89 Tempo safety lockout not working

[greybeard851]

The gearshift lever can be moved out of park without having first stepped on the brake pedal. It had always worked before. How does lockout work? What might have changed to allow movement now?

Thanks,

Grey

[aleekat]

Solenoid at the gear shift. Depressing pedal sends voltage to the solenoid to get out of the way. Spilled coffee, sodas etc can gum up the solenoid.

[greybeard851]

Thank you for your quick response. I recently had the ball joints and bushings replaced on the front end. I suppose it is possible that the wire to it may have been pulled off, or it may have just quit on its own. It's really not a terribly big deal as I am in the habit of stepping on the brake first anyway, but I had wondered why it happened and what could be done about it.

I may just snoop around under there and see if I see a wire dangling. If not, I'll probably just leave it alone since it wouldn't cause any other difficulty... I don't think.

Again, Thanks.

Grey

[aleekat]

Doubtful that any front end work would have caused it. I had to disable a cutlass yrs ago because sometimes you couldn't get it to release out of park. Just disabled it. Won't cause any issues.