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tes
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Dec 13, 2012, 11:26 AM
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He there I think I made a mistake, the question is my 2001, KIA sepia the shiffter wan't move from the park position to drive or any where need your advice.
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Discretesignals
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Dec 13, 2012, 11:44 AM
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deleted your other thread for ya.
Brake lights work?
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tes
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Dec 13, 2012, 1:30 PM
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Hi there thank you for answering, to be honest I didn't check the brake light, if that doesn't work, that might be blocking the power from reaching the shiffter, is this logic, thank you and hope to hear from you again.
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nickwarner
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Dec 13, 2012, 2:56 PM
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Your car has a small solenoid that is engaged electrically and its purpose is to not allow the shifter to move out of the park position unless the brake pedal is depressed. That way you can't accidentally bump it and have the car take off on you. But if the brake lights aren't working that would show you that there is a circuit fault and the signal to release that solenoid isn't happening. From there we know which direction to take to narrow down the issue.
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tes
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Dec 13, 2012, 3:35 PM
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Hi there thank you for the help the thing is I just replaced, the brake light switch and the brake light is working, but like you said it may be the solenoid, please tell me the location and does it have a specific name, thank you may the lord bless you.
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nickwarner
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Dec 13, 2012, 3:50 PM
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different manufacturers call parts different names. It would be a shifter interlock solenoid and is mounted directly on the shifter linkage. Not sure if this is a floor shifter model or not. I can't pull it up on my database but one of the other guys might be able to post it up for you soon.
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tes
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Dec 13, 2012, 5:41 PM
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Hi nick my car's shiftier is on the floor so do I have to remove the plastic covers of the shiftier to get to the solenoid. thank you
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Discretesignals
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Dec 13, 2012, 5:50 PM
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The interlock solenoid is in the shifter assembly. You have to remove the center console to get at it.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 14, 2012, 11:57 PM
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Quote">>I just replaced, the brake light switch and the brake light is working<<"
Is that exactly when this problem happened? If so, recheck that work,
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