There are 2 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2008 Porsche 911 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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 BUT FLUID MISSING. DEALER REFILLED AND CLUTCH OPERATED OK. 2 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM, NO VISIBLE LEAKS, LOW CLUTCH FLUID. MANY, MANY 997 TURBO OWNERS ARE REPORTING SIMILAR EVENTS ON WEB FORUMS. *TR
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
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.