s430 Shifting Issues
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s430 Shifting Issues
I recently had a problem with my 2006 S430. when I put the shift lever into park the indicator on the dash stays on D and after turning off the car it will not start. Took it into a shop and for some reason they we stuck on the fact that it was a TPU and after spending 2k got the car back and it would start if you put it neutral or if you pulled back slightly when it is in park, I have had it back for a few days and today it did the same thing, the lever is in park and the indicator says D and it won't start. I assume the shop was just guessing and it some home started working so they charged me 2 grand. I suspect something with the linkage or in the shift console. any suggestions ?
PS: when moving the shift lever back and forth it does not appear to be doing anything.
PS: when moving the shift lever back and forth it does not appear to be doing anything.
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I recently had a problem with my 2006 S430. when I put the shift lever into park the indicator on the dash stays on D and after turning off the car it will not start. Took it into a shop and for some reason they we stuck on the fact that it was a TPU and after spending 2k got the car back and it would start if you put it neutral or if you pulled back slightly when it is in park, I have had it back for a few days and today it did the same thing, the lever is in park and the indicator says D and it won't start. I assume the shop was just guessing and it some home started working so they charged me 2 grand. I suspect something with the linkage or in the shift console. any suggestions ?
PS: when moving the shift lever back and forth it does not appear to be doing anything.
PS: when moving the shift lever back and forth it does not appear to be doing anything.
And you can’t just swap in a used shifter unless you swap the key , ignition switch , shifter and ecu from the same donor car , as they are all coded to only work together so you need to swap all those 4 parts . If I were doing the work myself I would swap those 4 parts (can get a matched set on eBay for about $350 or locally from a car being parted out ) and if that doesn’t work it’s easy to resell those four parts fir about the same price you paid , as this is a common issue
