Need Help! Shift Sticker Locked In Parking Position, No Barke Ligh

[myjchiang]

hi all,

I need your help that my wife parked her car in garage yesterday and suddently, she found the shift sitcker is locked in park position and would not be able to mvoe at all. all power, engine run normal.

I checked the brake lights and they are not lighting up when I pressed the brake paddle. I look into further with all fuses and they are all OK.

can someone can tell me what can be wrong? the only one component could be defect is the brake sensor attacted to the brake paddle.

Please help me on this, or we have no car to go to work :(

thanks,

John

[wwest]

The shifter is locked into park until you depress the brake pedal enough to actuate the brake light switch. Once the brake lights come on there is power to a small solenoid that releases the lock keeping the shifter from being moved from the park position. Described in your owners manual is a small square plastic cover near the shifter that can be removed so you can manually release the shifter.

Get the brake light switch fixed and all will be well.