luxerymobile

My 99 TL is stuck in park? It wont shift out of park? This happened once before a few months ago and I just kept trying and trying and after a few minues it suddenly worked fine. Now no matter what I do it wont shift into any gear?

I took that little plastic insert out right next to the gear grid, and pressed the button down with a pen to be able to use my car but WHAT IS GOING ON????????

luxerymobile

Has this happened to anyone? Whys it acting like the car isnt on and not shift into any gears?

wildcat71

probably has to do with the brake light switch that unlocks the shifter when the brakes are applied. do your brake lights work? switch could either be bad or out of adjustment. id suggest doing a search, but im not sure if they fixed that feature yet.

luxerymobile

actually bro my rear right brake light has been out for a few weeks to a month guessn. Damn could that really do it??

If I change that bulb will that remedy the situation possibly?

Damn your a fuckin genius haha

fsttyms1

It has NOTHING to do with the bulb, but its usually the brake switch by the brake pedal OR the brake fuse.

SuperMario1012

I actually had the same problem with my '05 recently; VSA indicator came on as soon as I stepped on the brake locking everything up. Turned out a fuse blew resulting in this problem as well as no brake lights horn. So, check the fuses...

luxerymobile

If it is the "brake switch" where do I locate it exactly?

What can I do to remedy the problem?

luxerymobile

I dont think it is the same problem. This only happens when the car is in park, cant get out of park. Like I said I over-rid this being the clever person I am and the car works fine until I put it in park and got to rig it again.

SuperMario1012

Yup. I had to do the same thing; taking the plastic clip out to bypass the brake/shift interlock to get it out of park. In my situation, it was a fuse which the dealer replaced clearing up the problem along with the brake lights and the horn. But maybe the'99's are different.

luxerymobile

Bump

01tl4tl

Did you replace the bulb so all the lights are working-
Once thats done- have a friend watch for all the brake lights to work.
In no lights- thats the dead brake light switch
Recently a ziners was just loose somehow, big feet?? tightened and was ok!
Check down directly behind the brake pedal
There is the unit- cant miss it, only thing the brake pedal hits as soon as you push the brakes

01tl4tl

Its the Nuetral Safety Switch you are overriding with the pushing next to the shifter- its supposed to prevent driving off with no brake lights, AND it prevents starting if it thinks the trans is in gear.
Are you fully in Park?
Has the trans been acting up in any other ways recently?

The brake bulbs are 5 bucks a pair- replace all of them to be safe and have even brightness- check the center brake light as well-
that one will mess with you on bulb failure light

6MTUA5

iTrader: (2)

It is right by the brake pedal. Get your head down there and push the brake pedal. There is a little metal cylinder looking (almost looks like a little cartridge for a paintball gun) thing that has a switch that is pushed in when you aren't pushing the pedal and when you push the pedal down, it deactivates the switch, turning your brake lights on.

luxerymobile

Thanks guys this helps out, anyone have any other thoughts how to FIX IT???????????? I am going to change the bulbs ASAP and see if that does anything?

bucsteve

check the fuse, this very problem happened to me as well

luxerymobile

Ok so change the light bulbs and poss the fuse cool!

Hot Boi

iTrader: (1)

This happened to me. I had to replace the brake switch and I was good to go.

luxerymobile

How much is just a brake switch part cost?

How much for the part & the labor?

6MTUA5

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Labor = Free

fsttyms1

Our thoughts on how to fix it are the answers we gave you. Its a semi common problem that takes all of 15 min to change yourself. You unplug, then unscrew the old, screw in the new plug it in. Its like 30 bucks or less at the dealer.

