Broken shifter.

[JesusTheAgnostic]

So today I was mad at my girl for reasons and you know when you're mad you bang gears like an idiot. And I ended up banging into second, and then going into third the shifter went floppy and I was like hmm I think the little cable popped off so I decide to drop into second and pull it off the road only to find that I can't take it out of second so it stalls in the parking lot of a close bank. I look under the hood and both cables are still in place and I can take it in and out of gear from under the hood. But the lever itself was only able to just flop back and forth from 1st to second.

Anyway do you guys think it's the actual stick or the cables? And if so how much do you think GM would charge to replace? Not under warranty anymore.

 

[JesusTheAgnostic]

It seems like lately everything is broken with my car :|

 

[cuartz7o]

Check the linkage cable under the shifter to see if they are still connected

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[cuartz7o]

Sorry, forgot to add that there are plastic clips that attach the shifter cables which may have popped off. Which motion did you lose? L-R or up-down?

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[JesusTheAgnostic]

Up-down. It actually was the plastic clip. I fixed it this morning once I figured it out. I was gonna come and edit my post but you already provided the useful information! Thanks though!

 

[Natesriv]

Same thing happened to me, I was shifting really hard and it popped the cables out of their little holders under the central console. Pop them back in problem solved

 

[mja]

1000$ solution to the plastic clip problem:

CAE Ultra Shifter Opel/ Vauxhall Astra H / MK5 Astra H with M32 Gearb


"Problem-free shifting of gears under stress or in curves. "
OP^^^

 

[JesusTheAgnostic]

1000$ solution to the plastic clip problem:

CAE Ultra Shifter Opel/ Vauxhall Astra H / MK5 Astra H with M32 Gearb


"Problem-free shifting of gears under stress or in curves. "
OP^^^

Hahahahaha. Nice! But way out of budget!

 

[jjfinnan]

This happened to me yesterday, only between 5th and 6th. 3 hours later, Chevy roadside assistance finally showed up to tow me to the dealer. Car sat in their yard all night, as everyone was banging out at 4, holiday weekend and all. Got to it first thing this morning. $155 dollars for ~ 20 minutes of work. Clearly I am in the wrong business.