Shift lock

[MAjor94]

Every time I try to shift from park I need to push the shift lock release button, in order for the shifter to move any. What can I do to fix this? Its getting old after one day of haveing to push the button.

[nicksilvergt99]

This happened to me once. I had a bad starter a while back, when my mechanic installed the new one they knocked loose a ground wire..That ground wire controled my radiator fans so the car was overheating. Thats when the shifter became locked. Well I took the car to another shop and by re-grounding the wire the shifter worked fine again. Sooo most likely its a loose wire or some sh!t. Could be something else tho

[MAjor94]

so where is this grounding cable located? Is that really all it can be?

Thanks

[TheOtherNick]

There is a solenoid by the shifter that sticks. Check for broken wires going to it to. It is under the center consul.

[minichopper6hp]

They commonly go bad as well.

[TheOtherNick]

Just remembered.
My cousins girlfriends (i know very closely related) car was doing this. When I took apart the center consul there had to be like 3 bottles worth of coke split down there and a bag of chips split. Fat *****. Have fun seeing what is in your car.

[nicksilvergt99]

mine was on a ledge type piece of metal under were the MAF is