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2011 Porsche BOXSTER (987) Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1515270
Internal NHTSA #	11152629
Manufacurer	Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	BOXSTER (987)
Model Year	2011
File date	04/11/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car has a manual transmission. Shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, the shifter suddenly went completely loose, leaving the car stuck in 1st gear. After subsequent analysis, the root cause was determined to be a snapped shift cable between the shifter "stick" and the transmission. Further research reveals this is a very widespread problem within the porsche community, caused by a bad engineering design where the shift cable is made to take a sharp bend in it's path to the transmission, causing the shift cable metal to fatigue through the bend and eventually shear/snap without warning. Simply google "porsche shift cable break" for example to find the many many folks suffering this issue. This is extremely dangerous if it happens at an in-opportune time like on the highway or in traffic! I was very lucky that i was traveling at low speed in an area where i could safely pull over. Imagine if i was cruising on the highway at speed and then downshifting for say an exit, suddenly finding the shifter go completely loose, causing me to be stuck in say 6th gear. The initial shock and not having time to figure out what is going on could have caused me to get rear ended at speed. I contacted my local porsche dealer to see if any recalls or notices were out for this issue and they confirmed nothing has been done by porsche. Attached are pictures of the two cables removed from my car. One is still in tact while the other broken one clearly shows the broken/sheared off cable end that attaches to the transmission.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	36314
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST BOSTON, MA
VIN pattern	WP0CB2A8XBSXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Porsche BOXSTER (987) Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Porsche BOXSTER (987) Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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