Changing the bulb has NOTHING to do with it but you should change it any way just to have all your bulbs in working condition.

luxerymobile

Your talking about the brake switch part right? Thankx

01tl4tl

yes he is- go buy a brake light switch, and the install is self expplanatory

Not much room for a camera in there to make a DIY-

JFCKeeper2

i had this problem with my 03 tl. Whenever it was very hot out i noticed my car wouldn't shift out of park so i checked everything but couldn't find anything wrong. I took it to the dealer and it turned out that when it was hot out a fuse would come loose and prevent me from shifting out of park.(this is what he told me) the dealer replaced the fuse for like 10 dollars and i was on my way. It took them about 5 hours and two visits to figure it out though.

so check the fuses

babeehlisa

I have an 03 tl and had the same problem.. Figured out it was the STOP Fuse.. For all those that need help in the future!

almost4043

Check your acc relay fuse, it happened to mine, and when i checked this fuse had blown, worked fine after replacing.

deanwest

I have a '96 2.5TL. Same thing; no brake lights and have to manually insert key aside shifter to get it out of park, then start it in neutral. Yesterday I unfastened the bolt to the neutral safety switch (some call it a "brake switch") located near the brake pedal, put it back together and it worked, but now only intermittently. I can get it to work by pumping the brakes a few times and holding the pedal down until it shifts out of park. I usually have to repeat the attempt a few times before its accepted. I suspect the sensor is out of alignment and will work on it again tonight. Its the only car I have and its very uncomfortable driving 40 miles of freeway in LA without brake lights.

dreem1er

iTrader: (2)

Replace the switch, and don't bump 4 year old threads a different section

fsttyms1

its not a neutral safety switch. It has nothing to do with neutral. It IS a brake switch. It is what tells the car that the brakes are being applied to light up the brake lights and tell the car that the brake is depressed to get it out of gear.

Mezacan916

I am having the exact same problem with my '03 TL. Wifey is picking up a fuse for me since I'm at work. Ima try replacing the fuse when I get off work. Anybody have any youtube videos I can be directed to so I can learn where the fuse box for this is and how to replace the fuse!?!? Let you guys know if replacing fuse works or not. Good luck luxerymobile

LABachlr

Thanks babeehlisa and almost4043. I took out both the STOP fuse and the ACC Relay fuse and they were both fine, so I put them back.

Then for the hell of it, I turned on the car and attempted to shift out of park into drive and IT WORKED!

I did it several times, and even turned the car off and on again a couple of times and tried it each time I turned it back on and it STILL worked!

So I am good to go at the cost of $0 and a few minutes of my time. Thanks again!

Fr3shAcuraTL

I dont care if this is from 7 years ago bro thank you u just helped me. Thought my tranny went bad

01tl4tl

find out why it blew a fuse! there is a problem somewhere that needs immediate attention
Once the car is in gear- you could be driving with no brake lights
Who hasn't come up on the car with no taillight-no brake lights at all- not even the middle one,,and they are stOPPPPPPPING!
don't let it be you with no lights~

also see owner book section on using the override switch on the right side of shifter
free download at Acura Owners Site | Exclusive Knowledge, Service, & Benefits

and congrats on use of search to find the info you needed, better an old thread than a new one in most cases

JRhodes88

iTrader: (2)

This just started happening to my car this morning, but a little different.

It wont budge out of park if I depress the brake pedal fully (like you normally would). Instead I have to slowly depress the brake until I feel the click in the shifter. Do you think the fuse or switch is having the problem or would it just be completely stuck if it were one of those?

MarcDavidoff

Sounds likely it is still the brake switch- possibly it is sticking

thoiboi

thelastaspec

try some contact cleaner inside the switch as a temp fix until you can get the switch.

JRhodes88

iTrader: (2)

Where is the brake switch located? Under the brake pedal?

thoiboi

If you go down and and look, you'll see as your depress the brake pedal, a switch is activated



#3 3 36750-S84-003 SWITCH ASSY., STOP & CRUISE

Should be that switch.

JRhodes88

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It makes too much sense.

peewizzle

this exact problem happened with my 2002 a few months back, i took WD40 and sprayed the hell out of that brake switch on the brake pedal and it's been fine ever since.

it happened during winter so switch was probably clogged from salt/debris/snow