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Yes it is a known issue, so I'm told by my Porsche dealer. I have an 03 Boxster with an Intermediate Shaft failure. 29K miles. Not driven hard by any means. In fact, Porsche told me that driving habits have little to do with the failure. For me, I left one stop light and by the time I got to the next light a block later the engine was spewing smoke and oil. It had to be towed away. It was under warranty and Porsche is replacing the engine. In fact, Porsche has been very good about it. No double talk, no questions, acknowledged it and took care of it quickly. Whatever the engineering defect is, it was not resolved in the version of engine in my 03 Boxster. I'm hoping that the new engine is actually new and that it is a modified version with less chance of another failure.