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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.พ. 2025
- The gear selector bushing recently failed on me while on a trip, leaving me stranded almost 2 hours from home. After some initial troubleshooting, I found the problem existed in the gear selector. Specifically, the gear selector transmission shift cable bushing failed. This resulted in the shift cable falling off the gear selector, rendering the gear selector useless. This video describe the simple/cheap fix and a tip on how to get yourself home when stranded with this issue. This issue may exist on several Toyota and Lexus models from the early 2000s that used this cable select system. Hopefully this video can help others in my situation in the future. Comment down below and let me know if I was able to help you out!
00:17 - Background/Problem
06:27 - Replicating Problem
12:24 - Pulling Apart Center Console
13:23 - Installing Replacement Bushing
17:23 - Results After Install
Transmission Shift Cable Bushing Repair Kit:
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The hole top flips forward if you take long pin out on top pice
Good to know. Thanks for reaching out! I’ll pin your comment so others can see.
Are you saying the top meaning the part covering the arm? I am having difficulty working in the space. I'm not sure how to get the bushing in without dropping it.
@@KatherineEliasLPC yes the hole top around selected hinges from back
There s pin trough left to right held by pudh washer in side at rear of selector remove pin and hinge top to front catch override button S will pop off as it push fit with spring under it
Got the bushing on after removing pin. Of course my fat fingers dropped the pin when I went to reassemble and cannot locate it. Anybody know where to order a new one?
@@EvansBryn Awesome addition.
Yes, this happened to me at a gas station last Saturday in my Lexus 470 track so I had to get my truck towed to the shop fresh off work. This is exactly happened to me. I’m so glad I came across your video. Thank you.❤
I love hearing these stories! I'm glad to hear this video helped you out. Thank you for sharing your story!
After frantically searching for a way to get the vehicle moving again, simply saying this video saved me is a complete understatement. I was in the boat yard, hitched up, making final adjustments when the vehicle stopped moving and left me completely blocking the only pathway in the yard on a Saturday. Somehow found this video that enabled me to use my free hand to hold everything in place while I got moving again. Luckily the nearby part store had exactly what I needed and I was good to go. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Pro tip: One of the commenters mentioned stringing the bushing through a plastic zip tie and stringing that through the target hole. This made the job so much easier and took a lot of the stress out of possibly dropping the bushing into the proverbial abyss.
Wow, I"m so glad to hear this video helped you out in this situation! This is exactly why I made the video, because I got stuck and wanted to help save some others from my pain. Thanks for reaching out and sharing!
2004 Lexus GX 470; 107K miles; same thing happened to me last night in bar parking lot. Thank you, thank you. You made my day. Awesome!!!
LOL! I'm so glad to hear this helped you.
You’re a life saver, got stuck in a parking lot far from home in the middle of the night and used this video to get home. Thanks buddy.
Hey James! This made my day seeing this comment knowing I was able to help you! I made this video for this very purpose because I was just like you stuck with no idea what was wrong and couldnt find help on the topic online. Thanks for reaching out and sharing your story!
Saved me! Thank you
I was parked in loading area with my dog in the car after dropping off my kid. Needless to say your intro is exactly what I went through and so glad you posted this. Was back on the road within a few minutes after watching your video. Part ordered and not looking forward to fixing this! But glad you made it easy. I was messing around for 1/2 hr with no luck before I found you!
Hey Stephen! I'm always so happy hearing your story and that my video helped you out. The stories from all of you about this vlog are amazing and made this worth every bit of time to produce. Thanks for reaching out!
@@Awesomoto follow up. Got the part from the link and installed it today. Took me about 20 minutes with only taking the plastic off around the shifter and cup holder out. Used a string through the cable and grommet so I didn’t lose it and fiddled around with it for a while until it went in. Done! Thanks again. Saved so much time and $$
Your video is still saving lives! 😂 I just wanted to add to everyone else’s comments on how much I appreciate this video! I backed out of a parking spot in one of the busiest areas in Houston to run into this same situation. With the help of some good samaritans, I was able to get the truck back into the parking spot .started searching and eventually found your video! 🙌🏽 Was so relieved and was able to get back home and avoid tow truck and repair shop expenses! Thank you good sir! 🙏🏽
LOL Carson!! I love hearing these stories from viewers who found this video during a stressful situation...mostly because I know what it's like as I too was in one when it failed on me. It makes me happy to hear that this video is out here helping people still! Glad to hear everything worked out in the end and you are safe and saved shop expenses!
