafts coming loose is a common problem and has occurred on my last thee 911 s including 991.2 GT3 RS. For anyone involved in motorsports its a spanner check item. They come loose...........its not strange at all. If Porsche are telling you they're investigating this is BS - this happens all the time and they know it. I have informed my dealer about this on multiple occasions. You were lucky, if that happens on track it can be catastrophic. My personal view is this is easily dealt with by Porsche as a routine service item check. PS any car that does track time, even if only a cpl of time a years should have a spanner check and mark up.
100%
Have been viewing you for a few years and was ENTERTAINED when you and your Wife did the World travel in your green 991. Just wanted you to know that my experience has so far been: 3rd owner of a March 2012 991 Carrera with the 3 pedal Manual purchased from $65k to $55k in June of 2016 and first owner put 5k miles 2nd owner 21k miles and it's been a San Francisco Bay Area car. I have been to the Yellowstone Park, Colorado then to Chicago and 2022 drove from SF to Quebec City by way of Minnesota and Niagra Falls. We now have 137,000 miles. The Reverse failed at 110,000 and it was $5k to fix BUT $7k to Replace from Factory which was my choice. It's a DAILY driver and I AGREE i ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD to the Driving Experience. Keep up the Smiles and enjoyable Travels!!
Glad you're all safe Sam & the car is going to be fixed!
I can only imagine your frustration Sam. I am glad there was no major issue when the driveshaft broke.
Sorry for your breakdown in the GT3, but at least it’s under warranty and in good hands! 👍🏽
Big hug from Portugal my friend!
Porsche Antibes sound a good place to work.. 2 hour lunch breaks! You might want to make sure they schedule in the repair work in the mornings only.
Work shy bastards!
Like the great minds always say, "it's the journey, not the destination". It's breakdowns like this that makes know how true, and genuine this chanel really is. Showing us the unexpected is amazing to see.
It stinks that your car had that issue but, as you said, it could have been far worse. I just hope that Porsche takes steps to ensure this sort of thing doesn't keep happening. It seems that a simple thing like applying Locktite to the bolts (not screws Sam 😉) would solve this issue.
Soon as he said it i figured it would be more a lack of locktite rather than they just didn't do them up properly.
Porsche obviously responded well on this freak issue offering Sam an impressive loaner, but better yet I'd like them(& THEY NEED TO) explain WHAT & how the hell this actually happened?
Mainly because it's been clarified the car is untouched since new so this F'UP clearly happened at the factory. Improperly torqued, wrong screws/nuts/lock washers, or just forgot thread locker like Locktite?
What they're asking for these cars now it's totally reasonable to demand they be totally transparent how this happened. This clarity would go a long way to explain this obvious fluke. We all get errors can happen, but this does leave you wondering...what else are they forgetting on a nearly $200k 911? This mistake on their part could have resulted in a very serious liability issue. Imagine if this happened while he was zooming around the Ring at 170 mph? Could've lost it, destroyed the car & got seriously hurt. Or worse.
My money would be on a specific worker screwup they already pinpointed, & said worker has been dismissed or if lucky just reassigned. lol
This incident on such a hi-perf car as their beloved GT3 clearly can erode buyer confidence, so Porsche should spill the beans what went down to restore that. From a safety perspective this incident was clearly much more serious than the very public valvetrain issues on the 991.
I wish you would do more videos like sleeping in the Rolls Royce - this was super fun to watch. The road trip videos in my opinion are getting very same-y across all car channels. I also love your coffee and car reviews!
If I ever seen ONE more Nurburghring video, I will actually vomit.
Porsche should really deliver your car back to you in the UK on a truck rather than expect you to travel back to France to collect it.
Lo have you ever owned a Porsche or had anything to do with U.K. dealerships...maybe because Sam has a big fan base, but normal customers struggle to get a free coffee
Totally. Have a watch of Car Guys TV and Damien has given Porsche the flick and migrated to Ferrari. The service and feeling of being appreciated is staggering. Porsche are now up there own arses
Can't confirm that. I was just charging my Tesla on one of their charging stations, got a free coffee while having 0 intend to actually buy a car there.
