# Broken Gearshift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 11, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903 "2008-05-11T22:30:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![crepella4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@crepella4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crepella4)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/1 "2008-05-11T22:30:58Z")

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Hi there,  
  
  
  
 My brother’s 2000 Toyota gearshift broke while he parked. He was having trouble shifting it lately (sticking in Park) and then today, he said it made a noise and then was lose in the holder, not shifting gears. Luckily it is in park and parked legally. Can anyone offer any experience on this type of repair? Will it be expensive? Would he have to go to a dealer for this?  
  
  
  
 Thanks  
  
 Paula in Skokie, IL

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**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/2 "2008-05-11T22:34:20Z")

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Which model Toyota ?

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**Author:** ![crepella4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@crepella4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crepella4)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/3 "2008-05-11T22:35:59Z")

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It’s a 2000 Toyota Camry

Thanks  
Paula

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**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/4 "2008-05-11T22:46:26Z")

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Probably a frayed or broken control cable, you certainly don’t need a dealer to fix this any competent shop shouldn’t take more than an hour to install a new cable.

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**Author:** ![crepella4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@crepella4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crepella4)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/5 "2008-05-11T22:50:12Z")

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Thanks so much 🙂

Paula

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**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-gearshift/13903/6 "2008-05-11T22:59:51Z")

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No problem. When you say 'loose in the holder" I assumed that you mean’t just moves back and forth without resistance, if that’s the case it’s control cable or the quadrant both cheap repairs.

If there is any lateral movement it’s possible the shifter lever itself has become detached or the pivot assembly is broken, though that would be unusual.