1997 jimmy stuck in park

jcbj · 01-31-2008, 08:13 PM

our jimmy is stuck in park. It will not start when you have your foot on the brake it stays in park the shifter is on the floor. one time i went out and it came out of park and started. what's up???

cpolaris502 · 02-01-2008, 01:48 AM

what? the shifter linkage is broken? we need detailed info.

Corolla_Frenzy · 02-02-2008, 12:54 AM

lol so eccentric! more!

kingkaspr · 02-02-2008, 02:17 AM

mine did that the other morning. turn the key in the on position and push in the button on the shifter and see if u hear a click from behing the cluster. also if ur battery aint charged enough it wont let it shift either.

lummy · 02-02-2008, 03:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj

our jimmy is stuck in park. It will not start when you have your foot on the brake it stays in park the shifter is on the floor. one time i went out and it came out of park and started. what's up???

It's your Ignition switch. Mine did the same thing and I just replaced it today. The way you can tell when if it will start is if all the dash lights come on. Mine would not start on occasion, usually in the morning then would be fine for the rest of the day. The last few weeks it would even die while driving.
When you get the part, make sure you get the part that connects to the key, not the ignition module in the engine compartment.

BTW, anyone know an easy way to get the rubber around the keyhole back on the cylinder?

jcbj · 02-04-2008, 09:26 PM

I got it all apart and it seems that the black box under the key is were the short? is at. You can touch it and it will die or it will start.

lummy · 02-05-2008, 03:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj

I got it all apart and it seems that the black box under the key is were the short? is at. You can touch it and it will die or it will start.

congrats, you found your ignition switch

I found the replacement at autopartauctions.com for ~$40 shipped

jcbj · 02-05-2008, 05:31 PM

can you give a thread or a part #

lummy · 02-06-2008, 12:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj

can you give a thread or a part #

This is the exact one I got
http://ww1.autopartauctions.com/a.asp?A=804393

I don't see anymore up for auction but it looks like they have one in the storefront

http://autopartdeals.autopartauction...3362&c=2&g=272

01-31-2008, 08:13 PM	#1
jcbj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Location: User is: OffLine	1997 jimmy stuck in park our jimmy is stuck in park. It will not start when you have your foot on the brake it stays in park the shifter is on the floor. one time i went out and it came out of park and started. what's up???
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02-01-2008, 01:48 AM	#2
cpolaris502 The Dreamsicle Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 16,054 Location: Rogers, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park what? the shifter linkage is broken? we need detailed info.
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02-02-2008, 12:54 AM	#3
Corolla_Frenzy Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 206 Location: PDX, OR. User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park lol so eccentric! more!
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02-02-2008, 02:17 AM	#4
kingkaspr Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 715 Location: frederick md User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park mine did that the other morning. turn the key in the on position and push in the button on the shifter and see if u hear a click from behing the cluster. also if ur battery aint charged enough it wont let it shift either.
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02-02-2008, 03:32 AM	#5
lummy Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 123 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj our jimmy is stuck in park. It will not start when you have your foot on the brake it stays in park the shifter is on the floor. one time i went out and it came out of park and started. what's up??? It's your Ignition switch. Mine did the same thing and I just replaced it today. The way you can tell when if it will start is if all the dash lights come on. Mine would not start on occasion, usually in the morning then would be fine for the rest of the day. The last few weeks it would even die while driving. When you get the part, make sure you get the part that connects to the key, not the ignition module in the engine compartment. BTW, anyone know an easy way to get the rubber around the keyhole back on the cylinder? Last edited by lummy : 02-02-2008 at 03:34 AM.
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02-04-2008, 09:26 PM	#6
jcbj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park I got it all apart and it seems that the black box under the key is were the short? is at. You can touch it and it will die or it will start.
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02-05-2008, 03:28 AM	#7
lummy Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 123 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj I got it all apart and it seems that the black box under the key is were the short? is at. You can touch it and it will die or it will start. congrats, you found your ignition switch I found the replacement at autopartauctions.com for ~$40 shipped
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02-05-2008, 05:31 PM	#8
jcbj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park can you give a thread or a part #
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02-06-2008, 12:11 AM	#9
lummy Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 123 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 1997 jimmy stuck in park Quote: Originally Posted by jcbj can you give a thread or a part # This is the exact one I got http://ww1.autopartauctions.com/a.asp?A=804393 I don't see anymore up for auction but it looks like they have one in the storefront http://autopartdeals.autopartauction...3362&c=2&g=272
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