ojand

I have a 2008 with 45,000 miles going to work perfect no issues. However coming home I turned the car on and the auto tranny wouldn't shift out of park like wtf! I felt like breaking this stupid shifter. anyway called my tow truck buddy and he towed me to GM dealer. I will go pick the car up tomorrow but I hope its not an expensive repair

bartsky

Search stuck in park on here.

EVRose

$500-$600 at dealer. They will replace the shifter.

ojand

pretty bs. now I have to pay to fix a dumb problem which iv never experienced in all years of owning cars

Bruze

Search this forum -- you will find a zillion threads about it, what went wrong, and how to fix it.

ojand

but why should it happen in the first place? not everyone has the tools or experience to these kind of repairs especially on a car like this. if this costed me 500-600 on such low mileage then im In for a surprise later with more problems

HOXXOH

Several years ago someone mentioned keeping your foot on the brake and at the same time smartly smacking the shift **** from about the 4 o'clock angle with an open hand. Apparently the shock is enough to bump the micro-switch enough to activate the solenoid and release the shift lock.
I've seen this done on three cars. One guy made it a standard practice for several months before doing the repair. I don't remember if he had to depress the shifter button at the same time.

No guarantee it was your problem, but it could have been. Regardless, it would be something for anyone to try, before resorting to a tow.

HOXXOH

If the dealer hasn't taken you car inside the service area, you might try what I posted a couple minutes ago.
If that got you going again, then read the several forum threads about the fix.
Vettes are relatively easy to work on for most problems, especially when compared to most other cars. I'd suggest you acquire some basic tools no matter what cars you own, since cars aren't the only reason to need them. $100-200 at Harbor Freight for tools will save you thousands over your lifetime. Experience will come by doing and education will come by reading or watching. You don't need to be a mechanic, but you do have to be willing to try things yourself.

Not So Fast

Have you looked at your harmonic balancer yet
Another surprise awaits you The price we pay to drive GM's flagship sports car I guess
NSF

ojand

I mean I know American cars are trash but I thought corvettes were decent in reliability knowing its a higher tier car

mikeCsix

Not necessarily. The American made cars I've owned from brand new have served me well. I've read way too many posts how some folks treat their cars and are willing to cut corners to save a buck. Those bucks saved today are usually paid by someone else later. The largest gains from doing as much of your own work as possible is the attention to detail you are willing to give to your project - you probably won't want to pay someone 100/hr for that same level of detail. The other is knowing more about your car and what exactly has been done to it to keep it on the road. What you save in labor by diy can be spent on OEM or higher quality parts. It makes a big difference.

HBsurfer

It is also a 9 year old car.
If you listen to Hoxxoh you can fix this for free. Most of us here already have. Takes less than an hour.

Welker1

I'm of the belief it's a time thing versus mileage, seems to be happening around the 8-9 year mark regardless of mileage. Happened to my 2006 in 2014 when it had just over 80k miles on it; have heard of it happening to 8-9 year old Vettes with as little as 30k to as high as 150k plus. Based on this, I believe the grommets break due to becoming brittle over time & not due to (amount of) use.

Dutch08

I know that not everyone can do their own work. But DIY will pay for itself in tools, satisfaction, and a better fix. Try it and fix your own car. These days with the internet and forums it's not that hard (it's just work). My recent fix on a 05 took me 3 days. So what, the fix was cheap (compared to having it done) and its perfect because of "attention to detail".

mikeCsix Knows what he is talking about!!!!

HOXXOH

Thanks for the kudos.

Strangely enough, in nearly 150K miles, I've never had the shifting problem, the broken mirror latch, the HB issue, dirty door pad failure, a broken plastic T in the water line, or most of the other problems that get mentioned here. It's most likely because it's people with problems that post here and that percentage is rather small when you consider GM made nearly a 1/4 million C6 Vettes.

It's not that I've never had any problems, but none so far that I haven't been able to fix myself with the exception of charging the AC and a wheel alignment.

User Omega

$500-600 is nothing for a car of this age. What is that? One tire? I think they are pretty reliable really. I wouldn't get too worked up over it. Anything is subject to failure. Ever watch NASCAR? Space missions? No matter how many hours of R&D you have or billions of dollars spent, things can still fail.

billyboy47

Yeah, with another cheap part.

EVRose

Right. Another negative of going to a dealer.

wayback

Had mine changed by a trusted transmission mechanic for $300.

buckmeister2

OP, I am going to be brutally honest. Your comments make you sound like you know almost nothing about cars, and have spent almost zero time on this forum. Folks here are trying to help, and all you are doing is complaining about a 9 year-old car that had a problem that is quite fixable without needing the dealer.