Really sorry to hear this Sam. I waited 14 months for a Turbo S, i did 26 miles in the car, and it that time, the spoilers malfunctioned, the TPM went crazy, the battery went into protection mode, resulting in me not being able to get in it, and it dropped most of its coolant onto my garage floor. I couldnt get any help from the OPC that sold me the car, for nearly two weeks, so i requested they buy the car back. I have not heard a thing from Porsche since, and it feels like i have wiped off their mailing list, for being a problem customer. At least Porsche seem to be doing right by you, all the best matey.
That's terrible. Porsche can be difficult. They need to be exposed for their pick and mix attitude to customer service.
Modern quality German engineering. I remember a time when my mechanic would say to only buy German or Japanese. He doesn't say that anymore...
Meanwhile the E36 M3 I sold in 2009 is still on the road and going well at 260 thousand miles LOL , new cars in 2023 are made with no QC rushed out the door for the biggest profit possible , Porsche are the new GM lol
Well German cars are still the most reliable after Japanese cars
@@Cayres9I know of the E36 m3 as being one of the least reliable cars on the road.
@@withmatt1062 Never had an issue with mine 1995 M3 and it lived a hard life
German cars are overrated. The rest have caught up and surpassed them a long time ago. Thick people still believe their prestige branding. I learned the hard way.
Alas, I experienced the same thing with my 997 4GTS in 2012. The PDK box literally shut down from a second to the next, in town but fortunately on a Sunday morning with little trafic. The car had about 3200 km on the clock and a previous oil leak. The dealership had dealt with the leak but in this instance the gearbox was sent to Germany and replaced with a new one. Totally free of charge. My car was a few months old. Since that episode, everything went OK. So I wish all the best !
What 😮 time for an STG coffee break!
Wow, I feel for you mate.
Cars can be frustrating but, yeah, not what one expects from a new german car...
Hope it doesn't affect your enjoyment in the coming months. After a failure like that, the subconscious expects more issues. Takes a while to relax back into the car...
Great video Sam, if you’ve not got time to collect it I’ll happily go and get it for you 😂
I'm happy you read the signs too, relax on the big trips for now.
At least we got a good podcast out of it
I’ve never sat in a Porsche, let alone driven one, but I’m fairly sure the issue will be dirty spark plugs. I usually just pull them out, give them a wipe, then after they’re back in lots of revs. If any noises remain you can just turn the music up until the volume cancels it out. All the best and safe travels.
Be interested to hear what Tony has to say about this
Sam so sad to watch this but great content, a TRUE review and ownership view of a new GT3 and doing the community a favour by highlighting that issue. if the universe is telling you anything its got its arms around you looking after you as well. keep your chin up buddy.
Makes you wonder what else wasn’t torqued correctly… Not good enough Porsche, lift your game! As for you Sam, I wouldn’t be accepting the car back unless a full torque confirmation listing was completed and documented on the entire power train and right hand suspension. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing all the ups and downs!
I bet Tony fell off his chair laughing.
Yes, he's that 'type'.
Best video I have watched for a while on RUclips.Real world. Good Sam GOOD!
I know the feeling ! Got a problem with my Porsche after 6 weeks of ownership ! Let’s see how they deal with me ? !
Pile of Germanic crap. People don't listen. They will only learn the hard and costly way.
Its been great watching your videos over the years Sam. I have to say fair play to you for building the life you wanted. It's an example really that we all can and should push to live the life we dream of. Nice one ... another great video. Also, to a lesser extent, I know this pain. My Ducati had 600 miles on it and was only a few months old when it died 'electronically'...
What a nightmare. Nothing worse than an unreliable car tbh, doesn't matter how good it is when it's working that general worry will never leave
Zip it
@@DaleSteel LOL butthurt Porsche fanboy can't deal with the fact Porsches break.
