Trans shift selector lock-up

[David Henderson]

Anyone experienced the shift selector locking up in Park on the auto trans?
What causes it?

 

[Orienteer]

Anyone experienced the shift selector locking up in Park on the auto trans?
What causes it?

Can lock up if you park on an incline and don't use the handbrake. Friction
holds the parking pawl in place so it can't be disengaged.

 

[Mike]

When my '01 OBW was new it would stick in Park. Of course the dealer
couldn't duplicate the problem. The work-around seemd to be to slap
the shifter back and forth in the gate with my foot on the brake and
it would shift OK.

Mike

 

[Sparky Polastri]

Anyone experienced the shift selector locking up in Park on the auto trans?
What causes it?

Some bits of info:

- there is a safty mechanizm that keeps you from shifting from Park if your
foot is not on the brake

- you can hear it click, it should sound a click when you press the break

- it should shift out of an incline just fine, the parking brake is designed
to do that... if it doesnt it's probably worn out and needs servicing

- there is a tiny little door to the upper right, on the plastic panel near
the lever, use a screw driver to open the door (gently) and flip the switch.
(Its a mechanical over-ride I think)

That should get you going.

 

[David Henderson]

Thanks for the info

 

[R]

Anyone experienced the shift selector locking up in Park on the auto trans?
What causes it?

Does the "P" light up?

 

[Edward Hayes]

Shift selector will be very hard to move from park if you parked on a hill
without first setting the emergency brake before shifting into park.

 

[lornadoone]

Some bits of info:

- there is a safty mechanizm that keeps you from shifting from Park if your
foot is not on the brake

- you can hear it click, it should sound a click when you press the break

- it should shift out of an incline just fine, the parking brake is designed
to do that... if it doesnt it's probably worn out and needs servicing

- there is a tiny little door to the upper right, on the plastic panel near
the lever, use a screw driver to open the door (gently) and flip the switch.
(Its a mechanical over-ride I think)

That should get you going.

I have this problem shift selector is broke. Did your get fixed?