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Old August 22nd, 2009, 4:19 PM
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my 01 chevy tahoe wont shift into park i can feel the transmission go into park but the wheels dont lock the can will roll and the digital letters say its in reverse and i have to start it in netrual...what could be the problem. had my friend look at it and said it could be the transmission shifter cable but not sure.
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Pop the shifter cable off the transmission and move it into park at the trans to see if the problem is the cable or the trans.
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After you do that you can adjust the cable just like the old style detent cables. The other possibility is a problem at the column with the shifter itself
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