Far out. What an awful comment. Rubbish I say Sam. Other way to look at it is your car will have such a thorough looking over it will be stronger and more reliable than ever.
@@washout04 Don't know what you're all so offended about. it's not like it's fun having an unreliable car is it?
lack of empathy and tact i think
Glad it seems to have worked out ok in the end .My recent trip with my touring resulted in a ferry trip whereby the car immobilised itself resulting in taking 25 mins to disembark note to one self turn off alarm once ferry sets sail! Then on return trip 3 days later a flat tyre having to limp some 200 miles at a sedately 50mph home ! So I can sympathise but still love my touring hope your incident doesn’t taint your impression of a truly fabulous car
it feels extra bad hearing about brand new Porsches breaking down, I had this idea these were the ultimate sports cars that were both super fast and reliable but sadly more and more of these stories continue to pop up about them
Anything but reliable. The ONLY reason they 'seemed' reliable is most owners have them as a weekend cars, scared to put mileage on them.
More reliable than the most but its no toyota
don't let it fool you. it's like with a lot of other themes today on interent/social media, you hear the 'bad' stories and not the 'boring' thousands that drive every day without issues.
@@rfracing964 yeah I can agree with that, there are also a higher number of these compared to other sports cars (I always find amazing how many people can afford Porsches... or well, buy them)
@@hyper_channel Where do you live....Monaco? Still quite rare to see Porsches on the road. I know as I owned one for 11 years, so I always notice them if I see them on the road.
It’s good to share when things don’t go to plan and the cars break down ! Keeps it real and genuine. Hope the fix went ok!
I wonder if ordinary Joe would receive such service from Porsche.
Ordinary Joe would probably have gotten a 5 year old Golf with 100,000 miles on it as a loaner, IF they got a loaner at all.
@@bluesky6361 I was offered a new Mercedes SUV crappy thing. I turned it down and drove my Porsche home with a brake pipe leak.
Thank you for sharing. I & many others appreciate your efforts thoroughly. :)
My $12k Corolla has never done that 😅
Great honest video Sam...but bolts, man, bolts! Not screws 🙂
I’ve had my Aston for 3 years and 28k miles with no issues. Yet all I’ve heard from Porsche drivers how wonderful they are until they’re not.
Porsche fanboys are brainwashed by the brand.
Your gt3 is incredible, hopefully you iron out any gremlins and keep that bad boy forever. Big fan of you and the car.
Sorry to hear Porsche is normally the epitome of reliability
That's a myth
LOL
Are you a child who only watches Porsches videos as you clearly have never owned one?
I actually think this is the best video you could have posted. Life has ups and downs even with a Porsche GT3. SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLES. It will all work out in the end
Porsche and their reliability issues… 😢
Bolted on drive shafts if a VAG thing. I've come across many, many bolts backed out and quite a few driveshafts "adrift"
Keep it in perspective Sam, my partner has advanced stage 4 cancer 😉… and buy a Lexus if you want no fuss motoring 👌
Sorry to hear this happened Sam. At least Porsche are fixing it and all is resolved. Onwards and upwards for GT3 ownership!
I'm sure Porsche will ship the gt3 home for you. They must be embarrassed by the public failure of a new car. Each of your subscribers would volunteer to go get it.
I wouldn't go and get it.
I'm really pleased you got a replacement car. Very frustrating. Good job you weren't thrashing it! Big love, kindest regards, Richard U.K
Very un Porsche like
Their reliable reputation is a complete lie. They consistently score high for one of the most unreliable brands
@@SWatchik proof?
Not really - they have had major reliability problems for years. Most of its very high profile, not sure how people think otherwise.
@@rare6499 proof?
Just fyi drive my 17 year old 997 C4S 5000klm in 7 days last year through 8 different European countries zero issue. This year drive down to Switzerland for a week with other driving around aswell again zero issues. Apart from servicing and the usual consumables stuff all been trouble free. We enjoy taking this older classic rather than some of the new more sophisticated vehicles.
