ok I’m going to give it a whirl .. I will take off the bottom panel also if I can’t find it ..

 

Ok I watch a guy YouTube video we’re he zip ties the lever back that keeps it from going into gear and if you do that you zip tie the button under the steering wheel so you can get your key out and you remote start don’t work .. So I was thinking if I take a dremel the plastic lever at top were it keep it lock and cut it to free the shifter up would everything work as far the key coming out and remote start would work then ? I know i was reading that dealer will fix it for free and put a new one in .. here in Chicago the mechanics are on strike ..

 

Do you think putting the straw on the can of WD40 and indiscriminately spaying the bottom of the mechanical system would hurt something? Wouldn't that be easier than worrying about fixes for things other than your complaint?

You started out "stuck in park" now you are looking at "key stuck in ignition" the one you haven't got to yet is "button on shifter is broken". All different fixes.

I have been assuming that when this happens the button won't move

 

Perhaps simply replace the transmission control, aka shifter! Ask at your local GM dealership, they might still do that for free!

 

thanks don and blue I was out there today had it apart and spray wd 30 in area showen by this thread and seems to work better so far .. my button works good and I can hear it click under the dash and worked the shifter up and down so lube can get in and do it’s work .. fingers crossed!!

 

well this shifter work for a little bit but l early morning when it’s cold and it sticks again .. but when the temp rise it works as normal.. anybody know why it sticks when cold ? I’m going to try again I did use silicone spray then brake clean now going to try wd 40

 

You used brake clean ? On the plastic parts ?
Uh Oh.

 

it worked good for two days shifter was smooth and works good when it’s warm out .. trouble is when it goes below freezing and then it sticks .. I’m going to try wd 40 next

 

Could claim the extended warranty. Or just get a new shifter assembly; last I looked they were about $50.

 

https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/oem-201...n_shifter.html

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