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Old 05-21-2011, 06:44 PM   #1
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Look under the car and make sure both cables are still attached to the tranny. The connections are right in front of the muffler on the passenger side.
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Old 05-17-2012, 12:49 AM   #2
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I have just had my Cayman S do the same thing.
What was borken?
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Old 05-17-2012, 09:09 AM   #3
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I have just had my Cayman S do the same thing.
What was borken?
Most likely the shifter cable has come loose at the transmission or shifter.
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Most likely the shifter cable has come loose at the transmission or shifter.
+1 on the shifter cables.
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