Your poor neglected F-Type is laughing at you right now. I believe this is called karma! Should have kept the Jag
wow how very un-Porsche like!! Unlucky brother, hope it doesnt ruin your ownership moving forward, youre also lucky to be in such a nice part of France too, Antibes is a beautiful place, was there in my GTS last year and it was a blast. I also hear what you mean about the roads in Europe as well, but south of France is a nice pootling place. Looking forward to the update.
I've only just started watching the video, when you talked about the juttering and noise you're hearing from the gearbox. It reminded me of when we were headed to France, about to board the ferry the car wouldn't move and had a lot of rattling in the gearbox. So we had to cancel the trip and get it recovered back to our home, The AA guy at Dover said the gearbox had gone. But when we brought it back we found it didn't have any gearbox oil in. So we filled it up and it resolved the issue, did ruin our plans though.
Sam, if you are driving up to Switzerland (where I live) you really should visit the car museum in Romanshorn. Then ftom there you can put your car on a ferry to take you to the German side of the lake. Museum has great coffee bar!!
It just goes to prove that even the best manufacturers can have small issues in construction that can cause major complications for the owner, glad the problem was relatively easily diagnosed and hopefully quickly fixed Sam as we look forward to seeing you continue your planned road trip/ filming schedule. Hope this unfortunate event doesn’t change your feelings for your GT3
What a sweet color/interior finish combo in your car! WOW! Nice spec!
So sorry Sam, it’s hard that. Gorgeous car. My dad bought his 911 back in 1995 (a g series whale tale 87 carrera, his poster car), thinking he’d keep a few years or forever. He did eventually sell it 20 years later - a house move, with no off street parking meant he’d have to garage it away from home if he kept it and he already wasn’t using it quite as much as he had. Sometimes a month would go past without using it. She went to a happy new home in Devon to a new owner who was tickled pink with it and dad and I both knew he would get many more years of pleasure from it.
It's good you didn't say anything bad about the car and emphasised how you still love it. Regardless of this unfortunate incident, the 911 is more reliable than any Lamborghini, Mclaren or Ferrari out there.
I am looking forward to more content from this Vehicle!
That’s frustrating Sam, but it could have been worse. Relatively simple and straightforward fix, but it does highlight the challenges I think Porsche has with quality at the moment (coming from a serial 911 owner)
Damn bro mine just went down too... stupid lithium battery went bad even when on a Porsche trickle charger. It's a nightmare.. I feel your pain
They are nightmares. I had problem after problem including battery issues. in fact I bought a brand new battery for it, then a month later sold it.
There are several transmission failures on the 992 GT3 posted on Rennlist (both PDK and Manual) so I initially assumed this is another one. Very strange that your drive shaft fell apart like that. I wonder if the two issues are somehow related. Perhaps those other failures are also due to loose components. Huge thanks to you for posting the video of the ticking sound before the part went out. I’ll have to watch for that.
Hi Sam, I’m in the South of France, returning next week. Happy to bring your GT3 back to the UK for you if it’s ready? Of course I’ll video the experience!
Brilliant video, classily done - no clickbait nonsense!
Stick with it Sam. I got into your channel because of your last epic 911 road trip and love the fact you drive them! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yes you are covered Sam!
We lost a turbo on our 991.2 in Germany.
We were recovered to Aachen who fixed the car under warranty.
Porsche rented us cars to complete our holiday and even the train trip Uk / Aachen to collect it a few days later.
(Turbo failure video on my channel)
Porsche GB didn’t lend us any GT3s though 😂
Good to hear it will be ok and no serious accident with the malfunction. Makes one wonder about Porsche QA.
At 'the bins' just outside the gate. Such fun Sam.
Sorry to hear the Porsche broke down - when are you driving what you need - SF 90 XX !!