Auto tranny having problems moving out of Park

islander · Post by **islander** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:50 pm

It seems the safety mechasim is not working properly. All tailights are working properly so it seems that whatever part does it is going south because it does it on and off.
It is a solenoid? Anyone has the part number, price and diagram?
Some way to dissable it while I fix it?
Thanks in advance.

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:14 pm

Define having trouble. Does the safety switch engage, but the shifter doesn't want to move? Or is it that you don't hear the click of the safety switch after pressing the brake three or four times?

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:30 pm

You should be able to push the little red button thing to get the gear selector out of park if you're in a bind and the interlock system isn't working.

islander · Post by **islander** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:41 pm

Manarius wrote:Define having trouble. Does the safety switch engage, but the shifter doesn't want to move? Or is it that you don't hear the click of the safety switch after pressing the brake three or four times?

Yes, the shifter doesn't want to move but I don't remember ever hearing the safety switch. If you mean the "click" that sounds when you start pressing
the brake then I will have to wait until my wife comes back from some errands.

islander · Post by **islander** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:54 pm

Legacy777 wrote:You should be able to push the little red button thing to get the gear selector out of park if you're in a bind and the interlock system isn't working.

What red button do you mean? I looked for the override button and what I felt (I didn't look 'cause I checked it at night) was some kind of opening and what felt like a bolt in front of the shifter case.
Because I have to go shopping with wife tomorrow

I'm looking for a temporary solution while I have more time to troubleshoot it plus next Saturday I'm going to change my Altima sparkplugs and clean the filter prior some stock dyno passes and the back plugs three are a pain to take out. I wish all engine compartments were so easy like the Legacy.

islander · Post by **islander** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:01 am

Ok, found in my manual that you have to pull out the to finisher and at the front left there is a lever to override it. It is permanently or just for the moment?

Post by **Legacy777** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:34 am

You just push the button to get the gear shifter out of park. After it's out of park, you can let go of the button.

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:09 am

ah, now, my 94 turbo wagon doesnt have an actual button. it had a rubber grommet cover, which you pry out, and then you have to stick a long screwdrirver down in to the bolt thing there, and then press down and shift to defeat the auto-lock safety shift.

not all the autotragics will have the actual button there. brent

islander · Post by **islander** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:57 am

Bheinen74 wrote:ah, now, my 94 turbo wagon doesnt have an actual button. it had a rubber grommet cover, which you pry out, and then you have to stick a long screwdrirver down in to the bolt thing there, and then press down and shift to defeat the auto-lock safety shift.

not all the autotragics will have the actual button there. brent

But will it defeat it permanently or you will have to do it every
time it get stuck?

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:58 am

every time it is stuck you will have to press it in.

check the 2 electrical connectors for the transmission, they are big square electrical plugs down by the firewall/transmission area, check those connectors, maybe one is corroded/shorted

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:32 am

If you remove the trim you can see the lever that that button pushes. You can ziptie this lever so as to permanently defeat the shift lock.

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:52 am

vrg3 wrote:If you remove the trim you can see the lever that that button pushes. You can ziptie this lever so as to permanently defeat the shift lock.

that is what i did on my 95.

first i tried using some wire.

but for some odd reason the car wouldnt start. so i switched to a zip tie and it started right up. that was the only thing i changed.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:46 pm

Maybe the wire was contacting the safety switch and shorting it?

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Auto tranny having problems moving out of Park

Auto tranny having problems moving out of Park