Car will start, but will not shift out of park

Brake switch, shift interlock solenoid or bad transmission range selector. Shift interlock won't let you shift out of park unless your foot is on the brake. So brake pedal starts the cycle. Next, the vehicle has to be in either park or neutral. So power flows from the brake switch through the transmission range selector which then sends power to the shift interlock solenoid which moves a pin out of the way, allowing you to shift out of park.

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Only problem is if it fails, you cant get your car out of park. ...Those interlocks seem like they might be a solenoid that slides alock pin out so that you can move the lever freely. .... Someone told me it was possibly the Passing gear cable ? ... Ford TaurusWon't Shift Out Of Park, Brake Lights Don't Work With ...

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ok the safety feature on an auto gearbox is that the gear select has a solinoid lock on the shift & you norm have to start engine first before you can select drive now if the engine is running & not allowing you to select a drive then for some reason the solinoid is losing its signal or going faulty or even the shaft needing a little lube IE: wd40 now my volvo won't even allow me to take the key out untill its in park hope this helps

You either have a bad brake pedal sensor or a bad shift interlock solenoid. Luckily both parts are cheap to replace if you do it yourself. Google search those items to find the particular locations for your year and replace the bad part. If your brake lights work when you step on the brakes then replace the interlock solenoid. If your brake lights don't light up then replace your brake switch. Either one of these problems would and could prevent your car from shifting out of park.

The most common causes are the brake switch or the shift lock solenoid.

what happened was your fast and shift to park either sheared off the parking pin in the transmission or bent it bad enough that it will not go into park unless the engine is off

I suspect that there is a simple fix.
Under the car.... at the point where the shift lever rod connects to the transmission shift lever(s)...... loosen the nut on the Park transmission shift lever... and place the lever all the way into the park position.... You can confirm by attempting to start the car....
Once you are sure that it is in "Park", you can tighten the shift lever nut....

try turning the key on but not as far as it takes to turn on the dash lights,shift to neutral,then start the car,Check the brake lights,if they dont work,replace the brake switch at the pedal,that switch allows for you to shift out of park when running

check to make sure you have brake lights when trying to shift if not check the brake lamp switch if it is ok you might need a shift interlock solenoid

I have a 05 cobalt. One thing you have to make sure is that your pressing the brake while shifting out of park. As far as the wheels not turning while car is off, Completly normal. Reason why, because your power steering pump is not working while the car isnt running.