911 Turbo AWD (996) F6-3.6L Turbo (2001)
Shifter A/T: Customer Interest
A/T - Selector Lever Button Pops Off in Drive
911 Turbo
5/00 3704
Binder - 3, Automatic Transmission
12-22-00
Selector Lever Button Pops Off
Vehicle Type:
911 Turbo (996)
Model Year:
As of 2001 (1)
Concern:
Selector lever button pops off when selecting drive positions.
Information:
The selector lever button can pop off the selector lever when the drive positions are selected. A modified button and compression spring has been
installed in Tiptronic equipped vehicles as of September 20, 2000, with VIN number 99 X1S 680002.
The modified selector button can be recognized by the date of production (800 or higher 8 = month, 00 = year) which is molded into the underside of the
button.
The modified selector button and spring are available in a repair kit, and can be installed on earlier vehicles that exhibit this problem.
Parts Information:
Note:
The repair set for the silver gloss button (exclusive) will be available at a later date.
Literature:
911 Carrera (996) Technical Manual, Group 3: Repair, 37 04 19 - Removing and installing the selector lever.