Thanks so much for this video, towed the car home from the supermarket parking lot where the bushing failed. Could not find this info simply searching for "Lexus GX470 stuck in Neutral" My wife found this video on TH-cam. A real helper to solve the problem. I went to the service manual and parts diagram I have to see how to remove the pin giving better access to the shifter pin and transmission cable end after watching it. I can only imagine what a Lexus dealer, AAMCO, or other garage would charge for the repair. Thanks again!
Hey Mike! Thanks for reaching out and sharing your story. I'm glad this helped you fix the problem and saved you a trip to the dealer!
Just happened to me the other day and the rubber thing came in this morning and installed it, it worked perfectly!! Thanks man, your video helped me a lot!
Hey H CC! I'm glad to hear this worked for you. This caused me a lot of grief, so it's nice to know people are still watching this video and finding it useful.
Bro you just saved me a whole lotta worrying. It just happened to me tonight, luckily I was pulling into the house when she decided to do this exact same thing. She’s got 245k on her. Thanks again man!!!
LOL!! I’m so glad to hear this helped out and saved you some stress. Thanks for reaching out!
Dude, thanks for the video happened to me the other day was about to get it fixed with having watched what you did. Took me 5 min, much appreciated.
Hey Dan! Wow, the amount of people who have encountered this same problem is surprising. I'm glad this video helped you get things fixed! Thanks for reaching out!
Thanks for the video man, these instructions made it so much easier. I just did mine and can confirm pulling out the long pin on top makes the job so much easier.
Can you explain where the "pin" is? 😬
Haven't had this problem yet. 142k miles on mine. But, I'm going to go ahead and replace the bushing using the link you gave us in the description. Thanks, now sub'd.
Thanks for watching and subscribing! There will be more GX470 videos coming out shortly. Glad you haven't had this issue happen to you yet, but having the knowledge of the issue will hopefully get you back home if you're stuck somewhere.
Thank you!! I have 203k miles on mine and this happened. Your video is great! 👍
Hey Don! Thanks for reaching out and letting me know this helped you...it makes my day knowing one of these videos helped someone out!
Thank you! Indeed you cut a lot of stress. The same just happened to me. Luckily on my driveway by the house) Immediately ordered the part and waiting to arrive tomorrow. Thank you for the link!
Hey Andrei! I appreciate the feedback you provided! 🙏🏻
Glad this video was able to help you out!
Thanks! You just save me a panic in the future knowing this could happen! Will keep in mind if this will ever occur!!!
Thanks
Thank you for sharing this!
I had the exact issue and was glad to see this!
Thanks Again!
Hey Ted, thanks for reaching out and letting me know this video helped! It caused me some stress in the moment and was shocked nobody talked about this online. Hope you weren't stranded like me!
Have the same problem now. Thanks 🙏🏼 for this video
No problem! Thanks for reaching out!
Great commentary and video. I have a 2003 GX with 265K miles on it and this just happened to my daughter when parking it at work. It was in a space between 2 cars in a narrow parking area. Car stuck in P, not sure how a tow would have gone to actually get to the car and get it out but really did not want to find out. I do have AAA but they would not have been able to bring it up my driveway. I just went in and pushed it back on the shaft held it in place and was able to drive it back home. I ordered the replacement bushing on Amazon PRIME on a Wednesday afternoon, so much for PRIME 2 days shipping as it came Saturday around noon. it was ~$25. It was a slightly frustrating experience installing it but overall took me about 40mins to install it and get everything back in place. A few notes on the installation that seemed to help me. I of course took off the shift knob, the boot and the plastic surround around the shifter and the cup holder. After I did that I held the cable on the shaft and shifted it all the way down to the lowest point in "2". I then removed the clip on the cable that holds the metal mount in place. It is a U shaped clip that can be pulled out straight upwards. This gave a little more play in the cable. On my first attempt I thought I had the new busing pushed in but it popped out and fell down. Luckily I had a recovery tool that had a small claw on it and recovered it. With that being said I came up with another path to take. I took a long cable tie, you can use a piece of wire or anything that is small and bendable. I placed the bushing on it and then threaded the the cable tie through the eye where the bushing was going. This prevented it from falling down. After that I just moved the cable around and pushed the new bushing in. It went on the shaft fairly easily after that. $25 and 40 mins of frustration is a lot better than $600+ to the dealer for a new cable installation.
Glad you were able to get the GX fixed and save some costly towing! Thanks for adding details on what helped you during the install. It is a little frustrating getting the bushing in place.
