Paul Walker wasn’t the first to allegedly experience mechanical issues inside a Porsche Carrera GT. The car company was sued over a deadly 2005 crash involving the same vehicle, and it paid dearly in a massive settlement. According to the lawsuit, two men (a driver and his passenger) were killed on a California race track while driving a 2005 Carrera GT … hitting a wall at over 100 MPH while trying to avoid another car on the track. The family of the passenger sued practically everyone involved in the accident for gross negligence — and won $4.5 million in a giant settlement … $350,000 of which was paid by Porsche. TMZ claims, “The lawsuit alleged the GT didn’t handle correctly on the track — and according to the attorney for the victim’s family, Craig McClellan … sworn testimony from several Porsche experts confirmed a major design flaw with the GT is it doesn’t have a Porsche Stability Management system. The PSMS uses a computer to correct the car if the rear end loses control — and it is now required by law. For Porsche’s part, the company denied liability — saying the car fully met federal safety standards at the time — but it still paid its portion of the settlement to avoid further litigation. It’s unclear if Roger Rodas’ Carrera GT had been fitted with a PSMS — but McClellan says ZERO 2005 Carrera GTs (like Roger’s) came off the assembly line with the system. PSMS or not, it’s worth noting the car has been a HUGE legal pain in the ass for Porsche.” As of right now, Paul’s family hasn’t filed a lawsuit.
