April 17, 20178 yr When I push the thumb button on the shifter handle, I hear a pretty loud click in the dash, and sometimes it won't shift out of park. Any ideas? Thanks
April 17, 20178 yr the 'click' is likely the Brake/Shift Interlock sensor, which requires the brake to be depressed to (help) avoid the unintended acceleration events. The shift interlock solenoid is a safety mechanism that keeps the driver from shifting out of park when the brake pedal is not pressed down. In addition to the brake pedal being pressed down, the ignition must be in the on position. Not shifiting out of Park may be a mis-aligned AT shifter, brake pedal sensor/switch, ignition switch, etc....
April 17, 20178 yr The shift lock could be stuck I had it happen on my 95 legacy you have to disassemble the shifter to get to it I had to manually hit it in order to shift out of park cleaning it ended up fixing it for me.
April 17, 20178 yr Author HAS, did your thumb button still push in even though it wouldn't shift out of park
April 17, 20178 yr Yes it did I could push it in and I would hear the click but it wouldn't move. It happend to my dad's 98 legacy as well.
July 30, 20178 yr Similar problem - 95 Legacy - brake/shifter interlock solenoid will not activate. <<<NEVERMIND ! this was just a combination of simple problems, Loose grounds, blown fuse, wrong wattage bulb in 3rd brake light (someone put in 17watt instead of correct 12.5w)>>> <<<I'm going to edit in my discovered answers to my own questions>>> I was having brake light issues. The 3rd brake light was blown out and the socket was melted.<<<edit(wrong wattage bulb heated and melted the socket!)edit>>> When I apply brakes the RIGHT taillight and brake light go out. <<<edit( the ground screw for two bulbs heated up and deformed enough to break contact! very hard to see it... this may have also been caused by the wrong wattage bulb in 3rd brake light ?)edit>>> ( I also found a loose ground wire on the LEFT taillight making the taillights dim. I tightened it and the lights got brighter) while checking the 3rd brake light I think something may have shorted in the bad socket and now the Brake/shifter interlock solenoid will not activate. <<<edit( simple blown fuse from messing with the socket with the lights on!)eddit>>> Edited July 30, 20178 yr by cap86
July 30, 20178 yr My 99 forester shifter would stick,I then sprayed the cable linkage side of trans with wd40 from under side.
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