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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 02:57 PM
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Hi there! My Honda will now not shift from "Park" when it is turned off. I suspect a blown fuse.

Anyone know which fuse controls that "whirrrr" noise I used to hear, when I turned the car on, when my car would then let me move the shift lever?

I been doing it manually since leaving work today.
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 03:53 PM
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**UPDATE: The issue SEEMS to be the BRAKES depressing. I asked a random stranger if the brake lights were coming on.. and it seems that the brake lights were NOT coming on!! Seeming to indicate some kind of issue with the pedal/plunger... after stabbing at it with my foot, and the brake lights COMING on.. Now.. IT SHIFTS!!!

Hopefully, this is the cure for the issue.

(Sorry.. been a hypochondriac with the car lately. It has been starting perfectly, as of late.)
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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There should be a small rubber "nipple" thing on the back of the brake pedal, near the top (not the top of the foot bad, but the actual top of the bar the foot pad is attached to). When you put your foot on the pedal, it hits a switch. If that small rubber nipple falls off (which happens ALL THE TIME), then you would have the exact problems you're having. Contort yourself, crawl up under there with a flash light, and start inspecting.
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 11:59 PM
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If the plastic cap is intact your break light switch probably need to either be adjusted or replace. Good luck sir
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 06:17 AM
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Default Re: Will not shift out of park!

Originally Posted by W95civicEXcoupe
**UPDATE: The issue SEEMS to be the BRAKES depressing. I asked a random stranger if the brake lights were coming on.. and it seems that the brake lights were NOT coming on!! Seeming to indicate some kind of issue with the pedal/plunger... after stabbing at it with my foot, and the brake lights COMING on.. Now.. IT SHIFTS!!!

Hopefully, this is the cure for the issue.

(Sorry.. been a hypochondriac with the car lately. It has been starting perfectly, as of late.)
Originally Posted by NotARacist
There should be a small rubber "nipple" thing on the back of the brake pedal, near the top (not the top of the foot bad, but the actual top of the bar the foot pad is attached to). When you put your foot on the pedal, it hits a switch. If that small rubber nipple falls off (which happens ALL THE TIME), then you would have the exact problems you're having. Contort yourself, crawl up under there with a flash light, and start inspecting.
If that rubber nipple broke down in pieces than his brake lights would be on 24/7/365 until fixed. I think his issue is elsewhere. He's going to have to check the brake light circuit and the shift interlock circuit. Wiring diagrams should all be in the helms manual.
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