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Help, I can't even get out of park!

sanford7575

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sanford7575 NPORA Newbie

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I have a '91 Pathfinder SE Automatic with 104,000 miles on it.

I Installed a Trans cooler and remote filter last year as preventive maintenance on my Pathfinder because of a hard shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd.

The hard shifting still remains, but recently I've noticed that I can't even shift out of park without pressing the shifter release button in front of the gear selector. I would say that I have to press the shifter release button 9 out of 10 times before moving the gear shift out of park.

 

Does anyone know what the problem could be? Does this signify tranny problems to come? The owner's manual says that this could be caused by a low charged battery, but my battery meter says it's at 13 AMPs.

I've also noticed the orange power light on the dash has come on a couple of times (seriously, only 2 times over the last 4 months) over the last few months, and when it does my tranny feels like it is hunting for a higher gear, usually stuck at high rpms in 1st or 2nd.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated? Is this the beginning of the end? Should I begin looking for a new truck?

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denisb NPORA Old-Timer

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If your gear shift works when you use the shift release botton it is not due to a tranny going bad. I'm not saying the rest of your problems aren't due to a bad tranny tho. Your shifting out of park issue could be anything from a bad brake switch to a bad shifter release solonoid.

 

All your problems look like electrical possibility, so I would susspect electrical problem. Posibly a ground which could affect all of the problems described.

 

Someone might have a better idea, this is just my think aloud brainstorming :wacko:

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94extreme NPORA Old-Timer

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My guess would be a bad shift lock component. If I remember right there is a switch that the brake pedal hits allowing the shifter to unlock, maybe it has broken or needs adjustment.

my 89 didn't have that lock... i could shift the shifter without pressing the brake but had to depress the button on the shifter itself.

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