# Transmission Shifter Locked

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifter-locked/57349>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tl, transmissions, acura\
**Created:** [November 9, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifter-locked/57349 "2010-11-09T11:40:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Benji1104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Benji1104](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Benji1104)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifter-locked/57349/1 "2010-11-09T11:40:03Z")

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When turning the Acura TL on the shifter stays locked in park and does not move.

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifter-locked/57349/2 "2010-11-09T11:48:48Z")

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Check to see if your brake lights work. This car has a shifter interlock that disenages when the brake is pressed. If the brake lights don’t work, then maybe the brake switch is broken, preventing the shift interlock from disengaging.

A temporary work-around is to turn the ignition to just before the lights come on the dash, shift to neutral, then start the car. This will get you to a shop to get the brake light system checked. Driving without brake lights is an accident waiting to happen.