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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:13 PM
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Can't get gear shift out of park

Has any one else had this problem? About twice a week, I have difficulty getting the gear shift from park to reverse. The gear shift easy moves to the right, but won't move down to reverse. I shift to the right 3 or 4 times before it easy slides down to reverse. Most of the time, I have no problems. Any thoughts?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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Uh put your foot on the brake and press down and then try it :p . But seriously I have no clue. Take it to the dealer.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverC55
Has any one else had this problem? About twice a week, I have difficulty getting the gear shift from park to reverse. The gear shift easy moves to the right, but won't move down to reverse. I shift to the right 3 or 4 times before it easy slides down to reverse. Most of the time, I have no problems. Any thoughts?
Linkages ? Shift release solenoid ?

I think it needs to be looked at because if it gets any worse you will end up with one of those situations where you need to be somewhere and end up getting a cab 2 hours later with grease on your hands and crap all over your jacket, presumably a wedding or something trivial like that.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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Probably a bad stop lamp switch or a bad shifter assembly
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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Mine got stuck in Reverse a week after they gave me a rebuilt tranny. I guess the tech forgot to put the circlip on well enough from the shifter to the rod accuator.
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