Nissan Frontier Automatic Transmission Shift Cable 34935-ZS02A

This is a replacement automatic transmission shift cable for the 2007-2019 Nissan Frontier (2.5L and 4.0L), the 2007-2015 Xterra 4.0L and the 2007-2012 Pathfinder 4.0L. It replaces Nissan part number 34935-ZS02A and crosses to Dorman 905-655. The cable runs from the floor shifter to the range lever on the side of the transmission.

When this cable stretches, binds or the end bushing wears out, the shifter stops matching the transmission. Common complaints are a gear indicator that is off by one position, a shifter that moves but the truck stays in gear, a truck that will not start because the transmission does not read Park or Neutral, and a key that will not release. On these trucks, check the plastic bushing at the transmission end first: it is a known wear point and gives the same symptoms as a failed cable.

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