Went out to my car this morning and started the engine as normal.
Put my foot on the brakes to select drive, but gear lever would not budge far enough.
I can hear a clicking noise from the gear lever area and the lever moves a little, but will not allow me to select any gears.
Should I pour petrol all over it and add a lighted match?
Thanking you in advance.
Andy
C5 V6 auto. Gear lever stuck in park position.
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C5 V6 auto. Gear lever stuck in park position.
If it wasn't for the bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
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No, there's no need for matches just yet.
The Park interlock is not working as it should. If the C5 is the same as the Xantia, there's a solenoid that locks the lever in Park until you press the brake. It's all controlled by the Autobox ECU and the solenoid is operated via a relay.
The solenoid can be manually bypassed by slipping off the trim around the gear gate and looking to the right of the lever. The solenoid pin can be released with a small screwdriver so that you can move the lever out of Park.
The Park interlock is not working as it should. If the C5 is the same as the Xantia, there's a solenoid that locks the lever in Park until you press the brake. It's all controlled by the Autobox ECU and the solenoid is operated via a relay.
The solenoid can be manually bypassed by slipping off the trim around the gear gate and looking to the right of the lever. The solenoid pin can be released with a small screwdriver so that you can move the lever out of Park.
Jim
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Hi Jim.
Thank you for the information.
I can hear some clicking by the gear lever when I put my foot on the brakes. The lever is then able to move a little but not far enough.
It feels like it has a mechanism that is not retracting quite as much as it should.
I will go out soon to remove the cover and investigate.
After I find the problem, I will have a choice of mending it or never putting it in park again!
Once again, I thank you.
Andy
Thank you for the information.
I can hear some clicking by the gear lever when I put my foot on the brakes. The lever is then able to move a little but not far enough.
It feels like it has a mechanism that is not retracting quite as much as it should.
I will go out soon to remove the cover and investigate.
After I find the problem, I will have a choice of mending it or never putting it in park again!
Once again, I thank you.
Andy
If it wasn't for the bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
I can now select all my gears.
I found a small plastic fitting with a spring underneath and a ball bearing on the top.
The plastic fitting has three legs and one of them has a lug jutting out at the end of it.
The lug is all that holds it in position but the lug must be worn.
I heated the leg to allow me to bend it outwards in the hope that it will work from now on. I hate cheap, nasty plastic parts!
I will try to get a new part as I should think it will be one of the cheaper parts for this car.
Whole job took less than ten minutes.
Lost a days pay though as I didn't think it would be that quick and easy to fix, but I know for next time.
Andy.
I found a small plastic fitting with a spring underneath and a ball bearing on the top.
The plastic fitting has three legs and one of them has a lug jutting out at the end of it.
The lug is all that holds it in position but the lug must be worn.
I heated the leg to allow me to bend it outwards in the hope that it will work from now on. I hate cheap, nasty plastic parts!
I will try to get a new part as I should think it will be one of the cheaper parts for this car.
Whole job took less than ten minutes.
Lost a days pay though as I didn't think it would be that quick and easy to fix, but I know for next time.
Andy.
If it wasn't for the bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
XM 3.0 V6 SEi 92 K reg Automatic.
C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive SE 01 Y reg Automatic.
