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Posted on Apr 02, 2009

1999 Volvo S80 stuck in park

Hi,
I inherited a 1999 Volvo S80 with only 31,000 miles that has been taken very good care of. No problems until the gear shift began getting stuck in park. The gear shift clicks when the brake pedal is depressed but it will not move out of park until the car has been idling for 10-15 minutes, then the gear shift suddenly works fine ( until car is put in park again.) There appears to be no manual override for gear shift in this model year (confirmed this with dealer service.) Also, the key has been getting stuck in the ignition when engine is turned off, and I have to fiddle with it for a while to get it out. Are these two problems related? What could be causing the car to intermittently get stuck in park? I'm on a tight budget now and afraid of repair costs - anything I can do on my end to get car out of park? (i.e. replace a fuse, etc.) Please help!

  • Anonymous Mar 13, 2014

    Hello I have a 1999 volvo s80and it gets stuck in park every single time I park on a hill no matter the temperature and no matter the angle of the hill What could the problem be Please help this is a terrible thing

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See my friend easy fix,the problem you are having is a wire problem that locks or unlocks the shifter from the park potition and also unlocks the key from the ignition switch is just getting stuck inside the ignition switch, so more likely needs lubrication you can do it yourself or have a machanic do it
for you,maybe replace it with a new one( wich i dont think is nesesary) take it out clean it, put new grease and it should be good to go, good luck.This wire is conected to the ignition switch, on the right side and can be pulled out with your hand.

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