Hyundai Elantra Automatic Transmission Shifter Cable 46790-2H100

This is a replacement automatic transmission shifter cable for the 2007-2012 Hyundai Elantra with the 2.0L engine and automatic transmission. It replaces Hyundai part number 46790-2H100 and links the floor shifter to the manual valve lever on the transaxle, which selects Park, Reverse, Neutral and the drive ranges.

A stretched or binding cable, or a worn end bushing, causes the shifter and transaxle to fall out of step. Typical signs are a gear indicator that does not match the actual gear, a shifter that is hard to move or slips out of position, a car that will not start because it does not register Park or Neutral, and a key that will not come out of the ignition. Confirm the cable is the problem by disconnecting it at the transaxle and moving the lever by hand: if the lever moves cleanly through each detent, the cable or its bushing is at fault.

To install, set the parking brake, chock the wheels and place the shifter in Park. Remove the center console to get to the shifter end and release the cable from the lever and bracket, then disconnect it at the transaxle lever and bracket under the hood. Route the new cable along the original path through the firewall, lock it into the brackets and connect both ends in Park. Check that each position lines up with the indicator and that the engine only starts in Park and Neutral before putting the console back.