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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / March 2008'93 Corolla: Transmission Locked If Engine Not Going ? Help Please
Hello, Have a 1993 Corolla, 4 cyl., sedan Has auto transmission. Problem is that the battery is dead, and have to be able to push it out of my garage so that I can jump start it. Transmission is locked, apparently, in Park unless the engine is running. Shift lever is also locked in Park; won't move irregardless of where key is turned. Guess the engine really has to be going. Is there some way around this ? Thanks, Bob "Robert11" ... > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > Bob You should be able to do this with the key in the 'ON' position and the foot on the brake pedal to get it out of Park. Tomes if the battery is completely dead the transmission interlock system will not let you shift out of park . what you have to do is pry the little plastic cap off with a screw driver around the gear shift. then with the key in the on position push down with the screwdriver in the hole where you removed the plastic plug. this should move the gear shift lever out of park so the car can be pushed out of your garage . don't forget to replace the plastic plug after you have jumped started the car . Hi, Just a quick thanks for the info. Appreciate it. Bob ----------------------------- > if the battery is completely dead the transmission interlock system > will not let you shift out of park . what you have to do is pry the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > forget to replace the plastic plug after you have jumped started the car > . Did that work? If it did I would indeed like to learn something new... Curious Tomes "Robert11" ... > Hi, > Just a quick thanks for the info. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> forget to replace the plastic plug after you have jumped started the car >> . > Did that work? If it did I would indeed like to learn something new... > Curious Tomes [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> forget to replace the plastic plug after you have jumped started the car >>> . Dave Dave is correct because the transmission interlock system uses an electrical solenoid to retract a plunger to allow the shifter to move out of the park position. An electrical solenoid is basically an electro-magnet. Apply power to the coil, the magnet activates, and pulls a rod out of the way so the shifter can get past it. The shift lock override allows you to push the plunger out of the way with a key or screwdriver if the solenoid fails or there is no power at all.  SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) "Ray O"... > "Tomes" ... >> Did that work? If it did I would indeed like to learn something new... [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > override allows you to push the plunger out of the way with a key or > screwdriver if the solenoid fails or there is no power at all. Thanks for the explanation Ray. I get this now. Tomes > "Ray O"... >> "Tomes" ... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Thanks for the explanation Ray. I get this now. > Tomes You're welcome! SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) Hi, Removing the small cap, and pushing down with the screwdriver worked just perfectly. The pushing on the brake didn't. Thanks all. Bob --------------------------- > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > Bob Thanks for the follow up, much appreciated. Tomes > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> Thanks, >> Bob |
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