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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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I have an interment problem with my shifter. It is a 98 automatic. Sometimes when I push the button down [ with the brake on ] it will not unlock the shifter. I have to keep pushing it down and working it to get it to release. Any ideas?
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There is a spring in there which may have broken?
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There is a spring in there which may have broken?
The spring is working fine. It feels like it always has. Is there some kind of electronic release with the brake being applied?
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Can't help on that one...perhaps someone on here will know. Or you could ask a dealer tech, hopefully just some sort of adjustment?
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I have a 98 auto as well and was having the same problem.. I don't know WHY but when I took the button off (it's just clipped on) to clean the **** and reinstalled it... I stopped having the problem... I'm thinking something just got mis-aligned or something but it's been over a year since it didn't release on the first try and I haven't had to wiggle the darn thing around either...
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