grantmilo Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Ok, you know that safety lock that keeps you from shifting out of park without pressing down the brakes first? Mine's gone haywire! I mean, the car runs fine, but won't let me shift out of park. Seems to get worse in cold weather, but sometimes does it on hot days too. Today I waited 15 mins before the thing finally released. I took it to the mechanic and he said "I can't diagnose it unless it's acting up right now." But obviously when it's acting up I can't get it to the mechanics, cause it won't move. He also said to listen for a click while pressing slowly on the brakes... so I did, but I didn't hear any click. If I just knew where this safety-lock-thingy is, I'd fix it myself. Probably just full of dirt or something, right? Or couldn't I just disable the darn thing? It's a '94 by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 its usualy by the shifter itself.do you hear it click n the times that you can shift out of park? if so hunt down the click. thats what has stoped working. its called the park shift interlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantmilo Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 It never clicks when pressing the brakes. However, when the button does work, there's a click coming from behind the steering wheel. Could the park shift interlock be behind the steering wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 could be. i can try looking up some info at work today if i remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorris01 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 FWIW, my wife's '05 Baja Sport AT blew the fuse for the brake lights due to a bad rented cargo trailer. That caused the transmission to not be able to taken out of park at all. I don't know if the systems are similar at all, but it may be worth checking your taillights when you are getting the problem. You may be getting a short like we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 +1 Check the taillights first, if they aren't working when you press the brake you've narrowed your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 there is a switch on the brake pedal for the park shift iterlock. and the park shift interlocker itself is by the shifter handel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normality78 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Sorry to revive the thread just to give some input. Mine was 2.0 LGT. Happen to face the same issue just an hour ago. After tried for 45 mins, the tow truck guy tried to pull the shifter up and shift and it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car_cursed Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 '94? How about asking these knowledgeable folk? http://legacygt.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/second-generation-legacy-1994-1998-95.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normality78 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Mine was 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 There's an override next to the shifter. Pop the circular plastic cover and use a screwdriver to push it down. Its actually listed in the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewxxcarlson Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 There's usually a shift solenoid in the center console, test with a multimeter. Happened on a buddies tl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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