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YOUR RESEARCHNeed Advice on Gearbox Issue

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sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time

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Reported cause · Original poster
Porsche service center has informed me, that the transmission failure is due to a sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time.
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Replace because the shaft was broken

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Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken.
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Leading evidence: 'sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace because the shaft was broken' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace because the shaft was broken

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken.
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Need Advice on Gearbox Issue

Run into some problems

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken.
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Need Advice on Gearbox Issue

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Replace because the shaft was broken

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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken.
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Need Advice on Gearbox Issue

Run into some problems

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken.
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Need Advice on Gearbox Issue

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Identified cause: 0
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

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Discussions that report identifying a cause: 1

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Reported cause · Original poster
Porsche service center has informed me, that the transmission failure is due to a sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 996 Carrera Cabriolet, 3.4 litre. The car is about 4 ½ years old has been fully serviced by porsche service center. Recently I ran into some problems with the gearbox and was notified by Porsche service centre that the gearbox had to be replaced because the shaft was broken. Porsche service center has informed me, that the transmission failure is due to a sudden mechanical failure and this can happen any time. Please can someone clarify this issue. I am already aware of the RMS problem and I think it is related to this as I have already had a clutch and engine replacement before. The gearbox problem that I was experiencing is that whenever I was on first gear, the car would jerk a bit and then move fine after i put it on second. thanks rs

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