Grand AM stick Shift

[bubobby]

My 96 2.4 liter Grand Am with a manual transmission decided to stay in
third after stopping at a light. The shifter moves but does not stay
in position. My guess is that the cable broke. I heard a loud snap inside
the passenger area the previous night. That may or may not be related
to my problem. I removed the console and noticed that there were two
cables connected to the shifter. How hard of a fix is this. Any and all
advice is appreciated. THANX

[Ridenour]

I would deffinately say the shift cable.

I don't think they're that bad to fix - i've never done one myself but I remember my friend did - it took him an evening. It was like a 20 somethin $$ part if I remember right.