# URGENT: Astro Van gear stick won't shift out of park **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** astro, chevrolet\ **Created:** [September 18, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/urgent-astro-van-gear-stick-wont-shift-out-of-park/170137 "2020-09-18T21:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duncan-Russell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/duncan-russell/32/22583_2.png) [@Duncan-Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Duncan-Russell)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/urgent-astro-van-gear-stick-wont-shift-out-of-park/170137/21 "2020-09-19T21:47:44Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > I suspect a lot of folks don’t know the correct spelling. Very true. I learned this morning when google results brought me to “Vwa-Lah, Wa-Lah, Wa-La: The Many Misspellings of Voilà” ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/urgent-astro-van-gear-stick-wont-shift-out-of-park/170137/22 "2020-09-19T22:38:00Z")
It fixed itself. Nice ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/urgent-astro-van-gear-stick-wont-shift-out-of-park/170137/23 "2020-09-20T20:21:13Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > It fixed itself. Nice I presume you’re being facetious but no, it didn’t. Rocking the vehicle back and forth relieved the tension on the parking pawl and allowed the OP to move the gear selector. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/urgent-astro-van-gear-stick-wont-shift-out-of-park/170137.md?page=1)