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deerock
12-30-2007, 04:32 AM
help! i have an auto tranny in my car and it shifts freely from park to anyother gear with out pushing in the brake or the button on the shifter itself, any ideas on what could be wrong with it??

thanks alot guys!
SCato
12-30-2007, 04:38 AM
is there a shift lock mechanism? make sure thats not depressed or off and/or broke.
deerock
12-30-2007, 04:39 AM
i checked that and its not broken or anything, i pushed it in and it doesnt feel broken..
Barnacles240
12-30-2007, 04:40 AM
it just wants to be a 5 speed!
deerock
12-30-2007, 04:46 AM
it just wants to be a 5 speed!

lol yeah tell me about it, i just gotta get it to the shop for that to happen.
SCato
12-30-2007, 04:58 AM
shift lock would be only thing i can think of....... can always do what i do when i need a question answered Google. cause someone somewhere has had the exact same problem and 90% chance they went to the internet to ask it.
deerock
12-30-2007, 05:01 AM
true so you say just google it?
well ill try that. thanks man
240sxautox
12-30-2007, 08:33 PM
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3001654/2/istockphoto_3001654_sassy_tranny_pursed_lips.jpg

I have a problem with tranny's too.

lolz sorry I just read the title and not any of the content.
deerock
12-30-2007, 09:36 PM
lollerskates hahahahaha thanks!
sofo259
12-30-2007, 09:51 PM
lol yeah tell me about it, i just gotta get it to the shop for that to happen.

why not do it yourself for about 3/4 the price..

i've got a whole 5spd swap i might be willing to sell

on the auto tranny there should be more than one cable coming from the shifter to the tranny.. check them out
deerock
12-30-2007, 11:03 PM
well i dont have any money to do the swap, so until i do its auto..

and ill keep checking.
Zippy69
12-30-2007, 11:20 PM
Does the car drive ok? If it will shift into all the gears, then it can only be the saftey lock out, which keeps the tranny from being accidentally shifted from park. You will need to take the console out in order to get to it.
BruceAlmighty
12-31-2007, 03:08 AM
^

agreed.
deerock
12-31-2007, 04:49 PM
Does the car drive ok? If it will shift into all the gears, then it can only be the saftey lock out, which keeps the tranny from being accidentally shifted from park. You will need to take the console out in order to get to it.

yeah it does everything fine, i drove it from my friends house to mine (about 8 miles) and nothing wierd happened. so its the saftey lock huh. thats the thing that attached to the front of the auto shifter, what do you mean "its out"?
Zippy69
01-01-2008, 02:54 PM
It is just a mechanical lock that acts like a safety lock out. Pull your console out and you will see what I mean. All cars with auto have them and they are all pretty much the same. It usually consists of a button on the shifter that when pushed, moves an actuator rod that pushes the lock out of the way, letting you move the shifter. It usually has a spring which pushes the lock back in to position. I would check this first.g/l
deerock
01-02-2008, 05:36 PM
ahh haah i found it and got it fixed, it was just as Zippy69 described! and all i had to do was bend the rod thats connected to the shifter it was bent down some so it was not pushing the safety lock mechanism. so i bent it up some and it works fine now!

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR GUYS' HELP!!!! :D :goodjob: