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Post Title: 01 pathfinder shift lock question Posted by:pathfinder2001 at 6:30 PM 1/29/2008 Does anyone know how to find out weather the shift lock solenoid or brake pedal switch is broke? my wifes 01 pathfinder will barely go into reverse and i took the console apart and don't see the solenoid move when brake is pressed.
Thanks.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (pathfinder2001) Posted by:timmack at 6:44 PM 1/29/2008
the fact that it "barely" goes makes me think its neither of those. if the shift lock or the brake switch was bad, id think that the shifter would be locked out altogether. sounds like somethings gummed up, something is possibly full of dirt or grime. does it get any better when the car warms up?
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (timmack) Posted by:pathfinder2001 at 1:16 PM 1/30/2008 no. it doesn't get better when it warms up. it always takes several times pressing the brake and the button on the shifter and then it finally works. I have the console apart and can see where the solenoid only goes in 1 out of about 20 times.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (pathfinder2001) Posted by:timmack at 2:28 PM 1/30/2008 when you step on the brake does it click every time? or just when the solenoid opens? not at all? reason why i ask is my 02 clicks every time i step on the brake but i can feel it in the pedal. im assuming thats the brake switch working and if you didnt have that click, that might be the first culprit.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (pathfinder2001) Posted by:ubpsanity at 1:56 PM 1/31/2008
Quote, originally posted by pathfinder2001 »
Does anyone know how to find out weather the shift lock solenoid or brake pedal switch is broke? my wifes 01 pathfinder will barely go into reverse and i took the console apart and don't see the solenoid move when brake is pressed.
Thanks.
Just to throw a suggestion in here, since you took the console apart, can you just remove the solenoid altogether and not worry about it in the first place?
I mean just because a few Audi drivers didn't know the difference between the brake and accelerator pedals, doesn't mean we'll all be faced with the "unintended acceleration" problems they had.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (ubpsanity) Posted by:timmack at 5:38 PM 1/31/2008
the solenoid is what pushes the lock tab on the shifter. take that out and theres nothing whatsoever to release the button that lets you shift out of park.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (timmack) Posted by:ubpsanity at 8:51 PM 2/1/2008 that's too bad, it would have been an easy fix.
Still, with a bit of work, it should be possible to bypass it.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (ubpsanity) Posted by:G8rDuc at 2:30 PM 2/2/2008
Just replaced the solenoid myself. Not too hard and got the part from Courtesy Nissan for about $75.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (G8rDuc) Posted by:Holidazed at 2:15 PM 6/30/2009 pathfinder2001: did you ever get this fixed?
I'm having the same problem right now with my 01 pathfinder. I am wonderingif there is another way to fix this without buying a new solenoid.
Post Title: Re: 01 pathfinder shift lock question (Holidazed) Posted by:Holidazed at 10:00 AM 8/7/2009
Still waiting to hear back about a solution to this problem. I tried spraying the shift lock mechanism with WD40 and cleaning the dirt off and it helped for a couple days but I still get the problem once a day or so.
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