Transmission Stuck In Gear problems of the 2010 Porsche Cayman

Shifter cable broke as I was entering the freeway leaving me without control of the transmission. As it was, I was stuck in first gear, but I could have been stuck out of gear, which would have been more dangerous. This appears to be a common problem and know defect to Porsche mechanics and many occurrences are posted on the internet. This is a safety issue, besides being a manufacturing defect.

I was accelerating onto the freeway when the gearshift cable to the transmission broke causing me to lose control of the car because I had no control of what gear I was in and I was unable to shift gears. As it turned out, I was stuck in first gear and I was able to get off the freeway, luckily. I took the car to my mechanic who confirmed that the gearshift cable to the transmission had broken. He said that this was common for my car. It cost me $840 to repair. Searching the internet, this appeared to a common problem with this model of Porsche. I have owned many cars with manual transmissions and have never had the gearshift cable break. This is a safety issue and could have caused serious injury if I had lost control of my car while traveling on mountainous roads or trying to pass another car at freeway speeds.

The contact owns a 2010 Porsche Cayman. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was stuck on first gear. The vehicle was able to be driven to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the shift cable fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000. The VIN was not available.