Jopar_X 7 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Hey everyone, my buddy just had his transmission break this morning on his 2013 Spark. He only had it for maybe 2 weeks? I'm curious if anyone else has had issues with the gear box, or not. When I took my boot off to change out the knob, I noticed that the housing was made of incredibly cheap plastic. My homie's pissed! lol Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 What part actually broke? I have almost 14,000 on mine and nothing other than a little crunch going into third once in a while. Jopar_X 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jopar_X 7 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 He said it looks like the pin that was holding the lever to the assembly had broke. Didn't get a chance to look at it myself. It's currently being looked at at the chevy dealership service center right now. I'll have more info when he gets it back, tonight Link to post Share on other sites
bluer101 241 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 If its just a pin maybe the surrounding area was fractured already. Sounds like a simple fix with new part. Jopar_X 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jopar_X 7 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) If its just a pin maybe the surrounding area was fractured already. Sounds like a simple fix with new part. That's what he's hoping for. The dealer will get back to him within an hour from now. He's fairly please overall still, about his 2013 Spark. He just created a thread about it in the "Welcome" section. @Rich & Elisa Smith *Update* Shifter cable broke. Adjusted too tight at the factory, and it snapped. 5 day repair Edited July 26, 2013 by Jopar_X Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Cable? Mine certainly sounds like a metal rod when I have the windows down to hear it, maybe I'm wrong so now I'll have to take a look. Link to post Share on other sites
gitsum 16 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 When I cut down my gear shift lever and installed a new knob, I was able to see the shift linkage. It looked like a rod set up to me, at least the part I could see it underneath the console and shifter boot. I didn't see a cable anywhere Jopar_X 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jopar_X 7 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Ditto. All I saw was the rod. But I couldn't see it passed the console, so my guess would be that the cable is further inside the car(?). Not sure about that though. This was the answer given by the Chevy service department. Link to post Share on other sites
Dori 13 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Where would I look to see if its a cable of rod? If these cars are mass produced when on the line, wouldn't more then one Spark be effected by something being too tight? Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) If it goes to a cable, then we might be able to make a small piece that changes the leverage on that cable, resulting in a shorter shift. Edited July 27, 2013 by Greg_E Link to post Share on other sites
bensemailis 10 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 If it goes to a cable, then we might be able to make a small piece that changes the leverage on that cable, resulting in a shorter shift. If you look at the transmission, there are 2 cables going into it that tie into the shifter 1 for verticle and 1 for horizontal. Link to post Share on other sites
NoSprak 17 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Usually vertical (think going from 3rd to 4th) are rods and the side to side are a cables. The side to side are the ones that require the fancy mechanisms. Jopar_X 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Killerluigi91 2 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 8/15/2013 at 0:17 PM, NoSprak said: Usually vertical (think going from 3rd to 4th) are rods and the side to side are a cables. The side to side are the ones that require the fancy mechanisms. Vertical is for 2 4 R. Just had the horizontal pop out while i was shifting . so i lost 2 4 R. O had to tie a string the the shifter wight so i can get to 1 3 5. Link to post Share on other sites
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