Transmission stuck in park

Tiny
CAROLYN GREENE
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  • 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE
  • V12
  • TURBO
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 125,000 MILES
Will not shift out of park. Have to applied brakes, checked transmission fluid.
Monday, January 8th, 2018 AT 11:32 AM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
  • MECHANIC
  • 20,761 POSTS
That would be called the shift interlock feature. It operates on the same circuit as the brake lights so the first thing you want to do is to make sure the brake lights are working when this problem is present. If the brake lights are working, that proves the circuit is good up to that point, then you will have to get to the solenoid in the console. Disassemble as much as you have to to access the solenoid near the shifting mechanism. Us a twelve volt test light to test for power coming and going at the solenoid when the brake is applied. If power is arriving and switching and the solenoid is not triggering, the solenoid is bad and will have to be replaced.
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Monday, January 8th, 2018 AT 12:45 PM

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