S80 T6 stuck in park

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 02 Feb 2004, 18:42

Had a weird thing happen the other morning. My '99 S80 T6 was stuck in park and would not allow me to move the shift lever (yes, I know all about the brake pedal interlock, and yes I had the brake depressed) for a LONG time. It wasn't until I moved the wheels with the steering wheel that it finally allowed me to move it. And it moved normally once it moved. Now, it WAS very cold out, about 6 degrees F, and this was the first time I had ever had it out overnight in that cold of temperatures, as normally it is in its garage but that night I was visiting a friend and left it out.
Any ideas?

Post by **matthew1** » 02 Feb 2004, 22:01

Sounds like contacts not contacting in the PNP switch. This senses the position of the gear lever. It's made worse by the extreme cold -- metal and most other solids contract, thus maiking a gap where there was electrical contact.

Run the lever from P to 3 fifteen to twenty times to help clean the contacts.