Park / Lock system — description and component replacement
Description
1. The Park/Lock system prevents the shift lever from being moved out of Park unless the brake pedal is depressed simultaneously. It also prevents the ignition key from being removed from the ignition switch unless the shift lever is in the park position. When the car is started, a solenoid is energized, locking the shift lever in Park; when the brake pedal is depressed, the solenoid is de-energized, unlocking the shift lever so that it can be moved into some other gear.
Actuator replacement
Warning: Models covered by this manual are equipped with a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), more commonly known as airbags. Always disable the airbag system before working in the vicinity of any airbag system component to avoid the possibility of accidental deployment of the airbag, which could cause personal injury (see Chassis electrical system).
Manual tilt/telescoping column
2. Park the vehicle with the shift lever in the Neutral position. Set the parking brake.
3. Disable the airbag system (see Chassis electrical system), then remove the driver’s knee bolster (see Dash trim panels and interior trim — removal and installation).
4. Disconnect the wiring from the shift lock actuator (see illustration).
4.4 Disconnect the wiring from the brake/transmission shift interlock actuator
5. Pry the shift lock actuator off of the cable shift cam and the steering column (see illustrations).
4.5a Pry the brake/transmission shift interlock actuator from the arm.
4.5b … and from the steering column bracket
6. To install, snap the actuator onto the cable shift cam and the steering column. Connect the wiring.
7. Make sure that the shift lever clevis is still in the Neutral position.
8. Pull out the tab on the actuator (see illustration).
4.8 Pull out the white release tab to release the adjustment mechanism …
9. Press the adjuster block. This will disengage the internal teeth of the mechanism.
10. Slide the adjuster block away from the actuator as far as you can.
11. Push in on the tab to lock it in place (see illustration).
4.11 … then press the adjuster block down and slide it away from the actuator as far as possible; push the white lock tab back into place until it clicks to lock it
12. Reconnect the battery, turn the ignition key to the on position, then check the operation of the actuator by making sure that the lever can only be moved out of Park when the brake pedal is depressed. Readjust if necessary.
13. Reinstall the knee bolster.
Power tilt/telescoping column
Note: The shift lock actuator on power tilt/telescoping columns is part of the shifter assembly and is replaced as one unit. The shift lock actuator cannot be replaced separately.
14. Disable the airbag system (see Chassis electrical system).
15. Remove the driver’s knee bolster (see Dash trim panels and interior trim — removal and installation) and the steering column covers (see Differential lubricant change).
16. Disconnect the wiring from the shifter assembly.
17. Remove three fasteners from the shifter assembly near the steering wheel end, and one fastener at the opposite end.
18. To install, reverse removal procedures. Adjust the shift cable as necessary (see Shift cable — replacement and adjustment).