06-16-2007, 07:50 PM
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RMS or IMS Class Action Suit?
Does anyone know if there has ever been a class action suit against Porsche for either a IMS or RMS issue? Seems there is a reasonable amount of folks to warrant one and potentially get some recourse for thier expenses.
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06-16-2007, 08:02 PM
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IMO, Its due time that EVERYONE from this site(and other P sites) should unite and get our concerns to Porsche NA. This IMS/RMS issue is well documented, Porsche should at LEAST have an engine replacement cost "discount" program in place for owners who had an engine failure due to an IMS Failure. 
Last edited by spine911; 06-16-2007 at 08:04 PM.
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06-16-2007, 08:24 PM
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I gather that the frequency of RMS leaks seems to be pretty high. Could it be as high as 20% of all boxsters?
Does anybody have any data (rough of course) on frequency of IMS failure? I'm assuming that it is very low.
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06-17-2007, 02:41 PM
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I just replaced my RMS while I was doing a clutch, and it was just starting to seep a bit of oil. The IMS failures seem to be fairly rare.
At the end of the day, unfortunately, class action suits only benefit the attorneys who file them (i.e. the $10 million settlement across 1 million claimants, everyone gets $10 and the attorneys get $5 million).
Patrick
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06-17-2007, 04:00 PM
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I've always had the impression that RMS problems were largely (totally?) confined to the earlier model Boxsters (say pre-2000). Is that true? I have an '01 S; am I likely in the clear? The IMS problem is a new one to me (not that I am currently having that problem in my car---I just hadn't heard about it before viewing recent New Posts.) Does that tend to affect certain years?
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06-17-2007, 04:19 PM
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Frodo,
As I understand it, the RMS can strike all boxsters, not just pre 2000. Correct my if I am wrong, but RMS usually shows its ugly head before 25K miles - if you pass thta mark you are probably in the clear.
As or IMS failure, I gather it can strike any year at any time. Scary!
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11-23-2007, 07:23 PM
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If anyone wants to get anything started, I work for at one of the most powerful corporate litigation firms in the nation. I have close relationships with many partners at the firms and can mention something to them if necessary.
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11-23-2007, 09:53 PM
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Does RMS or IMS effect new boxsters say 06s to 08s? If not what years do the problems stop?
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11-23-2007, 10:13 PM
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If anyone does anything about it I can give them two documentations of two separate Boxster a 99' 2.5L that had a RMS leak at 25k and a 01' S 3.2L that had a RMS leak at 52k.
That makes me 2/2 out of the Boxsters I've owned.......
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11-24-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pteam
Does RMS or IMS effect new boxsters say 06s to 08s? If not what years do the problems stop?
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RE. RMS, it affects 986's to early 2005 987's - 2006 to 2008 have a modified RMS which should solve the problem. More info here:
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=11008
RE. IMS, it affects 986's (starting in 2001?) to early 2006 987's. IMS has been redesigned sometime in 2006 - more info here:
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=15021
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