anyone else not see the thread? i cant see the post....

 

 

sorry/ damn maxima.org was down again.

i can't shift out of park when the car is on, i have to stop the car, turn the key one click then shift to neutral, then start the car and then shift to drive in order to move the car. once it's in park, i can't shift the shifter out of park.

 

i had the same problem in my old altima. i was told the shift lock pin was broken but nissan replaced the neutral/safety switch under warranty. i would give a heads up on its location but i do know that advance auto carried the part by gp sorensen but that was for the altima.

 

altima/maxima have same 4speed tranny so i guess u can buy what sloppy said

also when u hit hte brake do you hear the "click" from the sifter area?

 

Yeah after 6 years my car was hard to get it out of park and into drive. Took a little muscle. Its probably easy to fix if you look at it. The shifter is pretty basic.

 

according to the manual its says something about the reverese lights. if the lights are blown then the car wont shift out of park. I know it makes little sense, but i think its really in the owners manual

 

Yeah I had a short circuit in my rear brake lights and I wasnt able to shift into reverse from either park=>reverse or neutral=>reverse.

It was on my 2k2 and once I fixed the short myself (which the dealer couldnt find) the shifter worked fine.

 

I spilled some coke in there a few days before I had the same problem. All I would recommend to do, and it's a 5 min job, is to open up the housing, and wd-40 everything up...the piece your looking for you can find by pushing on the break, you shold be able to feel it trying to move. It has a wire connected it that allows it to shift out of park. Like I said...wd-40, and I bet you will be a lot happier

 

Do any of you ever opened OWNERS MANUAL ? No.
" if the selector lever cannot be moved from the P position while the engine is running and the brake pedal depressed, the stop lights may not work." check stop light before you start spraying wd-40. and read owners manual . I hope you are not in 10-15 %who can't.

 

My lights worked just fine newb