Kickdown Cable labor time
Kickdown Cable takes about 1.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 9,718 vehicle and engine combinations from 53 makes, most fall between 1.0 and 1.3 hours, and the longest take up to 2.3 hours. Cadillac, Lincoln and Land Rover vehicles tend to take the longest; Kia, Fiat and Morgan the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $150 to $195, about $180 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
Kickdown Cable time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac | 1.6 hr | 1.6 to 1.6 | 310 |
| Lincoln | 1.6 hr | 1.6 to 1.6 | 108 |
| Land Rover | 1.6 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 21 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 313 |
| BMW | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 158 |
| Porsche | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 78 |
| Volvo | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.5 | 70 |
| Jaguar | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 49 |
| Audi | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 39 |
| Lexus | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 37 |
| Acura | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.3 | 32 |
| Infiniti | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.6 | 24 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1.3 hr | 1.3 to 1.3 | 8 |
| Ford | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 1,446 |
| Chevrolet | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 1,103 |
| Dodge | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 1,035 |
| GMC | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 674 |
| Pontiac | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 560 |
| Buick | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 498 |
| Plymouth | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 488 |
| Oldsmobile | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 445 |
| Chrysler | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 346 |
| Mercury | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 333 |
| Studebaker | 1.2 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 67 |
| Ram | 1.2 hr | 1.2 to 1.2 | 44 |
| Toyota | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 257 |
| AMC | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 166 |
| Jeep | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 135 |
| Mazda | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 134 |
| Mitsubishi | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 111 |
| Nissan | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 102 |
| Volkswagen | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 86 |
| Honda | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 64 |
| Isuzu | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 56 |
| Subaru | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 53 |
| Geo | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 37 |
| Saab | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 37 |
| Hyundai | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 33 |
| Eagle | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 32 |
| Saturn | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 28 |
| Suzuki | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 19 |
| Renault | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 14 |
| Peugeot | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 13 |
| Morgan | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.2 | 11 |
| Fiat | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 6 |
| Kia | 0.5 hr | 0.5 to 1.0 | 23 |
Other transmission repairs
- Transmission Flush
- Neutral Safety Switch
- Transmission Filter and Fluid
- Transmission Output Shaft Bearing
- Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change
- Overdrive Solenoid
- Synchros - All
- Shift Cable
- Synchros - Single Gear
- Shift Fork
- Transmission R&R - Automatic
- Throw-Out Bearing
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.