Sammy:
"Does Toyota, Lexus, BMW, MB, Ferrari have issues with catastrophic engine failure due to a design flaw?"
I feel like we're going in circles here. Neither does Porsche! I thought we already concluded that if Porsche did have these big issues it would go bankrupt by paying warranty claims. 4 years is a long time to be exposed to a 1 in 4 chance of a $30k+ warranty claim on every car they sell.
A bunch of scared and unhappy customers vs. a couple extra bucks of profit (since you are inferring that this is a few and far between problem).
Or you could just be exagerating. Porsche may not be concerned simply because there may not be as many scared people as you are led to believe, and not because they are profit hungry capitalist monsters with no concern about the longevity of their brand. Believe me, they know much better than either of us what it takes to keep selling their cars.
I'm not losing sleep by any means, but I am keeping track of this for the next time I buy a vehicle. My dreams of a Carrera are becoming much cloudier...
You shouldn't buy a Carrera anyway. The Box is a much better design.
Z.