Car occasionally will not fully go into park and now it will not come out of park. it seems like the button on the shifter is stuck and wont click in. some one help
automatic tranny

 

my guess would be that it might have something to do with the brake check switch that allows for the shifter to be moved once the brake is pressed. Look at the contact point of the switch behind the brake pedal and assure that the switch is working properly and that its pressed fully when the brake pedal is depressed.

btw which year and how many miles?

 

thanks ill check that in the A.M. and its an 08 with 85k on it

 

Something similar happened to me with my X. Make sure you didn't tap or slightly press down the foot brake (The little hand / foot brake where clutch is supposed to be.)

The first time I did this, my car wouldn't engage into drive. After engaging and releasing the foot brake, everything was normal again.

Hope this helps.

 

For whatever reason, your shifter interlock is engaging apparently. As kool said, the brake switch seems a very likely suspect, and although I haven't seen it, Frenchy's idea seems plausible too if it triggers the interlock function. Failing that, there is a remote possibility that the actual linkage (under the car) is at fault, but it's very rare.

 

how would i know that the brake switch isnt working correctly? what would it look like if it was correctly working vs not working?

 

First off just press the switch with your finger and check to see if it pushes in fully and then while pressing the switch see if the 'foot on brake' sign in the center red lcd goes away once you have the switch pressed (now i dont have an auto so not a 100% sure if that sign goes away once the brake is pressed so let a few AT ppl chime in and take it from there)

 

Let me check at lunch. Didn't notice if little light went off on LCD screen. Will repost this afternoon.

 

So I got the brake check switch replaced and it still doesn't work I'm out off ideas of what it could be, you guys have any ideas?

 

and now when i play around with the switch with my finger i can get it to work but not after the VDC, SLIP and ABS lights come on and stay on

 

Is battery good?

 

usually those lights come on when you are running low on brake fluid due to worn out pads... check your brake fluid level if you havent recently

 

Ok, here are some things you need ot know about the consequences of a possible misadjustment of the brake pedal position switch: 1) it can cause the VDC, SLIP and ABS lights to illuminate, 2) it can cause the engine to go into limp mode, wherein it limits the power output of the engine regardless of throttle position, 3) although it may or may not illuminate the SES indicator, it can log a code "C1116 - Stop Lamp Switch" fault.

Basically, what happens is the ecu thinks you are trying to drive/accelerate the car while simultaneously applying the brakes, so it throws out all the error lights and then ultimately cuts the engine power output.

 

checked the brake fluid and it was a little low and i added some the other day so thats not the issue and my car has yet to go into limp mode and if i scan my computer will that SES code be thrown even if the lights not on? and how would i know if the brake pedal position switch is misadjusted? would it onl be those 3 consequences, i wouldnt be able to see thats its not in the right position? and i believe the battery is good i have no reason not to think its not

 

I have personally experienced the pedal switch issue on my car. I had to slam the brakes on HARD once (full on panic stop) to avoid an accident and I think I bent the pedal slightly, causing the misadjustment. After it happened, I drove on home and shut it off. The indications didn't occur until the next time I started the car. It never tripped the SES indicatior, just the VDC, SLIP,and ABS lights, but since the car was still under warranty, I took it (limping) into the dealer and they said that there was indeed a code logged, but not displayed be the SES indicator. The tech took a few more minutes to perform the pedal switch adjustment, clear the ecu, and it's been fine for the 5 or so years since. SO, based on that, I would ask if you followed any adjustment procedure for the switch?