Your vehicle has a brake shift interlock which simply means that it will not move out of park unless the brake is pressed in. A common cause for this to cause your interlock to cause this problem is if your brake llights are out but there could be a number of reasons for this. It's most likely electrical and you may need to have it looked at but check your fuses before you take it somewhere. it may be that simple. Below are instructions on how to override this in order to be able to shift gears and be able to drive it as well. I hope this helps and good luck.
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You have to take remove the little rubber change tray from under the ashtray then remove the two screws. Then take the chrome trim from around the gear shift and pop all the plastic from around the gear exposing the lower part of the hear shift. On the left side under the gear shift their is a pink plastic piece attached to a wire. Put your foot on the brake and as you move the gear shift you have to press down the pink piece to get it into gear. this just happended to me today, that assembly has to be placed because of the little pink piece.
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The shifter itself is quite likely broken. Pressing the brake pedal simply tightens a cable which allows the shift out of neutral to be made. The part runs around $152.00 (as of 06 August 2010) and add roughly 2 hours labor charge to that. The shifter unit is primarily plastic and prone to breaking and IS NOT covered in the lifetime power train warranty which was offered at the time of purchase of the auto... Good luck!
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Go to automotix.net There is a recall on your make and model because of that same problem.
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General public says it cost about $400 to have it done, and it's not a permanent fix. There's a plastic piece that is prone to breaking.
you can do it yourself for under $50.
http://www.lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=113203
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I checked the site listed above and we went to the dealer. The guy above me is wrong.
Doing some research though, turns out it has something to do with a flimsy plastic piece within the assembly that after a while will break. There is a metal replacement you can buy for $50 though. Better than paying $500 I'm sure.
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