Guy's, I hate that this is my first post on the site (been lurking from time to time). Today an issue came up with my truck. I stopped in to put gas is the truck and when I tried to put the truck in park, it seemed as if something wasn't right. The shifter felt like something was holding it back a little. So realizing something wasn't right, I put it in neutral, set the parking brake and turned the truck off and pumped gas. I go to start it back up, well, it wouldn't turn over. I thought it was in nuetral, guess not.
So after moving the shifter back and forth to try and get the truck to start, the shifter cable breaks. I really wasn't forcing it either way, just the back and forth motion broke it off. Here's why: the gear selector (where the cable attaches) on the transmission will not move at all. I've tried with channel locks to move it both ways, no luck. This is with the cable detached from the transmission.
There was no bind on the transmission at all when I stopped to get gas. You know, like when you put the truck in park while on an incline.
I've already bought a replacement shifter cable (local dealer had one) but I'm afraid to put it on thinking I may something wrong inside the transmission. Is there an electronic mechanism that could be preventing the transmission selector from being moved? Has anyone had/heard of this happening?
The truck has 32K trouble free miles on it, until now.

Thanks in advance!

 

Your in the 4th gen forum maybe you should try posting in the 3rd gen

 

Oops, thanks Ironhead. Posted in the correct forum.

 

Isn't it the same transmission?

 

there might be minor differences between a 06 model and 09+ and i dont want him to get incorrect info

so i will move it to the 3rd gen section because those guys would know best