2012 Toyota Tundra 4WD Truck - Won't come out of park

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truck will not come out of park when engine is turned on

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Well stop talking dirty to it… :rofl:

Seriously though, do you here the shift lock solenoid clicking?? (when pressing on the brake pedal)

Check brake lights and cruse control work, if so you might have a bad shift lock solenoid…

Can you put it in neutral and start it or use the manual release button by the shifter??

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Be sure to step on the brake pedal first. If that doesn’t work, next check if the brake lights are turning on when you step on the brake pedal. there’s a built-in safety feature that prevents a little kid waiting in the car while the parent goes into 7-11, prevents the kid from shifting out of P unless the brake pedal is applied first. Kid can’t reach the brake pedal, so Tundra doesn’t drive into 7-11’s plate glass window.

Neither of my cars has this feature, too old. I learned about this one day when I was driving out in the middle of the San Diego area desert. When I returned to car after stopping to look at the cactus, rental car wouldn’t come out of P. Oh oh, very hot, and no water! Then I saw a sticker on the lower portion of the dashboard, bold lettering “Must apply brake pedal before shifting out of P”.