Shift lock problem with car.

[Martin]

The shift level on my mom's car is locked. There is a shift-lock hole beside it, and when I press it, I can move the lever fine, but when I put it back in the P position, it once again locks up and I can't mov it unless I press the shift-lock once more.

Can this be fixed easily?

 

[Toastedlightly]

parody?

 

[njmodi]

Its either the brake switch (i.e. the pedal brake has to be detected as pressed as part of the mechanism that releases the shift lock) or the shift-lock solenoid. Both should be easy to test/fix...

Car make/year/model would help.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Electronic brake pedal safety switch isn't registering. The shift lock button by-passes the brake interlock and allows the shifter to be moved out of park without the brake pedal depressed.

ZV

 

[Grouchyoldguy]

Originally posted by: Martin
The shift level on my mom's car is locked. There is a shift-lock hole beside it, and when I press it, I can move the lever fine, but when I put it back in the P position, it once again locks up and I can't mov it unless I press the shift-lock once more.

Can this be fixed easily?

Year, make, and model would be helpful.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Ohh.. sounded like he was prssing the button on the side of the shifter to get from park.. my bad. No clue otherwise.

 

[Martin]

Its a 95 Hyundai Sonata.

Yes TL, I have to press the shiftlock button to get it to move, when I press the brake the lock isn't released.


So I suppose my mom just has to take it to shop and get them to fix the brake sensor/swtich?

 

[njmodi]

Yep - take it into the shop - shouldn't cost a whole lot to fix it...

 

[Pciber]

ooh, at least yours has a way to over-ride the shift lock. I own an '00 VW bug, and it got stuck in park way too many times.. once it was stuck in my friend's driveway for 3 days.. it just wouldn't get out of park... turns out there was a recall on the things for a little switch that causes that. it had the same "safety" feature in neutral, but I never put it in neutral before I had it fixed, just in case that happened 🙂

there were also 2 other recalls that the dealer didn't tell us about until something went wrong - the windows falling down into the doors, and something else I can't remember.. I've had so many problems with this car, I just can't reccomend it. Its all style, little functionality.

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