GM recalls midsize cars to fix transmission cables

General Motors is recalling nearly 474,000 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn cars to fix a transmission problem that can cause the cars to roll away unexpectedly. The recall affects 2007-2010 Chevrolet Malibu’s, Pontiac G6s and Saturn Auras in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as well as a small number of exports. All the cars have four-speed automatic transmissions. GM says part of the transmission cables can break. That can cause the shifter to show that the car is in park when it’s really in gear. GM says it knows of four crashes from the problem but no injuries.