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From: little rock
need help bad
this morning i got in my accord---1995 LX f22 auto tranny and i went to leave and the button on the shifter wont press in so my car wont shift but if i take the keys out and put it in the shift lock thingy everything moves fine until i throw it in park again and then the little button wont press in . whats up with my ride? any help is greatly appreciated
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Sounds like the brake interlock. There's a switch at your brake pedal, wired into a solenoid at the shifter. You have to stand on the brakes in order to shift out of park. So if the switch is busted, wiring is flaky, or the solenoid is bad, it won't shift. Get your DMM & look for that switch.
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but i also remember last night when the car was in park if i hit the brake it would make a clicking noise around the shifter . is this something i can fix or do i have to take it somewhere
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DMM = digital multi-meter. If you're comfortable messing with wiring & troubleshooting, you can deal with it. But if you don't know what a DMM is, well....
That clicking noise would be the solenoid unlocking the shift lever, or trying to unlock it. You'll have to take apart the consile trim stuff to get at it. Since it clicks, then I suppose the switch at the brake pedal is OK, along with the wiring. Maybe the solenoid isn't working right, or the latch mechanism is stuck somehow? Mine hasn't screwed up, so that's about as much as I can tell you.
That clicking noise would be the solenoid unlocking the shift lever, or trying to unlock it. You'll have to take apart the consile trim stuff to get at it. Since it clicks, then I suppose the switch at the brake pedal is OK, along with the wiring. Maybe the solenoid isn't working right, or the latch mechanism is stuck somehow? Mine hasn't screwed up, so that's about as much as I can tell you.
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ok so this stupid car is pissin me off
i got in it tonight to work on this problem and the car shifted into gear just like normal so i was like cool it works WRONG it only shifts out of park if the headlights are on i mean this is just assaninethis is my first honda and i really wanted it to be a good car but ive had problems with ever since i got it hell i drove a ford focus for 2 years kitted ou rims and sprayin happy gas and didnt have these problems whats up with my ride
i got in it tonight to work on this problem and the car shifted into gear just like normal so i was like cool it works WRONG it only shifts out of park if the headlights are on i mean this is just assaninethis is my first honda and i really wanted it to be a good car but ive had problems with ever since i got it hell i drove a ford focus for 2 years kitted ou rims and sprayin happy gas and didnt have these problems whats up with my ride
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could be the interlock control assembly or the shift lock solenoid... it sounds like you have some electrical issues going on though.... I hate to say this but if you just bought the car, did you get any kind of vehicle history report on it... it's a stretch but do you have any other weird electrical issues or moisture anywhere like head/tail lights? It just seems weird that your headlights would play into the mix