Having trouble getting gearbox out of park

**<WET>** · 12-11-2006 06:04 AM

Hi people
I have a 95 model EXi automatic accord. Its developing a problem where its getting harder and harder to get out of park. I push the button in go to pull back and it just wont move, i have to be quite forcefull about it.
Has anyone else ever experienced a problem like this?
Also does the whole dash have to be removed to pull the gauge cluster out?
Thanks in advance for your in put.

Sam

**ECU-MAN** · 12-11-2006 01:32 PM

HI

you are putting your foot on the brake pedal arnt you

their is a solenoid in the console that wont allow the shifter to me moved out of P untill you press the brake pedal,

might need adjusting. you could try putting your key in the slot next to the shifter to see if will make it easyer to get it out of P

yo have to remove the black dash facia to get the cluster out, you have to remove the centre console out as well to access two screws under the heater/AC controls

**040501912** · 13-11-2006 11:40 AM

Coin stuck LOL :P

happen b4 on my other car

**<WET>** · 13-11-2006 05:19 PM

Lol thanks for that, i feel so stupid, was as simple as that lol.

Ok another one for you guys n girls. Should the SRS light on the dash be lit up?

**ECU-MAN** · 13-11-2006 08:24 PM

not while driving

**Si1enzio** · 14-11-2006 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by <WET>

Lol thanks for that, i feel so stupid, was as simple as that lol.

Ok another one for you guys n girls. Should the SRS light on the dash be lit up?

So what was it ?
The coin or you didnt have your foot on the brake pedal ?

**<WET>** · 14-11-2006 03:22 PM

Lol didnt have my foot on the brake! What a tool lol

ECU-MAN yes the light is on whilst driving, its on the whole time the ignition is on

**ECU-MAN** · 14-11-2006 08:22 PM

good to hear you sorted out the problem with Park

lOl good stuff

SRS light is not ment to stay on all the time.

it is ment to go out 8 seconds after the ignition is turned on.

could be a faulty cable reel ( clock sping ). or a number of other things.

you can look uder the drivers dash and find the yellow 2 pin short ( SCS ) connector. short it out, turn on the ignition and count the blinks, then post them here.

**Si1enzio** · 15-11-2006 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by <WET>

Lol didnt have my foot on the brake! What a tool lol

ECU-MAN yes the light is on whilst driving, its on the whole time the ignition is on

Omg, how hard did you pull it out of park? suprised the gear stick didnt break lol hahahahahaaa

**joyride** · 23-11-2006 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by <WET>

Lol didnt have my foot on the brake! What a tool lol

shouldnt you be doing that for every auto car?

**BLKek** · 01-12-2006 09:59 PM

Yep, sometimes I'll leave mine in gear, then come back later to start it and it won't - after a split second off being mortified my car might be dead I realise the damn thing is in gear, LOL...

Was the car modded when/before you got it, could the previous owner have pulled the wheel off and put a sports one on, then sold it with the airbag wheel back on and never connected it properly.

**Thorn2004** · 05-12-2006 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by <WET>

Lol didnt have my foot on the brake! What a tool lol

Had the same problem when I first got my Euro, couldn't figure out what was wrong, I sat there for ages thinking why won't it go into gear what have I done? ! Then I read through the manual and figured it out after 30 mins lol I felt like such a dope!