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Won't Shift to Park

77K views 72 replies 21 participants last post by  htowniman  
#1 ·
This has happened to my wife about 6 times now, and she's fed up with it:

She tells me that, after driving to work and arriving there, the shifter refuses to go into Park. She says she can put it into Neutral, but that it won't go into Park. She told me she has to wait about 5 minutes, then it will go into Park.

Anybody heard of this problem?

Dealer's looked at it, but can't find anything wrong. And...I haven't figured out how to get the dealer (15 miles away) to "teleport" himself over to the scene of the malfunction so he can see it for himself in the 5 minutes or less before the problem goes away.

2005 AWD Murano SL; 36,000 miles
 
Discussion starter · #8 ·
We've had a lot of cars in the past and, no...she's never done this before. I think the thought that she might not be able to put the car into park someday, even after 5-10 minutes, worries her...she doesn't want to be late to work because she can't park her damned car (as an example).
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
Apparently, this problem bugs my wife more than I thought.....

She's fed up enough with this problem to look at replacing the Murano.

So far, she likes the Ford Edge better than the Mazda CX-9 or CX-7. We're going to look at the GMC Acadia today...but it's inevitable that our Murano's going bye-bye very soon.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
Hmmm....oddly enough, we do have the trailer package on our Murano. I'll have to suggest to the dealer that they take a look at the wiring of it.

I'll also take a look at the thread you suggested.

Thanks much for the (quick) reply.