The shift cable itself is seldom the problem; it's usually a small plastic bushing at either end of the cable. Over time, and exacerbated by heat, the plastic bushings crack and crumble.

Acuity sent me a shifter, shifter cable bushings, and a shift knob (and an air freshener, some stickers, and a cute little banana peel charm) for me to write about them, so here we are.

A total of 298,439 Dart sedans are affected from the 2013–2016 model years. A bushing on the shifter cable can wear out and cause the cable to separate from the six-speed automatic transmission ...

Almost immediately, I started receiving a recall letter for a transmission shifter bushing cable in the mail every six months. Is it worth going in for? I’ve never had any major issues with the car.

The filing describes a faulty shift cable bushing as the cause of the problem. The issue affects 51,788 Fiat 500 models with six-speed automatic transmission. Those of you who row your own gears ...