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courtjesterclown
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Stuck In Park.

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Hey, here lately my car will take fits and wont come out of park. THe previous owner said somethin about tightening a nut or somethin down in the little hole infront of the shifter column. I think this is where the override switch is. When i put my foot on the brake i can hear a loud clicking noise thru the shifter, like its trying to engage. Usually if i just wait a few minutes, it will come out of park. IS there any way this could be a relay going bad?
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Re: Stuck In Park.

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courtjesterclown wrote:Hey, here lately my car will take fits and wont come out of park. THe previous owner said somethin about tightening a nut or somethin down in the little hole infront of the shifter column. I think this is where the override switch is. When i put my foot on the brake i can hear a loud clicking noise thru the shifter, like its trying to engage. Usually if i just wait a few minutes, it will come out of park. IS there any way this could be a relay going bad?
it's probably the solenoid sticking. We've got a 96 wagon in the shop with the same issue.
94 BC w/ AWD Sold 6/25/08
92 BJ Rust bucket gone
90 BC (I think) Stripper, gone since 2k
86 GL10 Turbo 4wd, Gone since 99
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Yea, and for some reason im guessing a new solenoid is gonna be on the pricey side.
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You can shift if you push the override button, right?

If you remove the trim around the shifter you'll find that you can just ziptie the override lever, defeating the shift lock entirely.
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YEa, the override as in the one inside the small hole in the front of the shifter trim? Other than not having to have my foot on the brake to shift out of park, will this cause any harm?
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Post by vrg3 »

Hole? I'm not that familiar with the automatics, but I thought it was a little button at the front of the shifter trim. I wonder if a previous owner messed with it already.

No, it won't cause any harm to the car aside from making it possible to shift without the key and without the brake pressed.
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Post by internetautomart »

vrg3 wrote:Hole? I'm not that familiar with the automatics, but I thought it was a little button at the front of the shifter trim. I wonder if a previous owner messed with it already.

No, it won't cause any harm to the car aside from making it possible to shift without the key and without the brake pressed.
I've seen it both ways.
my older ones 90 and 92 both had a button sticking out.
my current 94 has no button, it has a rubber plug in the hole instead.
94 BC w/ AWD Sold 6/25/08
92 BJ Rust bucket gone
90 BC (I think) Stripper, gone since 2k
86 GL10 Turbo 4wd, Gone since 99
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