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Cannot get car out of park

Tiny
THENWEWILLGOTOGEHER
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  • 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Six cylinder 60,000 miles.

I am unable to get my car out of park. I turn the car on, it turns on just fine but when I put my foot on the brake to move the car from park it will not move. The brake lights are working so I think it may be the BTSI. However, I have no idea how to override this so I can drive my car to the mechanic.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008 AT 1:56 PM

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Tiny
2CARPRO JACK
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Floor shifter? Remove covers to gain access to the shifter assembly. Test the dark green/white wire for power when brake is depressed, if it has it the solenoid is probably bad. Once in there you should be able to move the lock assembly out of the way so you can drive it.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008 AT 2:05 PM
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JASON KIDMAN
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My Grand Am did the same thing. I grabbed the parking lever and shook it pretty good and it worked after that.
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Saturday, May 5th, 2018 AT 3:45 AM
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KEN L
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Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out whenever you are on the site. :)

Cheers, Ken
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Monday, May 7th, 2018 AT 11:43 AM

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