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stuck in park: diagnosis? 900

posted by  ekphrasis on  Sun Jun 21 12:32 CST 2015
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looks like the "stuck in park" problem that is frequent on these cars has now befallen my 940. I read the FAQ, but have a follow-up about diagnosing. The problem didn't happen suddenly, but rather got progressively worse over a few uses of the car yesterday: first it felt like it was just difficult to get it out of park upon starting the car, then the next time I had to fiddle with it for about a minute, and now it is completely stuck.

does that still sound like an issue with the microswitch/solenoid, or could it be some other mechanical issue with the linkage. The FAQ made it sound like the linkage problem only happens with pre 91 cars. Also, one comment made it sound like the shift lock override can get it out of park, but that does absolutely nothing for me.

when I did finally get it into gear, I noticed that with the car running and my hand holding the botton on the gear selector, I could go in and out of park without any problem...just not when I let go and turn off the car.

thanks for any suggestions.






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