Stuck in park.

[Aveo_Tuner]

Problem - Automatic
Solution - Manual

[footlocker04]

wtf!!! i just brought my 2006 aveo not less than 30 days and now i have this key stuck issue and stuck in park. have an appt for wednesday. but after reading old post and research i wiggled the shifter an got the key out. my question is how much is this going cost at a chevy dealer?

[snrusnak]

I didn't read this entire thread so don't know if someone posted this or not, but on our 2004 we had similar issues with the shifter not operating correctly. I found out the problem is the solenoid attached to the brake pedal. When you press the brake pedal a little switch is depressed and that tells the solenoid to release the shifter so it can shift into and out of park. You can freely shift between R, N, and D I believe without holding the brake, but not in or out of P. The brake pedal needs to be pressed(and the solenoid switch depressed) to shift in or out of P. You also can't remove the key if not in P I don't believe.

If you get under the dash and with your hand follow the brake pedal lever up into the dash you will feel the little switch(think of the older cars that had a switch for the dome light in the door jambs....it's like that). I found that usually just reaching up there and pressing it in and out a couple times fixed the problem(for a few weeks/months). After it happening several times I decided to spray wd-40 in the switch and work it in and out. I probably did that a few times over a year ago and the problem has disappeared.

You should also notice that your brake lights do not work when you have this problem(also a safety concern...). The brake lamp switch and shifter switch are operated on the same solenoid.

You can push a key into the slot next to the shifter to "unlock" the solenoid manually to shift it into park and remove your key if it gets stuck.

Hope this helps.

[Chevy Customer Svc]

wtf!!! i just brought my 2006 aveo not less than 30 days and now i have this key stuck issue and stuck in park. have an appt for wednesday. but after reading old post and research i wiggled the shifter an got the key out. my question is how much is this going cost at a chevy dealer?

Hi Footlocker04,

Sorry to hear you had this issue and fortunately you were able to get the key out of the ignition. If you continue to have this problem, I would suggest speaking with your dealership to have them check the key and the ignition cylinder. Because I don't have access to dealer pricing on repairs, you would have to check with your local dealership.

Please keep me posted on how it goes.


Vanessa
GM Customer Service

[visiono]

what did they fix