tiptronic gear selector failure/dead

[stephen308gt4]

sorry, don't know if this is the right section to post on or the other:

Hi,
Firstly I would like to take the opportunity to say hi to everyone here and looks a great forum to be on.

I have a problem and wondering if anyone can shed light on the matter.?
I have owned a 986 boxster s 2002 model for 4 months and loved every minute of it, 43000 miles.
Until now

I left my work tonight and car was facing down a hill, I started the car up, pressed brake and pulled into "D", the selector made an unusual "thud noise as if it was sticky" but then drove off as normal.

I got home and pulled into driveway, selected reverse to straighten up and car moved forward, almost into the garage door .

It would not select reverse and selector seems as if it's not clicking into position, I put it into park and turned off, then tried starting the car and it's now dead, there is no lights lit up on the dash led's to tell me it's in "P"

Has anyone had this problem or know whats happened? car is imobilised
Thanks in advance
stephen

 

[akwaugh]

Famous problem, had it myself on my 987 2.7. approx £500 to fix at an OPC or a good bit less independent.
It's all down to a plastic clip which was badly designed. Loses lubrication, becomes stiff then breaks.
Have a look around the forum you'll see more mention of this.

By the way, Porsche don't think this is a design fault. Funny how every other automatic I have ever driven (and that's a lot) has never had a problem like this.

Andrew

 

[Dylan1]

had the same thing on my cayman s-cost £350 at indy jzm