We had the bit of a breakdown the other day, the Grand Prix wouldn’t shift from Park. Pontiac does provide a manual bypass but it’s kinda a pain to use, so I…
We had the bit of a breakdown the other day, the Grand Prix wouldn’t shift from Park. Pontiac does provide a manual bypass but it’s kinda a pain to use, so I…
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Get a load of that Canadian…You’ve got to love a guy who won’t take any CRAP from his automobile~
Get a load of that Canuck…You’ve got to love a guy who won’t take any CRAP from his automobile~
Get a load of that Canuck…You’ve got to love a guy who won’t take any CRAP from his automobile~
Get a load of that Canuck…You’ve got to love a guy who won’t take any CRAP from his automobile~
What is the name of the switch to ask for frm dealer shop?
We’ll found it….. It was a burned out BTSI fuse just replaced it with a new one from under the hood and it worked just fine… #Ontheroadagain:)
Hey so im a girl and i have a 2000 grand prix and i am literally stuck in a parking lot…. It will crank just fine but will NOT shift gears… Its hard to take off the console so i can have a look under… Please help STUCK in Texas….
Sorry, car is stored right now, I don’t have access.
Can you post a picture of that wiring pattern? We have two wires off the shift control and have no idea how they go back on.
This is a GREAT tutorial of how this system worked. Thank you very much for bothering to video tape it. Well done. Saved me a lot of time and frusteration on my 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix SE.
Well, the button on the shifter is a mechanical linkage not related to the brake solenoid. That has a good function, the brake from park, meh…not so much.
I just got a 97 where this was broken, but my solenoid is actually broken off, allowing me to shift out of park without applying the brake or pushing the button on the shifter. A blessing in disguise? I can now put a manual knob on it.
Hi i was looking into this problem as well as the key stuck problem i was wondering where you bout this brake soleniod i can not find it is it a dealer specifec part please reply at “anthonyandcourtney121511@gmail.com” thank you
Thank you I had 2 wires broken also. if not for your video I would have spent a lot of money at a shop.
That’s a work around, not a solution.
I just crammed an oversize screw in the shift lock release button and it works like new.
Actually I’ve fixed it now. It seems the problem was the wires in the connector. I had to take out the Purple/White wire and solider it to the pin. After that, it’s working great. I think my Mechanic messed up the connector when he pulled it out of the old shifter.
You may need to dig in a a Grand Prix automotive forum for that one.
I understand the purple wire is the one relating to indicating the shifter is in park. I have a multimeter. What would be the best way to test the wire? I’m not sure what I should be looking for, I would think it’s some thing like +12v when in park maybe?
I seem to have a similar problem with my Gran Prix 2002 shifter, but it’s not related to getting out of park, it’s related to not being able to remove the key. The last time I had this issue I had to replace the entire shifter assembly. So this 2nd time when it happened I did the same thing, but it didn’t fix it. My mechanic said it could be the solenoid in the steering column, but after seeing this video, I think it might be the cheap wire harness.
Take a look at my video, I use a small screwdriver to push the L shaped terminals out from the other end. I also fully describe how to replace the L shaped terminals.
Hi,
My video shows how to repair those ‘clips’ from the green and purple wires. Those clips are known as L shaped terminals and I sell them individually on my ebay site under the user id thrumster009. I would like to thank the author of this video though in showing a another component that can break within this system.
That was funny…lol
Lots of wiggling might do it. For the clip, try Napa honestly, its gonna be a generic part.
How do you take the little metal clips out? I dont want to force anything and break it.
Also my metal clip that holds the shift knob on broke and was in 2 pieces when i took it out. Do they even carry a part that small at the dealer?