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Anonymous Posted on Dec 16, 2010

My tailkights are not working at all. My Park in the car is stuck and won;t come down with motor started.

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Turn engine off. Turn key to OFF position, (no lights on dash lit). Step on brake, pull shift lever to neutral. start car, put in drive and go. this is emergency bypass.

When the key is ON, the shift lock soneoid is engaged and won't release till the brake is applied. Since you don't have brake lights, it means the solenoid won't unlock.
check for a blown fuse or a bad brake switch on the brake pedal.

OFF is the first click clockwise from LOCK. it goes, LOCK, OFF, ON, START.

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Your brake switch is probably the problem for both. if you push the brake pedal it releases the shifter and turns on the brake lights.

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