2004 Porsche 911 Turbo Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“After 1 hour of slow 880-n highway stop and go driving in traffic, a large column of steam was observed coming from rear driver side of vehicle while exiting interstate. Immediately observed huge coolant puddle developing on freeway offramp, and alerts on dashboard gauges ("check coolant level").…”
“Summary: failure of coolant hoses during normal operation of vehicle, resulting in immediate flushing of all coolant onto road surface and into engine bay. Immediate engine shutdown required to prevent further damage. Observed risks include: panic situation to operator and passengers of vehicle;…”
“The coolant fittings failed, almost causing an accident.. There was no oncoming traffic. *tr”
“My 911 turbo suffered a coolant system failure, as has been well documented for this particular engine, the gt1 3.6 liter in the 2001-2007 turbo, gt2 and gt3. I was driving on the highway when I noticed smoke coming from the rear of the car. Upon pulling to a stop the car had dumped most of its…”
“At a driver education event in kent, wa, a porsche turbo had a failure in the coolant fittings that caused the car to dump all of its coolant on the pavement. I was behind the car in a porsche gt3 and upon driving over the coolant lost traction and totaled my car. The speed of the turbo at the…”
Defect investigations
Rapid coolant loss
On April 26, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE13-009 to investigate 10 complaints alleging incidents of sudden coolant loss while traveling on public roadways in certain model year (MY) 2001 through 2007 Porsche 911 vehicles.The complaints alleged that pipe ends joined by epoxy to certain…
Rapid coolant loss
On April 26, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE13-009 to investigate 10 complaints alleging incidents of sudden coolant loss while traveling on public roadways in certain model year (MY) 2001 through 2007 Porsche 911 vehicles.The complaints alleged that pipe ends joined by epoxy to certain…
Rapid coolant loss
On April 26, 2013, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE13-009 to investigate 10 complaints alleging incidents of sudden coolant loss while traveling on public roadways in certain model year (MY) 2001 through 2007 Porsche 911 vehicles.The complaints alleged that pipe ends joined by epoxy to certain…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.