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

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [May 6, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-wont-come-out-of-park/190454 "2023-05-06T02:27:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![duner20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@duner20](https://community.cartalk.com/u/duner20)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-wont-come-out-of-park/190454/1 "2023-05-06T02:27:22Z")

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

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-wont-come-out-of-park/190454/2 "2023-05-06T02:43:54Z")

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> [@duner20](#):
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> truck will not come out of park when engine is turned on

Well stop talking dirty to it… 🤣

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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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-wont-come-out-of-park/190454/3 "2023-05-06T22:08:58Z")

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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”.