Shifter locking up at times in park on my 04

[2004LEPlatinumNJ4x4]

Really annoying and have seen it's common I

In nissans

 

If I pump the brakes nothing, I have to pull up the ebrake and hit the brakes a few times and it will usually unlock..

 

Lately I've been just jamming my tire guage stick down the shift lock hole to shift if needed but again, super annoying.

 

Only have 87,500 miles so kind of frustrated..

 

Is it just a bad spring Inside? Bad wire?

 

I'm really not a handy man so anyway to fix this easily without having to take everything apart? My break lamps work btw

[2004LEPlatinumNJ4x4]

Only happens while in park about 10% of the time, but when it happens it happens over and over till the next day

[SellOut]

When it happens to me I just bang my hand on it... Probably the redneck in me

 

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[Cuong Nguyen]

Do you hear the solenoid click when you step on the brake pedal? The pin may be sticking.

[2004LEPlatinumNJ4x4]

Do you hear the solenoid click when you step on the brake pedal? The pin may be sticking.

Yes off the top of my head I'm pretty sure I hear it click when I hit the pedal Edited March 15, 2017 by 2004LEPlatinumNJ4x4

[hawairish]

Yes, you should hear it click every time. If it does and still doesn't allow shifting, you'll probably want to take a look at the solenoid and release mechanism, to make sure everything is attached properly and moves freely. It's the white/yellow assembly in the pic:

 

 

This part, specifically:

 

 

In my case, this switch below had failed on mine...I replaced it with an identical switch from Digikey for a couple cents. The previous owner, however, had just wedged a 1/2" long piece of rubber tubing into the manual release assembly, so that it could just always be shifted with or without a key (wasn't a fan of that).

 

 

This switch and the brake switch must be closed in order for the solenoid to trigger and release the shifter.

 

[JimyJames]

if its like my 00 maxima maybe shift lock sensor mine wouldn't let me engage out of park unless i engaged the shift lock button. Like all have said you should hear a click

Edited March 15, 2017 by JimyJames

[NovaPath]

Check the area right of the shifter to see if anything is pressing on it or it is out of alignment. I screwed my CB radio mount to it, and when the passenger seat is pushed up and pressing on the CB radio, it does this.

[Inyourface1650]

On 3/14/2017 at 10:28 PM, hawairish said:

Yes, you should hear it click every time. If it does and still doesn't allow shifting, you'll probably want to take a look at the solenoid and release mechanism, to make sure everything is attached properly and moves freely. It's the white/yellow assembly in the pic:

 

 

This part, specifically:

 

 

In my case, this switch below had failed on mine...I replaced it with an identical switch from Digikey for a couple cents. The previous owner, however, had just wedged a 1/2" long piece of rubber tubing into the manual release assembly, so that it could just always be shifted with or without a key (wasn't a fan of that).

 

 

This switch and the brake switch must be closed in order for the solenoid to trigger and release the shifter.

 

 

 

Do you have the part number for the solenoid? I'm struggling to find it - Mine is balky when cold - Almost stranded the GF this morning...I can get it from a JY but sounds like its a pretty common problem so a aftermarket one may be better. 

Edited November 5, 2018 by Inyourface1650