987 Spyder Shift Linkage Broke at Dealer. Fishy?

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I have a 987 Spyder with about 20,000. 11,000 of those I put on the car.

After bringing my car to a Porsche dealer for an oil change, I got a call from my service advisor that the shift linkage broke while the car was driven to the wash station.

I drive with an incredibly light touch. I have not made a single hard shift in my time with the car nor do I rest my hand on the shifter while driving.

The service advisor said this is a common issue with 987 linkages. Is this true?

I find it improbably that after putting 11,000 miles on the car it would break on the one or two miles in their care.

Should I be suspicious that they abused the car and broke the linkage?

[Dmitry at Pelican Parts]

I've read that it's a somewhat common issue with the 987s based on some other threads, but at 20k it seems a bit early. Other members will likely chime in with their expertise.

I would also suggest posing this question on our dedicated Boxster/Cayman forum, 986 Forum