Will not come out of Park

[semihemi2]

My 05 Magnum sometimes will not come out of Park. Has any had this same issue?

[STAGE 3 R/T]

hmmm you pressing on the brake pretty good? no ideas here...

[semihemi2]

Yes, I pressed the brake. When i rock the car a little it will release.

[PaCharger]

sounds like a faulty switch on the tranny/brake...probably worth taking to the dealer.

[Bruce Maichle]

Defonate shift interlock cable problem.Make sure when this is happening that the brake lights are working.If they are then it may be a bad solonoid on the interlock cable.

[DonH]

Have you tried the manual override release button to the right of the shifter under the rubber pocket thing? Mine has this and I assume all the LX have them, but I could be wrong.

[BobF's 6POINT1]

There is also another pink switch under the shifter (on the 5 speeds at least) that you may need to check as well by taking apart the trim on the console. There is a known problem with a plastic shifter spring clip breaking. This usually happens all at once instead of intermittently though.

[doughboy]

Had it happen to me not too terribly long ago, I made a post about it with the part numbers and approximate price. Mine was under warranty so no big deal for me there...I'll see if I can find it for you...

Edited to add:


shifter problems and fix

That thread is all about it.

Lol. This JUST happened to my shifter assembly. Luckily under warranty. So no major issues, other than having to way almost a day or something for the right part to show up.


Edited to add:

Just for anybody that decides to do this out of warranty at a dealer. Not certain how many hours or the hourly rate for the labor.

Description List Price - Unit Price Labor
4578029A SHIFT ASM 54.85 54.85 179.50

Parts and Labor total: 234.35

Theres part number and price.

[semihemi2]

Thanks for all the input. I am going to take it to the dealer next week. Just got it back from a $2400 deer smack on friday. should have had them look at then.

[doughboy]

Thanks for all the input. I am going to take it to the dealer next week. Just got it back from a $2400 deer smack on friday. should have had them look at then.

Damn thats some expensive Venison....

Hopefully you wont have the hassle that I had. They got the right part, but the wrong shift cable or some garbage so it took them an extra like three hours waiting for the right part. Mind you that could well have been the service manager BS'ing me because they forgot to order the part in the morning...

[impala11419]

when you rock it do you hear a clunk when it comes out. Also do you park it on a hill?? If so then that is normal. I had the same problem when i first got my 300 and the manual says that theres a locking mechanism that locks the shifter and you have to rock it. So what I do now is before I put it in park is drop the park break and the regular break at the same time. Then i put the shifter in the N position and release the regular brake. The car moves a bit then i put it in park. That might be ur issue.
Hope this helps

[cosmok]

There was a recall for '05 for that problem. The dealer will fix it.

[SilvaSurfer]

keep us posted on the fix and good luck.


Jay

[semihemi2]

Sorry for the late post. I took it back four times. They can't find anything wrong with it of course. I'm going to take it to a different dealer. For now i just been pushing the pink button to release it. i will keep posting.