# Car will not shift?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 25, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955 "2007-06-25T18:46:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sarahg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@Sarahg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sarahg)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955/1 "2007-06-25T18:46:05Z")

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Car will turn on, but the shifter will not move out of park on an automatic transmission jetta. any advice?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955/2 "2007-06-25T19:51:51Z")

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1. Are you putting your foot on the brake? I hate to ask, but I must

The reason I ask is your car as a brake shifter interlock, basically this is a solinoid that will not allow the car to shift out of park unless the brake is on.

1. if your foot is on the brake, you should hear a click from the shifter, if you do not than the soloniod is probably bad. There is usually an overide, so read your owners manual for that

Good luck

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955/3 "2007-06-26T22:11:22Z")

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I just had the same problem in my 05’ suzuki verona… what happened was a fuse was blown so the brake lights wouldn’t come on… therefore not sending the signal that I was pressing on the break, and not letting me shift out of park.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-will-not-shift/955/4 "2007-06-26T22:14:13Z")

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VW had a huge recall for a faulty brake light switch. You need to contact the dealer to get it fixed. They will also be able to tell you how to get it out of park.  
~Michael  
Dartman69