Stuck in Park. Not the palstics parts!!!
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Stuck in Park. Not the palstics parts!!!
Okay. My car 2003 S430 was stuck in park and had it towed to my home knowing the broken plastic part issue. I did tear down and got to the gear box. Plastic part in question is NOT broken, but the gear still does not engage. What else could it be? Is there a fuse or relay to look at? HELP!!
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Okay. My car 2003 S430 was stuck in park and had it towed to my home knowing the broken plastic part issue. I did tear down and got to the gear box. Plastic part in question is NOT broken, but the gear still does not engage. What else could it be? Is there a fuse or relay to look at? HELP!!
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Dismantled it and looked at
Where is this module you are talking about?
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I did look at the gear box. Black plastic parts is not broken, but there was a metal piece that looks like enages or dis engages the shifter lever inside the gear box. I did manually moved to shift. Isn't there a solenoid that actuates that metal lever to engage or disengage? I did pull in the connection into the car and disconnected to take the gear box off. I did reattach back securely.
Where is this module you are talking about?
Where is this module you are talking about?
Like I said park is a mechanical engagement.. If you can move your shifter, which in turn moved the big lever shown in the first pic, then you can get you car out of park. Are you sure your E-brake is released?
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Was able to move the shifter
THat metal peice connect to the soleniod and the cable that I show in the second pic. This is only to inhibit the key removal. Like I said if you cna move your lever back, then you car should be out of park. If it doesn't drive then you have a tranny issue or an issue with your module. When you move the lever you car should be able to roll no? If it does not ( which doesn;t make any sense,) you have something broke in your tranny as well.
Like I said park is a mechanical engagement.. If you can move your shifter, which in turn moved the big lever shown in the first pic, then you can get you car out of park. Are you sure your E-brake is released?
Like I said park is a mechanical engagement.. If you can move your shifter, which in turn moved the big lever shown in the first pic, then you can get you car out of park. Are you sure your E-brake is released?
When I put all back together and tried to move, it is still stuck and won't move.
E-brake is released and I have not had any tranny issue so far with new fluid and filter.
I might have to take all apart again and remove the gear box..... What is Fuse 37 for transmission control??
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When I took the gear box off and manually moved by moving the metal piece.
When I put all back together and tried to move, it is still stuck and won't move.
E-brake is released and I have not had any tranny issue so far with new fluid and filter.
I might have to take all apart again and remove the gear box..... What is Fuse 37 for transmission control??
When I put all back together and tried to move, it is still stuck and won't move.
E-brake is released and I have not had any tranny issue so far with new fluid and filter.
I might have to take all apart again and remove the gear box..... What is Fuse 37 for transmission control??
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Just want to add that the black plastic piece in the shifter usually has a hairline crack on one side of it not visible on inspection but you will see better once remove from the shifter assy. So check that again. And I agree that you should hear audible click in the shifter with key on and stepping on brake. If you hear the click then problem is def the black plastic lever inside
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I do not hear a click.
Just want to add that the black plastic piece in the shifter usually has a hairline crack on one side of it not visible on inspection but you will see better once remove from the shifter assy. So check that again. And I agree that you should hear audible click in the shifter with key on and stepping on brake. If you hear the click then problem is def the black plastic lever inside
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Got it to work!!! Don't ask how. I went out, started my car, and shifted, and it works!! Drove for 1/2hr and no issue. Only thing is that now, I don't have to drepress the brake pedal to shift!!!
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Plastic part out but still very stiff to shift from Park
I got the plastic part out and still, it is very stiff to shift out of Park. What is this little thing with spring clip? WHat could still cause the resistance to shift from Park?
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Tha peice is for the lever that keeps the key in the ignition when you are not in park. Not related to your issue. If you have removed the entire plasic peice then you should be good. if not, well, this is why its still hard.
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Thanks.
I did remove the plastic piece completely. Maybe I might have damaged something while I was pounding that thing with mallet and yanking to release.... Or could it be shifter cable being stuck underneath?....
