# 2005 Chrysler Town & Country transmission stays in Park **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, towncountry\ **Created:** [July 14, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-town-country-transmission-stays-in-park/121021 "2018-07-14T21:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JordanO\_Dell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@JordanO\_Dell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JordanO_Dell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-town-country-transmission-stays-in-park/121021/1 "2018-07-14T21:37:08Z")
I have a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country with 218000 miles, 3.3 L V6 w/automatic transmission. Trany rebuilt 48,000 miles ago with new solenoid. Occasionally , with the engine running, I put the shifting lever in Drive or Reverse or any other gear, and the transmission does not engage. It stays in Park. I return the shifting lever to Park and turn off the engine. Then I rock the van back and forth against the parking pawl several times and then start the engine. Then when I move the shifting lever to Drive or Reverse the Trany engages those gears. After several miles (30-100), the same problem occurs. Shifting lever moves to Drive or Reverse but trany does not engage. Once again I can rock the van against the parking pawl and Trany will engage. What could be the cause and how is it rectified? Can it be repaired w/trany installed or does the Trany have to be removed and disassembled? This is an intermittent problem. The gear shift lever always moves but periodically the Trany does not engage. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-town-country-transmission-stays-in-park/121021/2 "2018-07-15T00:49:02Z")
What happens if you put in low? ---
**Author:** ![JordanO\_Dell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@JordanO\_Dell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JordanO_Dell)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-town-country-transmission-stays-in-park/121021/3 "2018-07-15T01:53:50Z")
Happens in all gears. Thanks