chrisryn64

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Sorry I posted this in a wrong forum here it is though.

Only had the car this summer and this was the first night it's got down into the 30s

It's a 98 Formula A4. I started the car up and no matter how hard I pressed the brake and pushed the button on the side of the gear selector, I couldn't get the car out of park. Went outside just now to try again and had no problem.

What causes this?

KEVS98LS1

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Did you make sure you did not have the steering wheel locked up

chrisryn64

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First thing I checked, the wheel moved freely

RevGTO

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It's the dreaded shift interlock solenoid gremlin. Seems this gremlin mostly comes out in the cold. You can neutralize him by unplugging the solenoid under the console top.

chrisryn64

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would doing this hurt anything?

RevGTO

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Only if you drive the car into something, as you will be able to put it in gear with your foot off the brake.

chrisryn64

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It happened again this morning. Is there an easier way to fix this instead of taking the console apart?

And if not is there a guide to where the solenoid is?

chrisryn64

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bump ttt