T.A.Chick.

Okay so this morning I was on my way to the University and my car wouldn't shift. The shifter **** would not go in like it normally does to make it go in to reverse, drive, neutral, ect ect. I'm not sure whether to take it to a shop or try fixing it myself. Please help me.

Exeodus

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Are you sure you had depressed the brake pedal all the way? It sounds like the brake interlock has failed.

metalmilitia606

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I was thinking the same thing, but thought it was too obvious lol. I feel better that someone else thinks the same thing.

RevGTO

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If you mean that you couldn't move it out of park, and you had the brake fully depressed, that's the shift interlock solenoid. I had it happen a few times during the first year or two I had my car. I just muscled it and it hasn't happened since. If you want to replace it, it's under the console.

LunarWillow

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From another perspective, I experienced a problem with the shifter not moving sometimes, and it turned out that the stock shift **** had worn down and was bending the white plastic piece on the inside of the shifter stalk (I can't remember what it's called off-hand, but it depresses when you press the shift handle button). My fix was to use an MBA adapter and a Hurst T-handle from the WS6Store so you press down on it directly.

It could very well be a faulty shift interlock solenoid in your case, but it takes 30 seconds to remove the shift **** to check this, so it was worth suggesting.