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Tran. Lock.Car not starting in "Park Position"
MY Tranny sometimes gets locked in park. And I need to push the button next to the shifter to take it out of park, and then, start the car in neutral. Can anybody explain what this is. Is this a sign of a tranny going bad, or some sort of electronic issue
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Re: Tran. Lock.Car not starting in "Park Position"
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Paul,
Can you start the car in Park? My guess would be the shift lock control box. This box is located next to the e-brake under the center consel. My SVX would sometimes not unlock the shifter and sometimes would. I could wiggle the wires coming out of the shift lock controller and the shift lock would release. The wires could be loose or the controller could be dead. Just my 2 cents. |
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Ah, found it. Check here for location of the Shift Lock Controller.
http://reaper450128.homeftp.net/pdfs...NT_LOCATOR.PDF
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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If you slap the side of the tunnel with your hand, that usually wakes up the inhibitor switch to release the lever out of park. I've gotten so used to the shift lock button (thank the Lord that Subaru put that in) that I don't really think about it anymore. A couple of times the car wouldn't start until I put it in neutral and back, that works. No tearing into the internals, and free too!
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Randy,
Thanks for the PDF file! Yes, I can start the car in park......most of the time. On occasion, 4 times since August, 2003, I turn the key and nothing happens. Hit the black button to release the shifter -- then move back to park, and it fires right up. Or move to neutral and it fires right up. Yes, this is kinda quirky, but I guess I can live with this as long as the car starts. Thanks for the input! |
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