# 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Won't go into park

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-wont-go-into-park/168226>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-wont-go-into-park/168226 "2020-08-03T15:16:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Genevad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Genevad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Genevad)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-wont-go-into-park/168226/1 "2020-08-03T15:16:32Z")

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Can not get gear shift to go into park.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-wont-go-into-park/168226/2 "2020-08-03T19:28:09Z")

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That must make it hard to take the keys out of the ignition

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-wont-go-into-park/168226/3 "2020-08-03T22:10:32Z")

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More than likely the shift linkage needs to be adjusted.