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triumph6
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Aug 18, 2009, 10:44 AM

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97 Toyota Land Cruiser, 178k miles, V6, automatic transmission - the button you push in to shift through the gears on the shifter knob won't push in when in park but once the lever is pulled hard out of park, the button works. It will go through all the gears including park if you hold the button in but once you put it into park and release the button, it gets stuck again.

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Aug 18, 2009, 10:48 AM

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Your just going to break things by forcing it.
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'll 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 12v 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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triumph6
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Aug 18, 2009, 11:20 AM

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Thank you. We just from Pensacola visiting family when this problem happened. The power seats broke also - won't go backwards. One of the long turn screws that moves the seat back and forth stopped working. There was a grinding noise (like a plastic gear) when it stopped working.

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