'03 Civic won't park

CGKC18

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2003 HONDA CIVIC
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

My '03 civic ex won't shift into park. When I shift it where park is supposed to be, the indicator light on my dashboard says its in reverse, not park. To park, i've been shifting it to neutral and using the e-brake.

Friday, February 4th, 2011 AT 4:00 AM

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GMTECH

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537 POSTS

Potentially all you need to do is have the cable adjusted as it seems that it is out of adjustment. Did you recently have any work done to the transmission? The cable may be stretched as well.

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Friday, February 4th, 2011 AT 5:19 AM

CGKC18

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No work done to the transmission lately. I was stuck in snow, and was shifting from drive to reverse and back to drive to get it unstuck. How would I go about adjusting the cable?

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Friday, February 4th, 2011 AT 11:04 AM

GMTECH

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I am not sure with your car if the adjustment can be done at the shifter or the transmission. Look at your transmission where the linkage/cable comes through and see if you can see some adjustment. This isn't super hard to fix, however if not done right you may damage the transmission.

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Saturday, February 5th, 2011 AT 4:35 AM