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Originally Posted by Red Tipps
Sounds like you may need to adjust your shifting linkage. take your center console out so you can get at it and see what it is doing in there. You should see the plunger retract on the solenoid when you hit park. I believe that is the "click" you hear. Tear out the console and take a look in there man.
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Sir,
There is no adjustment for the BTSI solenoid. The only adjustment
for the shifter cable is for the park/neutral switch which is located
on the transmission. The adjusment for the park/neutral switch is
correct if the car can only be started in park or neutral. Since tblake
did not mention he had a problem with this I assume that it is ok.
If you remove the top piece of the console which will also remove the
cup holders as this is all one piece you will see what I am talking about.
The BTSI solenoid is actaully attached to the shifter which moves every
time you move the console shifter to change from park to drive... etc.
Very poor design, as this puts stress on the wires which hook up to the
BTSI solenoid. This constant strain on the connecter at the BTSI will
eventually pull a wire out of the connector leading to intemittent issues
of not being able to remove the key when in park. I have had to repair
this problem not once but twice now on my car. My friend had the same
problem where a wire backed out of the connector. Two possible solutions,
get a new wire harness for approx. 50-60 dollars or do like I did and remove
the harness and splice some wire in place of where the wire broke off. The
top piece of the console only takes about 10 minutes to remove the first
time you do it. You start just aft of the cupholders and just to the side of
where the the armrest latches into the console., There will be a small square
hole which is your reference point. Using a flat bladed screwdriver about a
inch to either side of the square hole gently pry up. The console cover is
then slowly removed from aft to fwd. The shifter needs to be in neutral to
remove the cover. There is about 4 clips which hold the assy. in place.
Good Luck,
Steve