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Porsche recalls 128 911 GT3 and GT3 RS models to rectify potential problem

Porsche is recalling 128 recently built GT3 and GT3 RS 911s to rectify a potential fault with the traction control system, and Porsche GB has just confirmed to Autocar that some UK cars will be affected.Owners of new GT3s built between 28 September and 9 November 2007 will be receiving a letter from Porsche GB asking them to pay an early visit to their local dealer.The problem is with the traction control and PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) control buttons on the centre console. According to Porsche, they could malfunction and unexpectedly switch either or both systems off. Which isn't what you'd want on a wet lap of the Nurburgring. Porsche says it has had no reports of the potential malfunction actually happening to any customers, but is recalling the cars as a precaution. Fixing the defective buttons, if necessary, is a 30-minute process covered under warranty. It’s also not clear how many of the 128 cars affected are registered in the UK - a Porsche GB spokesman said that the company is comparing chassis numbers to find out.

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DradusContact 6 December 2007

Re: GT3 owners: is your traction control on?

All within reason of course. It would be very easy for the next step to be a gps box that wont let you exceed the local limit. Im talking about cameras on main roads in rush hour situations.

DradusContact 6 December 2007

Re: GT3 owners: is your traction control on?

I wish they would invent cameras that could catch bad driving. I read ages ago they were looking at having ones that could stop middle-lane hogers, but i dunno what happened to it. The number one thing that gets me on the occasion i do drive to work is the run up to the bridge. The right lane is for straight on only, yet a huge number of cars use it to overtake the main que, and jump in. How much time do they save? Maybe 5-10 minutes. The worst thing is that people happily flash their lights and let them in. Whatever happened to good old fashioned patience? If we all got in one lane and waited, the que wouldnt be half as long, as there isnt even any traffic merging in the first place, so the que jumpers are the ones causing the que!

Jon Hardcastle 6 December 2007

Re: GT3 owners: is your traction control on?

Scummy P. Spoken like a true Hardcastle. That is exactly how I feel. I remember an incident where a young bloke in a Primera hit me on the M6 in rush hour traffic. He was all about getting out of his car and looking for an argument, (we were in the 3rd lane). I was more interested in moving both cars to the hard shoulder to keep the traffic flowing.

As a result my car was damaged but driveable, his car was pissing water out every where. Suffice to say I left him to it.