July 23, 200718 yr Hi. We have a 1993 Legacy Sedan L 2 wd...for quite some time now we have been unable to shift the car into gear without depressing a button at the base of the gear shifter. We used to just depress the brake pedal to do this...How can we fix this issue? It is so annoying...Thanks.
July 23, 200718 yr Sounds like the switch for the shift interlock system is shot. Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone that's had to replace it so I don't know the method for doing so.
July 23, 200718 yr Author Thanks. We've tried looking in our repair manual but no luck there either...maybe someone will read this and know what we're talking about...appreciate the reply. Sounds like the switch for the shift interlock system is shot. Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone that's had to replace it so I don't know the method for doing so.
July 23, 200718 yr ok here you go. Its a simple system. You either have a bad relay or solenoid in the system. YOu should hear a click when you have the car on, foot on the brake, and press the gear shift button. If you dont there lies the problem. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46496&highlight=Key+Stuck maybe that will help http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7763&highlight=interlock nipper
July 23, 200718 yr Author Nipper, Thank you...can't quite get what you mean though...we definitely do not hear the click anymore but I searched through the posts you hyperlinked for me and I'm not finding a solution...except to take apart the gear shifter assembly around it...it works when we press the button at the base...could something have come apart under the gear shift assembly? Angel ok here you go. Its a simple system. You either have a bad relay or solenoid in the system. YOu should hear a click when you have the car on, foot on the brake, and press the gear shift button. If you dont there lies the problem. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46496&highlight=Key+Stuck maybe that will help http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7763&highlight=interlock nipper
July 23, 200718 yr Nipper, Thank you...can't quite get what you mean though...we definitely do not hear the click anymore but I searched through the posts you hyperlinked for me and I'm not finding a solution...except to take apart the gear shifter assembly around it...it works when we press the button at the base...could something have come apart under the gear shift assembly? Angel Yes sometimes the plunger pops out of the solenoid. im sure somone else will chime in with a better explination, its happesn a few times a year here. Look on the outback board too. nipper
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