2006 Porsche Cayman S Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2006 Porsche Cayman S. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Porsche Cayman S as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.