Well yesterday i noticed while in gear my shifter will move around quite alot. It has never been like this before it just started acting up on me couple days ago. It moves a good amount side to side what can i do to fix this

 

Wondering the same thing

 

Sounds like when my shift linkage roll pin broke in the shift assembly in my trans, it would go into gear sloppy. eventually my shifter would do circles. (No more H pattern).

does it look like it is in third when your in first?

 

TWM short throw with metal bushings and adjustable cable clip FTW!!!!

Slop is a thing of the past!!!

 

Check the cable bracket on the top of the transmission! The bolts loosened and fell out on my car!

 

Before I moved to Florida I was driving back up to chicago. Same thing bolts fell out of the shift linkage bracket on the trans and then a month after it was fixed, the roll pin broke.

I forgot about the bolts

 

how do i check that just take the center console out

 

Engine bay by the fuse box. there is a bracket on top of the trans that holds the shift linkage. may have to raise vehicle and go through wheel well.

I think this it what your looking for. It's been a while.

 

yea my roll pin broke all together and then i only had 4th trying to get across a busy street in only 4th from a stop yea my clutch hates me but got mine fixed under warranty. service manger fought for me cause parts didn't want to do it cause they know i no-lift but he said it tells you how to do it in the owners manule

 

Since it is a factory function on the Cobalt, NLS should be no issue with warranty. I think it is funny it gets argued about.

 

Did you ever find a fix? My shifter feels the same as you described, but the linkage bracket seems tight.

 

no i just kinda gave up after looking over everything found nothing probably buy a TWM later on