Another SMG failure
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Porsche 996 C2 '99
Yesterday I was going down the hwy and the car goes into N. I'm not able to put it back into gear just as it has beeen described here several times. Had to wait for the flat bed. I have a little over 12,000 on the car. At the dealer, while I was waiting, I did some research here and I knew what the were going to do before they came to tell me. they are changing the hydraulic pump and something else. I know that is going to happen again and they will probably have to change the whole transmition. Now I am driving a Camry rental for a few days. I fell sorry for the people that buy these cars out of warranty. While I was at the dealer I cancel my order for the M5. Porsche, here I come...
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Got the car back today. The SMG hydraulic pump and a relay were changed. So far so good.
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Originally Posted by Rafael Montalvo' post='273868' date='Apr 25 2006, 07:50 AM
Yesterday I was going down the hwy and the car goes into N. I'm not able to put it back into gear just as it has beeen described here several times. Had to wait for the flat bed. I have a little over 12,000 on the car. At the dealer, while I was waiting, I did some research here and I knew what the were going to do before they came to tell me. they are changing the hydraulic pump and something else. I know that is going to happen again and they will probably have to change the whole transmition. Now I am driving a Camry rental for a few days. I fell sorry for the people that buy these cars out of warranty. While I was at the dealer I cancel my order for the M5. Porsche, here I come...
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Porsche 996 C2 '99
Originally Posted by Heloha' post='275094' date='Apr 28 2006, 01:39 AM
Sorry to here of the bad luck....just to get the story straight can you provide more details of your car? ie. 545, 550, build date, etc.... Thanks.. Hope all works out for you.
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My Ride: 2007 E63 AMG | Obsidian Black | Schwarzes Nappa | Black BirdEye Maple | Premium II Package | Electronic Trunk Closer | Parktronic
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ED Date: 4/7/05, Re-delivery date: 5/21/05
Originally Posted by my530i' post='275277' date='Apr 28 2006, 09:59 AM
On this forum, Rudy's SMG is the most reliable one.
Anyhew, enjoy your next Porsche
Anyhew, enjoy your next Porsche
