# Dashboard Gauges dont work and cannot shift from Park

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-gauges-dont-work-and-cannot-shift-from-park/62107>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fuses, gauges, parkingbrakes, accord, honda\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-gauges-dont-work-and-cannot-shift-from-park/62107 "2011-03-02T18:32:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![muggleprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@muggleprince](https://community.cartalk.com/u/muggleprince)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-gauges-dont-work-and-cannot-shift-from-park/62107/1 "2011-03-02T18:32:24Z")

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Hi,  
  
 I own a 1994 Honda Accord with 200,000+ miles on it. Suddenly the Dashboard controls stopped working, and the shift lever wont shift out of Park unless I manually force it to shift by inserting key in to the slot beside the shift lever. I suspect it has something to do with the brake fuse. I am not sure though because I have no Idea where the break fuse is located. Please help.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-gauges-dont-work-and-cannot-shift-from-park/62107/2 "2011-03-02T21:52:43Z")

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I suspect the fuses you are after are in the dash area. Usually they are near the driver’s left side near the bottom of the dash. There is usually a panel under the hood also. If the brake lights aren’t working then I think you are correct about a power problem to the brake circuit. Get a test light probe so you can verify where power is getting to.