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My car will not shift out of Park. I start the engine, put my foot on the
brake but the shifter will not move out of Park. I have to use a screwed
driver with the manual release and shift it into neutral before I start the
engine. Has anybody had this problem. I also do not have any brake lights.
Can anybody make a suggestion for repair?

Robert King

"rlking" <rlking@sprintmail.com> wrote in message
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> My car will not shift out of Park. I start the engine, put my foot on the
> brake but the shifter will not move out of Park. I have to use a screwed
> driver with the manual release and shift it into neutral before I start
> the engine. Has anybody had this problem. I also do not have any brake
> lights. Can anybody make a suggestion for repair?
>
> Robert King
>
The missing brake lights are the key - the tranny doesn't believe the brake
pedal is depressed. Start with a visual inspection of the switch that senses
whether the brake pedal is depressed or not (usually on the driver side of
the brake pedal arm) and check fuses. Once you get the brake lights working
I'm confident the shifting will work.

Mike

thanks Michael. This group works. I was able to isolate the problem at the
brake switch located by the brake pedal. A simple R&R of the switch and
problem solved. Thanks again

Robert King
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> "rlking" <rlking@sprintmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ZH3sf.9994$3Z.8729@newsread1.news.atl.earthli nk.net...
>> My car will not shift out of Park. I start the engine, put my foot on
>> the brake but the shifter will not move out of Park. I have to use a
>> screwed driver with the manual release and shift it into neutral before I
>> start the engine. Has anybody had this problem. I also do not have any
>> brake lights. Can anybody make a suggestion for repair?
>>
>> Robert King
>>
> The missing brake lights are the key - the tranny doesn't believe the
> brake pedal is depressed. Start with a visual inspection of the switch
> that senses whether the brake pedal is depressed or not (usually on the
> driver side of the brake pedal arm) and check fuses. Once you get the
> brake lights working I'm confident the shifting will work.
>
> Mike
>

"rlking" <rlking@sprintmail.com> wrote in message
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> thanks Michael. This group works. I was able to isolate the problem at
> the brake switch located by the brake pedal. A simple R&R of the switch
> and problem solved. Thanks again
>
> Robert King

Woo hoo! Thanks for the feedback... it will help the next guy, too.

Mike