Need help - Clutch Blown on DB9 after 8k

KillerBee370

When my wifes Porsche blew the engine at 55k miles we had a similar experience. Here's how it went...


1. I'm cruising at around 75 mph down the freeway then.. rumble rumble rumble and on come all the dash lights and the car dies. Me: "Oh snaps... my wife's gonna kill me" (girlfriend at the time)

2. Tow the car to the closest Porsche dealership who inspect the blown engine and say that the warranty was up at 50k. We're on the hook out of pocket for a new (refurbished... gee thanks Porsche) engine!

3. Wife: "Oh hell no... not 5k after warranty is out with only 55k on car!"

4. Wife calls Porsche North America, informs them that they are about to get sued along with the local dealership where she bought the car. (Wifey's a lawyer)

5. Porsche apologizes and says "Oh what? No no no... we will replace the engine at no cost to you. Sorry for any missunderstanding".

So there it is. I don't know what the warranty is like for an AM but I'm sure when you cut through all the BS and start at the top (Aston North America) you will yield some firm results right quick.

A little side note is that Wifey was talking to one of the sales reps at the time at our local dealership who sorta had loose lips and mentioned that the (insert model and year here) had some problems with blowing engines due to (fill in the blank). That bit of info played into her argument with PNA pretty well. Aston may have a similar circumstance.