91 ls400 Shifter problems...please help
#1
Driver School Candidate
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91 ls400 Shifter problems...please help
So i go to get into my car and the shifter button will not press in, like its locked. I try to work with it a little bit but no luck, eventually i just get mad and hit it, and it pops in. For some reason it has been giving me this problem quite a bit now. The shift button will get stuck, and i have to force it in. Im not sure what problem could be causing this. The shift lock over ride button next to the shifter got pushed in trying to fix this as well. If anyone has any ideas to what this could be any help would be appreciated
#3
your center console is moved up a bit, not allowing the knobe to move all the way up so it stay locked. I had the same problem and i took the whole center console apart and adjusted it. Sometimes i couldnt even get my key out of the ignition. I would say pop the hood unscrew the oil cap and drop a screw driver in there. Turn the car on and let the screw driver do it magic. If the motor destroys the screw driver than your good if the motor locks up then get a new motor. I would suggest dropping a 1.6 liter vtec civic motor in there...
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#8
Lexus Test Driver
This will help you get the shifter off. When you depress the brake, do you hear/feel a clicking sound up by the shifter?
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/shifter.html
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/shifter.html
#9
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This will help you get the shifter off. When you depress the brake, do you hear/feel a clicking sound up by the shifter?
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/shifter.html
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/shifter.html
#10
Lexus Test Driver
With your hand on the shifter, you should feel/hear a slight clicking noise by the shifter when the car is in park and you depress the brake. When the brake is depressed, it releases the locking mechanism for the shifter which allows you to take the car out of park.
#11
i like jim's idea better. park safety switch sounds like a much better solution, although it still sounds like you've misaligned some stuff up in the shifter as a result of forcing it.
#13
i actually misworded. the brake safety switch, although different than the park/neutral, is what i meant.
i'm going to bow out because, honestly, this is outside of my experience. hopefully someone else can step in with some help.
do you have a service manual? there are usually diagnostic routines you can perform to isolate problems.
i'm going to bow out because, honestly, this is outside of my experience. hopefully someone else can step in with some help.
do you have a service manual? there are usually diagnostic routines you can perform to isolate problems.
#14
Driver School Candidate
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naw i dont have the service manual, thanks for all your help though, ill probably take the console apart and make sure everything looks like its lining up correctly and what not, then see about how to replace the brake safety switch. thanks