Thanks, David & Delorean Joe, I don't think my car has ever had any recalls done to it. It's very low miles, and I've had it for 7 years - and have driven it less than 50 miles a year. The cable isn't freezing up, it doesn't get that cold in Texas - I suspect that the cable needs replacing from what Joe said. How hard is it to replace the entire cable ? If you pull the complete cable out from the engine side, how do you install the new one? Thanks, Jim