1997 Chevy Venture car wont shift out of park

1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE
120,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BROWNM36
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my wife drove to pick me up when she got there she put it in park and when we got ready to leave she shifted it to drive and it didn't shift the transmission to drive. it will not got into any gear what do you think it is
Dec 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The park lock solenoid is designed to not allow you to shift from park unless your foot is on the brake. Now that I said that, I have another question that I hope makes sense. Do the brake lights work when your foot is on the brake. The park lock solenoid is actuated by the brake light switch. If it doesn't work, you can't shift from park. Let me know what you find.

Joe
Dec 13, 2009 at 5:59 PM