Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-15-2006 | 12:21 PM
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Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
help!!!!!!
stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
help!!!!!!
12-15-2006 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166203280.620701.276620@79g2000cws.googlegroups. com>,
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
12-15-2006 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166203280.620701.276620@79g2000cws.googlegroups. com>,
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
12-15-2006 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166203280.620701.276620@79g2000cws.googlegroups. com>,
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
12-15-2006 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166203280.620701.276620@79g2000cws.googlegroups. com>,
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
"hondaman@gmail.com" <naijainc@gmail.com> wrote:
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
You learn how modern cars work.
There is a switch under your brake pedal. When you depress the brake
and hit that switch, it releases the shift lock so that you may shift
the car.
The shift lock mechanism is broken somewhere. You need manually to
release it using the system the auto mfr included for that. This entire
system has been on cars for 20 years now, and every car has some way of
manually unlocking the shift lever.
12-15-2006 | 12:34 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:34 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:34 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:34 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:35 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:35 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:35 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:35 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
> My car started fine at home this morning, I drove about 60 miles today,
> stopped by a Starbucks got out and when i came back, the car will not
> shift into Drive. That Car starts fine, only when i depress the thumb
> thing to move it into drive, nothing happens. Its hard and will not
> depress.Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I have about 120k. It worked fine till today.
I assume you have a Honda, by your screen name.
The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
becomes disconnected.
The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
brake pedal. You need to get down with your head near the driver's
side floor and look up and behind the brake pedal to see if you can
reattach the switch.
The same thing happened to me in my Mercury when the odo was close to
100k miles.
12-15-2006 | 12:52 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166204121.139227.324170@16g2000cwy.googlegroups. com>,
"Paul" <pstuart03@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
> broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
> accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
> becomes disconnected.
>
> The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
> disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
> brake pedal.
Close, but no cigar.
There are TWO switches: brake lights, and shift interlock.
The shift interlock came about as a result of the Audi "unintended
acceleration" debacle whereby stupid Americans (who can vote! and be on
juries!) were buying into this idea that cars can just suddenly LEAP
forward without the driver doing anything. One way the automakers try
to work around this is to force the driver to have his foot on the brake
before moving the transmission lever out of park. This ensures that the
driver is engaged in the process, and is doing so in a way such that the
car CANNOT move, period. (No car can overcome its brakes like that, so
the chances of the car "running away" are about zero.)
"Paul" <pstuart03@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
> broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
> accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
> becomes disconnected.
>
> The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
> disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
> brake pedal.
Close, but no cigar.
There are TWO switches: brake lights, and shift interlock.
The shift interlock came about as a result of the Audi "unintended
acceleration" debacle whereby stupid Americans (who can vote! and be on
juries!) were buying into this idea that cars can just suddenly LEAP
forward without the driver doing anything. One way the automakers try
to work around this is to force the driver to have his foot on the brake
before moving the transmission lever out of park. This ensures that the
driver is engaged in the process, and is doing so in a way such that the
car CANNOT move, period. (No car can overcome its brakes like that, so
the chances of the car "running away" are about zero.)
12-15-2006 | 12:52 PM
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Re: Its stuck in park. What do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!
In article <1166204121.139227.324170@16g2000cwy.googlegroups. com>,
"Paul" <pstuart03@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
> broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
> accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
> becomes disconnected.
>
> The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
> disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
> brake pedal.
Close, but no cigar.
There are TWO switches: brake lights, and shift interlock.
The shift interlock came about as a result of the Audi "unintended
acceleration" debacle whereby stupid Americans (who can vote! and be on
juries!) were buying into this idea that cars can just suddenly LEAP
forward without the driver doing anything. One way the automakers try
to work around this is to force the driver to have his foot on the brake
before moving the transmission lever out of park. This ensures that the
driver is engaged in the process, and is doing so in a way such that the
car CANNOT move, period. (No car can overcome its brakes like that, so
the chances of the car "running away" are about zero.)
"Paul" <pstuart03@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The brake switch underneath the brake pedal is probably disconnected or
> broken. Your foot may have kicked the switch behind the brake pedal by
> accident, and over time, the switch becomes loose and eventually
> becomes disconnected.
>
> The shifter locks as a precaution, because if the brake switch becomes
> disconnected, NONE of your brake lights will work when you step on the
> brake pedal.
Close, but no cigar.
There are TWO switches: brake lights, and shift interlock.
The shift interlock came about as a result of the Audi "unintended
acceleration" debacle whereby stupid Americans (who can vote! and be on
juries!) were buying into this idea that cars can just suddenly LEAP
forward without the driver doing anything. One way the automakers try
to work around this is to force the driver to have his foot on the brake
before moving the transmission lever out of park. This ensures that the
driver is engaged in the process, and is doing so in a way such that the
car CANNOT move, period. (No car can overcome its brakes like that, so
the chances of the car "running away" are about zero.)