# 2013 BMW X1 shifts into park

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x1-shifts-into-park/134650>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** x1, bmw\
**Created:** [February 14, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x1-shifts-into-park/134650 "2019-02-14T22:05:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![singh28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@singh28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/singh28)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x1-shifts-into-park/134650/1 "2019-02-14T22:05:30Z")

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car put gear shifter in drive take your foot of brake and it goes in to park and same thing happens in reverse  
any help is highly appreciated  
thanks  
dalip

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x1-shifts-into-park/134650/2 "2019-02-14T22:29:09Z")

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> [@singh28](#):
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> car put gear shifter in drive

The car did this by itself?

> [@singh28](#):
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> take your foot of brake and it goes in to park and same thing happens in reverse

All by itself?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x1-shifts-into-park/134650/3 "2019-02-14T22:32:51Z")

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Sounds like you are not wearing the seat belt and the door is open, the gear shift control module thinks that you are getting out of the vehicle. Is the door ajar light on?