Just yesterday Autofreaks reported that Porsche will halt sales of the GT3 models due to a fire hazard found with the car. Now Porsche has officially released a statement for existing owners of the car.
Porsche inspecting engines of current 911 GT3 models
Stuttgart. The sports car producer Porsche is inspecting all engines of 911 GT3 vehicles of model year 2014. Porsche is informing the owners of the affected vehicles directly and recommending that they stop using their vehicles. The company is offering to pick up the vehicles and take them to a Porsche Centre immediately.
Safety is a number one priority at Porsche, and the company takes its responsibility seriously. After engine damage occurred in two vehicles in Europe and the vehicles then caught fire. Porsche decided to inspect all 785 delivered vehicles worldwide. There was no traffic accident and no personal injure. Internal studies to determine the cause of the engine damage have not been completed yet.
Porsche will report on any new findings immediately.
So if you own a Porsche 911 GT3, just make sure you double check with Porsche about this.
Drive safe.
