2001 Toyota Tundra Wont Shift Out Of Park

2 Apr 10 2007.

2001 toyota tundra wont shift out of park. After re-connecting the truck started but the lights above on lit on the console and it wont shift out of park. Check the headlights and brake lights again. A couple of things can cause this if the brake lights are intermittently not working due to a faulty brake light switch it can cause it to not come out of park another cause may be that the shift interlock solenoid is sticking this can happen if a soft drink containing.

If they are both working then start your Tacoma put your foot on the brake and shift out of park. It is an intermittent issue sometimes it will go away for a few days only to return for a few days. Toyota Tundra Heater Not Working.

If you have checked all the fuses or dont have a spare to replace the blown one pop open the little cover to the left of the shifter. You can over-ride it by prying off the little rectangular plastic square by the base of the shifter and pressing down into the hole with a small screwdriver key pen or what ever is handy and shifting the car out of park at the same time. If there is no coolant in your overflow you can refill it by adding more to the overflow reservoir.

Very common for the wiring to get butchered up if the car was fitted. When you get at least the bottom steering column surround off look for the plug thing with the metal shield over it and a cable coming out of it straight down the bottom of the column. If its come loose the geometry wont be right anymore and it.

If you are positive that the gear shifter is not stuck in park see directly above then its likely that the shift linkage may be bad. Most likely be an issue with the Shift Interlock that sits right under the shifter. After spraying down the underside of my 2001 4x4 tacoma double cab w auto trans I discovered I can no longer shift from park without using the shift lock release lever.

Check that end out then follow it over to the back or is it the side of the. Even if for some reason there is not a battery in the vehicle a small amount of voltage is required to shift from park. When I first got my Taco and brought it back to life it wouldnt shift out of park unless I pressed that little button on top of the steering column.