2000 Honda accord will not shift out of park

2000 Honda accord will not shift out of park. I have to depress make
brake pedal until I feel the click then I am able to shift into gear>

 

Your vehicle won't come out of park unless you press the brake pedal?
That's the way it is supposed to work.

Or are you saying it won't disengage until you press really hard? Then it's
probably the interlock switch needs to be adjusted.

 

It won't disengage even when I depress my brake pedal. I have to keep
pressing my brake pedal until I feel a click and then I am able to
shift .

 

I think I had an old car that had a problem similar to this. I'm a
little fuzzy right now on the exact symptons but the answer then was
the neutral safety switch. Don't know if this car has the same thing
but just an old memory that might help or not help.

 

If you have to press the brake pedal really hard to get the click,
then it works, its likely the button on the shaft of the brake pedal
has become partly dislodged. Should be easy to find and fix.

 

. The break light and transmission interlock are usually combined into
one unit behind the brake pedal. Not sure if it was that way in the 2000,
but it's a relatively easy DIY repair if it is. The part should be less
than $20.00, even at a dealer. There's a chance your brake lights are not
functioning properly also if the unit is failing. I wouldn't wait too long
to fix it. It's only likely to get worse, and then you won't be able to
shift at all. There should be a manual override in the console somewhere,
if it absolutely wont come out of park.


Bob

 

That sounds like the part that failed when I had a new 2003 Accord. I
remember I brought it into the dealer for something else when it
happened so I lucked out and had it fixed at the same time but had to
wait an extra 2 hours (to get the part and installed under the
warrantee).

 

That's how I learned about it as well. The one on my 2003 Accord failed.
And it failed very gradually, randomly, and annoyingly, having to jiggle the
shift several times to get it our of park, The graduating to jiggling it
for 5 minutes to get it out. Then having my neighbor call me at 10 pm to
say I had left my lights on, only to discover that it was just the brake
lights that were on.

A little research on the internet and a question at this NG lead my to buy a
new brake light switch for $12.00 at the dealer, and it solved the problem.

Bob