|
I drove my MDX to Kirkwood ski resort Monday evening. Got there around 10pm. It was cold, around 20. The next morning, MDX started without problem, but when I tried to shift out of Park, I couldn't. The shift lever was locked. I turned off the engine and tried again, but the shift lever was still locked. Luckily I remembered the shift lock release I read in the owner's manual, and luckily I have a screwdriver. So I removed the plastic cover next the the shift lever, pushed the screwdriver down the slot and was able to move the shift lever out of Park to Neutral. I never have the problem after that.
I have MDX for about 3 months, and it has about 3000 miles. I never have problem with it until now. |
|
|
|
kinmanc
Interesting problem.
The shift lock is released by the ignition being ON and the brake pedal being pressed. I assume you had the car running and were pressing the brake. :)
If the brake lights/circuit is broken it might not release (but the problem went away, so your brake circuits are probably fine)
It will stay ON if the throttle is depressed. You mentioned that it was Kirkwood. Any possibility the idle was very high? (I admit I am ignorant here, the throttle position sensor may not be actived by a high warm-up idle).
All this is controlled by the PCM (engine brain) so it might be worth mentioning it at the next service so you get it documented. Maybe they will say "oh yeah, the icy contact whojabeeda thingy"..
Sorry, probably not much help.
Ard |
|
|
|
ard
I believe I had the brake pedal pressed when I started the car. It just a habit. I later discovered that you don't have to have the ignition on to shift, it's enough to turn the key to accessary position.
Also, the idle wasn't particular high.
Since the problem only happend once, I won't worry too much; but I'll definitely mention the incident on my next service. Hope it's just the cold weather that did it.
|
|
|
|
