1999 Oldsmobile Bravada M Having Hard Time Getting Out Park Button On Shifter

1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
200,000 MILES
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TOOTWISTED
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I'm having a hard time getting out of park. The button on the SHIFTER IS very hard to push in. Once It's out of park it shifts easily. Someone mentioned a brake shift cellinoid but can't find any such part.
Nov 29, 2012 at 3:47 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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When you step on the brake can you hear a clicking noise from the gear shifter area?
Nov 29, 2012 at 4:20 PM
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TOOTWISTED
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No clicking noise.
Nov 29, 2012 at 10:44 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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So do you have the floor shifter or the column shifter?
Nov 29, 2012 at 11:45 PM
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TOOTWISTED
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I'm not sure which it is. It sits between the 2 front seats raised up and surrounded by he's plastic.
Nov 30, 2012 at 11:52 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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The solenoid for the shift interlock is on the base of that floor shifter of yours.You have to get in there and see whats going on why its hard to get out of gear.
Dec 1, 2012 at 1:56 AM
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