2008 Porsche 911 (997) Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2008 Porsche 911 (997). 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

ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Catastrophic coolant loss due to failure of a known issue by manufacturer. The coolant loss resulted due to failure of the epoxy that held the hose to the manifold. The epoxy failure affected 3 of the hoses. This was part of a dot bulletin affecting this model year. Failure on my vehicle came…”

ENGINE · reported 2021-11-29

“Catastrophic coolant loss due to failure of a known issue by manufacturer. The coolant loss resulted due to failure of the epoxy that held the hose to the manifold. The epoxy failure affected 3 of the hoses. This was part of a dot bulletin affecting this model year. Failure on my vehicle came…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2021-11-29

“Coolant fitting failure on the gt3/gt2/turbo glued in fittings. *tr”

ENGINE · reported 2012-07-16

“2008 porsche turbo, clutch pedal failure. Clutch became impossible to engage at speed. Wrestled car out of gear and moved to side of road. Clutch fluid low, no visible leaks. Refilled, clutch operated fine. Reported to dealer, no problem found. Clutch failed again 6 months later, no leaks found…”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION · reported 2009-03-02

“Flywheel broke three times: 1st replacement: the car was 20 months old, 16,515 miles. 2nd replacement: the car was 37 months old and had 37, 355 miles (21,000 miles later). 3rd replacement: the car was 49 months old and had 49,624 miles (12,000 later). *tr”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2008-08-20
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Porsche 911 (997) as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.