[simkinsnorth]

Today my wife called and said that she couldn't shift out of park in here 1999 Eurovan. I called the dealer and talked to a tech and he said that the brake switch wasn't working. This is a common problem for newer golfs and jettas, but does happen to the vans. So I had my wife step on the brake and sure enough the brakes didn't come on. So I removed the switch and put a jumper on the wire plug and that bypassed the switch so i could get home.
a new switch at the dealer is just under $17. The switch I took off of the van was date stamped 05-2002, wich tells me that this was a problem for the previous owner. I hoped that this helps somebody.