Engine Noise problems of the 2005 Porsche Boxster

One problem related to engine noise has been reported for the 2005 Porsche Boxster. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine Noise problem

Failure Date: 09/22/2012

Pulling away from a green light in traffic, the engine started to upshift into a higher gear much sooner than normal and the car felt down on power. The engine sounded as though it was running on fewer than normal cylinders. I stopped the vehicle immediately & had it towed to a Porsche specialist. They told me it was an ims (intermediate shaft) bearing failure and that is was a known problem with m96 and m97 Porsche engines. Mine being an m96 engine.




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