2006 Porsche Cayman S problems, complaints & recalls

2013-08-10 · Engine · 73,000 mi

“traveling in a straight line on a dry road at around 65mph, the vehicle's engine expired in a huge plume of coolant/oil. flatbedded to a porsche dealership, a technician using a boroscope found (according to the dealership) "scoring to #5 cylinder and evidence that a valve had hit the top of the piston. there was also a huge amount of metal debris …”

2012-11-09 · Power Train · 34,150 mi

“car: 2006 cayman s with 34,150 miles on it. i don't race it (on or off the track). 90% of my commute is highway driving at 70 mph, with the occasional acceleration (no downshifting) to 80-90 mph. i bought the car as certified pre-owned with 5,000 miles on it. i put ~29,000 miles on the car over an ~8 month period of time the event i was dri…”

2011-09-18 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 68,412 mi

“the engine failed whilst taking part in a driving event at willow springs raceway. oil starvation caused #6 conrod big-end bearing failure at approximately 4000rpm leading to internal destruction of the engine and an enormous plume of white smoke out through the exhaust. fortunately i was on a straight part of the track at the time and was able t…”

2011-09-12 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 13,250 mi

“as i was accelerating for a merge, the car bucked and hesitated despite having my foot on the gas. i shifted gears and it was the same problem then there was an odd noise from the engine. i pulled off and the oil pressure warning light came on just as i stopped the engine. i had the car towed to the repair shop.…”

2011-08-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 51,780 mi

“motor failed unexpectedly while accelerating, causing loss of power and loss of control. mechanic inspection says that it was not my fault, as the failure occurred at 3500 rpm and there was no stress that should cause failure. no sludge found in engine, oil changes done on time. failure necessitates a completely new motor at a cost of $16,000.…”

2011-08-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 64,000 mi

“the engine experienced a cylinder failure in the #5 cylinder. the #5 piston 'clipped' a valve, the valve dropped into the cylinder, the piston impacted the valve and caused the #5 piston rod to break loose completely and punch a hole in the top of the engine core. there were also cracks in the #5 cylinder wall. i had to purchase a completely new…”

2011-08-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 18,000 mi · 💥 crash

“the porsche engine did not have proper oiling due to a lack of proper oil return design which causes the bearings to prematurely wear and the rod bolts to fail in these engines. we have over 35 cases of this happening at http://www.planet-9.com/cayman-boxster-problems-complaints/59790-oiling-problems-blown-motors-nhtsa.html to owners of porsche bo…”

2011-08-14 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 22,947 mi

“ in january of 2007 i bought a 2006 porsche caymann s form paul miller porsche in parsippany n.j. in 7\08\2010 the car began consuming oil at an alarming rate and i made an appointment with ray catina porsche in edison n.j. invoice#pocs45415. after their diagnosis they determined that the car used 200ml. in 475mi., the car at the time had 17,3…”

2010-10-30 · Unknown Or Other · 49,000 mi

“transmission linkage cables broke, leaving me with only 2nd, 4th and 6th gears (reverse, 1st, 3rd, and 5th gears inoperable). i limped home in peak traffic with possible damage to the clutch.…”

2008-11-05 · Tires · 3,500 mi · 💥 crash

“i had an accident on 11/2/08 in a porsche cayman s 2006 with the factory continental tires. the vehicle has less than 4000 miles on it. coming a low speed corner at about 35 mph the vehicle lost control and slid down a ditch. the tires had separated from the outside edge of the wheel. the vehicle suffered body damage on the right side door and othe…”