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Hey guys, quick question for you.
91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put the key
in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of park. I
have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be able to
get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
AER

Do the brake lights work?

"Al" <username@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hey guys, quick question for you.
> 91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put the key
> in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of park. I
> have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be able to
> get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
> AER

In article <ol4k21h32lei757crhjco8qmr1ve9ai4i2@4ax.com>,
aer23@nospam.cornell.edu wrote:

> Hey guys, quick question for you.
> 91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put the key
> in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of park. I
> have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be able to
> get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
> AER

Have you or anyone else work on the transmission in the past couple of months?
If it was a mechanic, take it back and tell him the problem.
It's possible that the problem is related to the transaxle control
solenoid. You might have to replace it. If you have never before done any
work on transmissions, I advise you to take it to your favorite mechanic.

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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:33:25 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
<jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:

>Do the brake lights work?
>
>"Al" <username@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
>newsl4k21h32lei757crhjco8qmr1ve9ai4i2@4ax.com.. .
>> Hey guys, quick question for you.
>> 91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put the key
>> in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of park. I
>> have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be able to
>> get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
>> AER
>

No tranny work in a year. and that was just a drain and flush.
AER

On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:14:45 -0800, jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:

>In article <ol4k21h32lei757crhjco8qmr1ve9ai4i2@4ax.com>,
>aer23@nospam.cornell.edu wrote:
>
>> Hey guys, quick question for you.
>> 91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put the key
>> in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of park. I
>> have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be able to
>> get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
>> AER
>
>Have you or anyone else work on the transmission in the past couple of months?
>If it was a mechanic, take it back and tell him the problem.
>It's possible that the problem is related to the transaxle control
>solenoid. You might have to replace it. If you have never before done any
>work on transmissions, I advise you to take it to your favorite mechanic.

On an integra you can override the lock on the shifter by putting a key
in the little slot in front of the shifter -- it might be similar on
your civic.

A solenoid normally controls this lock and the key just manually pushes
the lever. That solenoid might be broken or not driven. It can also be
in need of adjustment.

Remco

So, instead of replacing the solenoid, I could jsut replace it with
really no ill effects right?
AER

On 6 Mar 2005 19:16:57 -0800, "Remco" <whybcuz@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On an integra you can override the lock on the shifter by putting a key
>in the little slot in front of the shifter -- it might be similar on
>your civic.
>
>A solenoid normally controls this lock and the key just manually pushes
>the lever. That solenoid might be broken or not driven. It can also be
>in need of adjustment.
>
>Remco

I mean, I could just REMOVE it with no ill effects
AER

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 23:04:59 GMT, Al <username@stny.rr.com> wrote:

>So, instead of replacing the solenoid, I could jsut replace it with
>really no ill effects right?
>AER
>
>On 6 Mar 2005 19:16:57 -0800, "Remco" <whybcuz@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On an integra you can override the lock on the shifter by putting a key
>>in the little slot in front of the shifter -- it might be similar on
>>your civic.
>>
>>A solenoid normally controls this lock and the key just manually pushes
>>the lever. That solenoid might be broken or not driven. It can also be
>>in need of adjustment.
>>
>>Remco

"Jafir Elkurd" wrote:
> Do the brake lights work?
>
> "Al" <username@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
> newsl4k21h32lei757crhjco8qmr1ve9ai4i2@4ax.com...
> > Hey guys, quick question for you.
> > 91 honda civic auto HB. Been a great car, but now when I put
> the key
> > in, start the car and press the brake, I cant shift out of
> park. I
> > have to use the shift lock release next to the shifter to be
> able to
> > get going. Any ideas? It was a very sudden thing...
> > AER

So- ive had to put the key in the shift lock release to get the casr
out of shift......

AND NOW my brakes dont work- is that related???

HELP!

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> So- ive had to put the key in the shift lock release to get the casr
> out of shift......
>
> AND NOW my brakes dont work- is that related???

I bet it is the switch going to your brake pedal - it controls the brake
lights and a solenoid (= a mechanical electrically control switch) to your
shifter. It makes sure that you have to put your foot on the brake before
you shift, as a precaution.
A wire might have gotten knocked loose or the switch may actually be bad -
you might be able to see what is wrong by looking up from where the pedals
are.

Remco