Dodge Charger 5-Speed Automatic Shift Cable 4578758AE

This is a replacement automatic transmission shift cable for the 2011-2014 Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and Chrysler 300 with the 5-speed automatic (W5A580). It replaces Mopar 4578758AE and the earlier 4578758AC and 4578758AD revisions. It does not fit cars with the 8-speed automatic, which use an electronic shifter with no cable. In these years the 3.6L V6 cars moved to the 8-speed first while the 5.7L and 6.4L V8 cars kept the 5-speed longer, so confirm which transmission your car has before ordering.

The cable runs from the floor shifter to the range lever on the side of the transmission. When it stretches, binds or the end bushing wears out, the shifter no longer matches the transmission. The usual complaints are a lever that is stiff or sticks, a lever that feels loose with no clear detents, a clicking or popping noise when shifting, a gear indicator that does not match the actual gear, and a car that will not start because the transmission does not see Park or Neutral. Check the transmission end first, because a broken end bushing gives the same symptoms.

To install, set the parking brake, chock the wheels and put the shifter in Park. Remove the console or column trim to reach the shifter end, release the cable from the shift lever and its bracket, then disconnect it at the transmission range lever and bracket. Route the new cable along the original path clear of the exhaust, lock it into both brackets, connect both ends with the shifter and transmission in Park, and check that every position lines up with the indicator and the engine only starts in Park and Neutral.