88 Accord DX w/AT locked in 'PARK' for near a month now
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88 Accord DX w/AT locked in 'PARK' for near a month now
Only 75k on this oldie. However, drove it into my driveway friday evening
& all was normal. Wife went out sat am & engine fired up fine, steering
wheel released, BUT she couldn't get the trans out of park.. I removed
the front console cover & removed the shift adjuster lock pin. The shift
lever mech is working fine but that shift cable seems to be frozen..
Can't move car very easy with it stuck in park.. I do have the thick
silver Honda SHOP manual for the 88 auto & so far i've found nothing on
my problem. Just lots of FINE diagramss & info on near everything
BESIDES the problem i have with Trans locked in park..
I haven't been able to move car for a month now..It has been very hot
here & getting under car with it parked on big gravel is kinda
difficult.. However, i've been under there & shift cable looks fine..
I removed the cover where shift cable enters the trans. this being
an 88 accord (DX) you cannot see the end connections of the shift
cable after removing the single bolt & dust cover where the shift
cable enters the transmission housing.
CAR is on 4 blocks with all wheels free.. The front wheels are
free & they rotate in opposite directions when either is manually
turned. Saw some info on the internet that pointed
toward some safety interlocks on other models as respects rear
lights so i checked out all rear light functions & all worked fine..
To bypass the shift locked in park it mentioned using the key to
unlock the shift lock.. Sounds good but there is no shift lock
release unlock mechanism on this model 1988 ACCORD (DX)..
SO anyone out there got new ideas that i need to look at.. ITS
no fun owning a nice Honda STUCK IN PARK... I need some new leads
please...GIMME a ph # & i'll call you. thx guys,
jim
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& all was normal. Wife went out sat am & engine fired up fine, steering
wheel released, BUT she couldn't get the trans out of park.. I removed
the front console cover & removed the shift adjuster lock pin. The shift
lever mech is working fine but that shift cable seems to be frozen..
Can't move car very easy with it stuck in park.. I do have the thick
silver Honda SHOP manual for the 88 auto & so far i've found nothing on
my problem. Just lots of FINE diagramss & info on near everything
BESIDES the problem i have with Trans locked in park..
I haven't been able to move car for a month now..It has been very hot
here & getting under car with it parked on big gravel is kinda
difficult.. However, i've been under there & shift cable looks fine..
I removed the cover where shift cable enters the trans. this being
an 88 accord (DX) you cannot see the end connections of the shift
cable after removing the single bolt & dust cover where the shift
cable enters the transmission housing.
CAR is on 4 blocks with all wheels free.. The front wheels are
free & they rotate in opposite directions when either is manually
turned. Saw some info on the internet that pointed
toward some safety interlocks on other models as respects rear
lights so i checked out all rear light functions & all worked fine..
To bypass the shift locked in park it mentioned using the key to
unlock the shift lock.. Sounds good but there is no shift lock
release unlock mechanism on this model 1988 ACCORD (DX)..
SO anyone out there got new ideas that i need to look at.. ITS
no fun owning a nice Honda STUCK IN PARK... I need some new leads
please...GIMME a ph # & i'll call you. thx guys,
jim
BOTTLEDOCTORatNETSCAPE.COM
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Re: 88 Accord DX w/AT locked in 'PARK' for near a month now (bottledoctor)
chk to see if brake lites work,, u could have a blown brake lite fuse or a bad brake lite switch .........are u sure there is no slot on the cosole to put the key in to unlock the shuft lock??? i cannot recall that far back but i tought they all had it DX, LX, LXI ...
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Re: 88 Accord DX w/AT locked in 'PARK' for near a month now (deserthonda)
My LXi (88) Didn't have the key release
My LX (89) Did
Yes, as previously mentioned, check the brake switch operation and the wiring. The switch could have failed, or something was kicked loose.
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My LX (89) Did
Yes, as previously mentioned, check the brake switch operation and the wiring. The switch could have failed, or something was kicked loose.
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