2001 Honda Passport car is stuck in park

2001 HONDA PASSPORT
159,530 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CODY STYLES
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i can start my car but when i mash the brake pedal and try to take out of park, it wont come out of park! it's stuck in park. even tried jacking up the rear -end and rotating the wheels to try to take pressure off the tranie. didnt work. any suggestions? thanks
Nov 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi cody styles,

The shift interlock is malfunctioning causing the problem.

When brakes are depressed, are the brake lights coming on? If not, you either have a bad brake switch or blown fuse.

If brake lights are coming on, the interlock solenoid is not operating to release the shift lever.
Nov 24, 2009 at 8:47 AM
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