Thank you so much, this just happened to me, and I was freaking out, Until i watched this video
Hey Andre!
So glad to hear this saved you from having too much of a freak out. I definitely was freaking out when it happened to me and shocked nobody had videos on what seems like a common failure on these vehicles.
Thanks for reaching out and engaging in the channel!
Thanks for helpful tips. I just got sam issue last weekend and still waiting for mechanic come help, but I will try and follow your instructions today to see if it works.
Angie, No problem! Glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have questions.
Thanks brother! I got the bushing came today and I did. Shifter is working back and driverable now. I am glad you help me out. However, should I replace anything else because I think the cable is little bit loose. Thanks again!
@@angiethieu12 I'm so glad to hear this helped and you were able to get the vehicle driving again!! :)
That cable has some play in it by design so that it can pivot, so I wouldn't replace anything just yet.
Good save on puking the cover up and attaching the pin
Thanks! It was definitely a stressful situation lol.
If this happens to you and your stranded you can go under the car. Find the transmission cable where it goes into the transmission, you can shift the car into park or drive to get out of a pinch but make sure your hand brake is on. This video help a lot on how to fix the problem
Thanks for the tip Ellis! This scenario is not a fun one when you're without tools in the middle of nowhere.
You my friend are a hero!
Thanks Juan! Hopefully this helped you!
Thank you for posting this. Nice work.
No problem! Hopefully it helps you out or prevents you from getting stuck on the side of the road like me.
Hello. I parked at home after a day of errands. Grabbed a snack. Then 20 minutes later was going to go again. Nope. 2004 gx470. Started, sounded fine. But wouldn't go into drive or reverse. Just sat thete. No movemment even when pushing the gas, got plenty of vvrrrm, vvvrrm. But wouldn't pop into gear. I did hear some grinding when I put it back in park.
Its at the shop now. Towed. I'm on a very small budget. Does this sound like a possible easy repair? **FYI... I have a small brake fluid leak. Not sure if that's related. ***Also a fairly substantial (I"m assuming) transmission fluid leak over the last few months on the ground where I park my car. I assumed it was brake fluid initially. But now think its transmission related. Any ideas on the possible problems? And costs? Thank you in advance. Also, I am the only owner. Drove it off the lot 20 years ago.
Sorry for the delayed response! I don't think this is the same issue unfortunately. This sounds like transmission issues as you mentioned. I'm not sure of cost on that without knowing the exact issue. I'd do some research on a reputable mechanic in your area who does Toyota work and not a dealership. This will be a cheaper route while still making sure you are working with a mechanic who knows Toyota/Lexus vehicles well enough to do good work.
Would you suggest doing this as preventative maintenance? I’d hate to be away from home and have this happen. Thanks for all the great vids btw!
Great question! Yes, either preventatively do this to your vehicle or buy one and put it in the glove box in case.
If you could the link for the gearshift bushing. I own a 2004 GX40. Thx.
Hey Richard, sorry for the delay. The link for this is in the description of the video. It's a product on amazon. Let me know if you have issues accessing it.
Thank you , I am have same problem with this video. I am done thank you
Hey Trong! Glad to hear this helped you out. Thanks for reaching out!
You SAVED me!!! Thank you so much
So glad to hear it! This is the sole reason I made the video! Thanks for reaching out! 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing this
Glad it was helpful Wesley! Thanks for reaching out! 🙏🏻
I think I have this exact problem.. which was proceeded by a funny noise underneath the car.. is this the same with an LX470.. I have the 100 series manual V8, and wondering if it the same process between auto and manual transmission?
Hey sorry for the delay in responding! I think this would be an automatic gear select problem only, but I could be wrong. The easiest way to find out is to pop of that plastic cover and see if its the same mechanism under there.
The lights on my shifter with not light up at all, even when in park or drive. What might this be?
That's odd, seems like the circuit board with the LED indicators is out. I would pull up the trim around it and check the wire harness to make sure its plugged in tight. If it is actually going into gear, then it seems like that is the issues.
Hi, can you please share the Amazon link where you made the purchase. Thanks
Of course! The link lives in the bio, but here is the direct link. Hope this helps!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XWDQCR4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=awesomoto-20&linkId=f695fa5dd8874907719615671c401c3a&language=en_US
Great .. nice of you to share that. Now I can add that on my search for an gx470 ?
No problem, I’m glad to get the information out there. I’m not sure how common it is, but I’ve got to think it’s likely to happen as these vehicles are now 15 years old and rubber starts to dry out and lose its properties.
