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Old Feb 6, 2017 | 09:00 PM
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Car stuck in park no brake lights !

Sunday I went out to my 00 Maxima , started it and tried to put in in drive but it would not come out of park and it has no brake lights! Help
Old Feb 6, 2017 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Tufhchc
Sunday I went out to my 00 Maxima , started it and tried to put in in drive but it would not come out of park and it has no brake lights! Help
Check your brake light switch. I suspect it's bad and the shift interlock prevents you from shifting (you need to have your foot on the brake to shift P->D, but how does the car know you do that when the switch is bad??).
Also, check your fuses.
Old Feb 7, 2017 | 12:39 PM
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There is a little rubber stopper piece that fails on the brake pedal assembly. It presses against the switch. Without it the switch is not activated. Part number 46512-H0101

You can replace it with pretty much anything that will cover the hole right now.
Old Feb 8, 2017 | 08:51 AM
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If the brake light fuse is blown, you will have the same problem.

See my more complete answer in your other two posts about this.

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