Randomly cannot shift into reverse or park
#1
Randomly cannot shift into reverse or park
Every now and then, usually when it is most inconvenient, like a parking manoeuvre, I cannot move the shifter beyond out of drive into park or reverse.
I have taken the shifter surround off and can see the little white plastic solenoid working. I cannot get it to fault no matter how many times I pump the brake pedal. When it gets "stuck" the solenoid is not moving. I was planning on replacing the pedal switch first, then looking at the solenoid. But after some more experimenting, I have noticed that when putting the car in drive and moving off, the solenoid is in the unlock position. It only locks when the car is moving at about 15km/hr/ then it unlocks when you slow right down. I presume this is to prevent you shifting into reverse when traveling, The times that it has got itself stuck, I have been driving along, slowed down and then tried to move into reverse. If the whole system is working then it should have unlocked when I dropped my speed.
I have lubricated the mechanism and I do not think it is getting jammed or anything like that.
Anybody else fixed this problem?
I have taken the shifter surround off and can see the little white plastic solenoid working. I cannot get it to fault no matter how many times I pump the brake pedal. When it gets "stuck" the solenoid is not moving. I was planning on replacing the pedal switch first, then looking at the solenoid. But after some more experimenting, I have noticed that when putting the car in drive and moving off, the solenoid is in the unlock position. It only locks when the car is moving at about 15km/hr/ then it unlocks when you slow right down. I presume this is to prevent you shifting into reverse when traveling, The times that it has got itself stuck, I have been driving along, slowed down and then tried to move into reverse. If the whole system is working then it should have unlocked when I dropped my speed.
I have lubricated the mechanism and I do not think it is getting jammed or anything like that.
Anybody else fixed this problem?
#4
Yes, checked those and they seem all good. I changed the solenoid under the shifter, which did not fix the problem. Now looking to replace the shift lockout module behind the dash.
https://nissan.epc-data.com/teana/tn...ic/253/28540X/
https://nissan.epc-data.com/teana/tn...ic/253/28540X/
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