So my shift lever is on D, but it’s loose that it keeps going on 4, even it’s just a tap😡 with this work on that?
Hmmm, this is different behavior than I experienced. For the cost of the bushing, I'd say it's worth swapping out to see if it fixes your problem as your factory one is probably worn over the years.
My 03 gx wont shift into D2 or D1 - Do you think this may resolve that issue?
Hey Eric! If you are able to shift into all the other gears just fine, then I think you have a different problem.
I had the same problem. Unfoturnately I had the GX479 towed to a Lexus dealer where it was diagnosed as needing a "new" transmission. Very costly solution. How can I verify it is not the bushing which caused the problem?
Hey Daniel, Sorry for the delay in response. Wow, a new transmission?! Seems like an odd diagnosis. I guess I should state that this bushing issue only effects putting the car into gear with the selector. It shouldn't cause a failure of the transmission.
Awesome channel. Love it
Thanks again Javier!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Mahalo for this vid, I had the exact same problem.
Thank you! 🙏🏻 Glad it helped!
Can you please tell me where to buy the bushing and what is called? Thanks!
There is an Amazon link in the description for the bushing.
@@Awesomoto thanks!
Bought the pieces on amazon and put them in the glove compartment. Have the tools I need in the back.
That’s a great idea Mick!
@@Awesomoto Got my GX 470 about six months ago. a 2005 with 55k miles. Has the KDSS suspension. I'm wanting to get rid of the air bags and put a small lift. About an inch and a half old man emu kit. Any advice?
@@mickcary8351 Wow, that sounds like an excellent condition GX! I personally haven’t done a lift yet, but it’s one of the higher priority mods I’d like to make a video of. I’m saving some money for that and some other parts and will make a video install. As far as advice, I don’t think you can go wrong with OME suspension, so I’d say go for it!
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Great video! Saved me!
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Worst case scenario for me. Running late to work, stop at gas station, get gas, now GX doesn’t turn on??? Left phone at home. What a save seeing this though.
Brian, oh no! That sounds awful and is exactly the reason I made this video to help others out with this issue. Well hopefully you saw this and saved a trip to the mechanic. Thanks for reaching out! 🙏🏻
Awesome job bro!!!
eelbolim Thanks for reaching out! Hope this helped in some way!
Omg thankyou this helped alot
Glad to hear it!! 🥳
Thank you! How did you get your traction control and everything off? Did you have to add a switch?
I still need to fix a few of the emission issues that aren't hindering drivability. Once I get those fixed, the traction control lights should go away.
@@Awesomoto Oh got it! I'm actually trying to figure out a way to turn it off on the fly. I used to have a 4runner and there was a plug under the hood I could pull, still trying to find a forum to figure out if there's something similar on the GX I just purchased.
@@TannerRichieMain Wow, that would be nice. I’m not currently aware of anything like that, but also haven’t looked too much into it. Let me know if you find an equivalent plug on the GX!
@@Awesomoto will do!
@@Awesomoto Hey man! Just in case you're curious, I just made a video on that plug under the hood on the GX470. Worked just like it did on my 4Runner!
th-cam.com/video/PL_lr0hyIKg/w-d-xo.html
Bushing costs $30 on Amazon?
Yeah, unfortunately these are expensive for what they are(rubber).
So I'm going to share a video here so maybe you guys can answer a question for a girl! 😬 Hang tight....
How many miles do you have on your GX?
I’m sitting at about 152k miles. How about you? Wondering if you ran into this issue and mileage if you had it happen.
THAT is why I carry AAA Premier-- 200 mile towing free and a LOT more services.. tires, batteries, lock issues, even locksmith with house issues.. :) It's $107 for the year and if you use it ONCE- it's paid for itself many times.
I actually have AAA Gold and could have used that in a worse case scenario, but luckily I was able to figure it out before it got to that point...I was close to calling it though! lol
Great vid, I would panic too - More $$ out the window would of been my thoughts!
Spunkkat, exactly! All that was going through my mind was the tow truck costs and then transmission costs. The panic blinded me from the real problem at first. Thankfully I was able to get the vehicle home...and hopefully this video helps someone out that gets in my situation!
I fixed mine with a ziptie.
That’s a good solution in a pinch! Good thinking!
My mom beat the sh*t out of me because of this and i fixed it in 2 minutes 😩
LOL!!! Hey Eugenio, hopefully she apologized after you fixed it! 😂
What you mean girlfriend?....