718murdoc

Hi everyone & thank you for responding to this thread...
I have a 92 SC400, & this morning I started my car to go to the mechanic shop. After the car was warmed up & ready to go I tried to put it in gear with no dice. I have to press the SHIFT-LOCK button down to get in gear. My tranny was rebuilt and I know there are some gremlins with my engine hence the trip to the mechanic shop, but even with the engine troubles the shifter always went into gear. Could it be a bad relay in the shifting mechanism causing this? I searched on CL but didn't find a thread that relates to my problem with an answer. please help me, any info that leads to a solution is truly appreciated.
Thank you.

Dx3

iTrader: (13)

Did you pull off the cover and make sure there aren't any connection issues? Loose clip? Wire that has been pulled out of the plug? I'd do a visual inspection first as I have never heard of this problem and I've been here a while

Jonny

718murdoc

I took the cover off and checked the actuation of the shift assembly moving, and the only flaw I came across is the shift **** button doesn't return to the up position when released, you have to actually depress the SHIFT-LOCK button manually to get it to return.

718murdoc

Does anyone know how to remedy this problem???

718murdoc

For several weeks I had to press the shift lock button to engage a gear. My car had been running fine otherwise (knock on wood) so I didn't bother to investigate the problem with the shifter. A few days ago both of my brake lights weren't working so I took it to my mechanic to sort out the problem. I thought it was as simple as just changing the 2 bulbs, but the mechanic told me it's uncommon for both brake bulbs to go out. After inspecting the problem it turned out to be the relay/switch under the dash that links the brake pedal assembly to the brake lights That switch had a short, so my brake lights weren't working properly. I mentioned the problem with the shifter & he said that this was directly related; as a result of the brake switch going bad the shifter assembly would not correspond & select the chosen gear. So basically the brake switch was at fault for a while, only after the brake lights stopped working did it become more present. Thankfully this problem has been sorted out & I can shift into gear as I please.

good2go

iTrader: (6)

^^ So basically, it was the looking for your foot to be on the brake before it would let the tranny shift out of park.

718murdoc

Exactly.