Shift Cable Bushing left my bride stranded... what other time-bombs from GM await?

[KC 2013 Tahoe]

Got a call from my bride on Friday at lunchtime. She was at girlfriend's and when she went to return home, the shifter just moved up/down with no resistance whatsoever. Did some quick Google research and discovered it's another common issue. Was able to leave work and pickup a Dorman 14092 repair kit with two bushings (1+ spare). What I liked about it is that it appears to be made of Urethane, not nylon or plastic so it should last. Got there and crawled underneath and just like in all the pictures, there was the end of the bushing-less shift cable dangling next to the shift lever. An easy fix. Wish I knew about this sooner as I'd have pro-actively replaced it or upgraded it to use a bolt/nut and cotter pin as it should have come.

Long, term, may go ahead and remove the nipple from the shift lever and replace it with a shouldered bolt, so shift cable can be easily removed with a bolt the way it should have been made. Yet another one of those "Professional-grade" features of our GM-built SUV's.

All that said, beyond the outer door handles, inner arm rests, window regulators, HVAC servo's, coolant-tee's, retracting mirror gears and JMBX torque convertor, what other long term quality defects are waiting to bite us?

Until Friday, had never heard or seen of this very common shift cable bushing issue.

Have a great week!

Kevin

 

[Foggy]

You mentioned the weak points .. So it's good you have a handle on things.
Get rid of the afm/dod... at least electronically ... Get it tuned to
help prolong life of trans.
Update your signature so we can see which suv you own/ working on.
Remember these are all 12+ years old now and some have taken a beating
their whole lives
make sure you service ALL your fluids !!!!!

 

[89Suburban]

Got a call from my bride on Friday at lunchtime. She was at girlfriend's and when she went to return home, the shifter just moved up/down with no resistance whatsoever. Did some quick Google research and discovered it's another common issue. Was able to leave work and pickup a Dorman 14092 repair kit with two bushings (1+ spare). What I liked about it is that it appears to be made of Urethane, not nylon or plastic so it should last. Got there and crawled underneath and just like in all the pictures, there was the end of the bushing-less shift cable dangling next to the shift lever. An easy fix. Wish I knew about this sooner as I'd have pro-actively replaced it or upgraded it to use a bolt/nut and cotter pin as it should have come.

Long, term, may go ahead and remove the nipple from the shift lever and replace it with a shouldered bolt, so shift cable can be easily removed with a bolt the way it should have been made. Yet another one of those "Professional-grade" features of our GM-built SUV's.

All that said, beyond the outer door handles, inner arm rests, window regulators, HVAC servo's, coolant-tee's, retracting mirror gears and JMBX torque convertor, what other long term quality defects are waiting to bite us?

Until Friday, had never heard or seen of this very common shift cable bushing issue.

Have a great week!

Kevin View attachment 467481

@Doubeleive drilled his to accept a cotter pin I believe.

 

[KC 2013 Tahoe]

Good advice, will do!
Have had a Range DOD disabler keeping her a V8 for 4+ years.
2013 Tahoe LTZ, 4WD, 5.3 Flex
Currently at 139.4K miles

 

[solli5pack]

Motor mounts. Door lock mechanisms. Air suspension if equipped. Door hinge bushings.oil pan gasket, rear main seal. Oil pressure sensor.

 

[89Suburban]

VLOM cover, Heater Tees. Catch can.

 

[rdezs]

My wife has driven her 2014 Escalade 179,000 miles.... Never been stranded. Just takes proactive preventive maintenance. Start reading the forums here and take notes. (I'll bet you didn't even know you have two heater hoses behind the right rear tire, with all the crap from the road spraying up on them?)

A lot of it comes down to whether you are mechanically inclined, as shop prices are insane. And it does sound you are mechanically inclined as you figured out real quick how to repair that linkage.
The forum is 1,000 times better than a shop manual.... You get to ask questions and learn shortcuts. Things that will save you a ton of money.

 

[KC 2013 Tahoe]

Thanks! - Yes, other than transmission and diff rebuilds, I do most all of my own work.
In 139K miles this is the first time she's ever been stranded. I indeed do most all maintenance proactively.
Somehow, had never come across the shifter bushing issue in prior reads, so was surprised by it, thus my post.

Oh yeah, replacing the Oil pressure sensor was indeed a real joy... actually trying to get at and unlock the electrical connector from it was the worst part.

Just learned about the rear heater hoses... waiting a few more weeks on that until our 100+ daytime highs go away and going to conquer them too.

Kevin

 

[89Suburban]

Thanks! - Yes, other than transmission and diff rebuilds, I do most all of my own work.
In 139K miles this is the first time she's ever been stranded. I indeed do most all maintenance proactively.
Somehow, had never come across the shifter bushing issue in prior reads, so was surprised by it, thus my post.

Oh yeah, replacing the Oil pressure sensor was indeed a real joy... actually trying to get at and unlock the electrical connector from it was the worst part.

Just learned about the rear heater hoses... waiting a few more weeks on that until our 100+ daytime highs go away and going to conquer them too.

Kevin

I like that word, THUS