So I just got a used car, a '99 Alero, and three days after picking it up, its broke on me. I drove over to my buddies place and we were gonna cruise around and puff. I parked on the side of his building and now I can't, for whatever reason, shift out of park. It's straight up stuck, won't budge. I'm also parked on a "Resident Preferred Parking" side of the street, meaning you're ticketed if you don't have a permit saying you live at the place you're parked in front of.
Something similar to that nature happened to my Subaru.
Wouldn't budge out of Park because I had something fried below the dashboard, drivers side. I forgot what it was called but it initiated when the brake was pushed down, allowing you to switch gears. If I remember what it was called I'll tell you, don't know if that's the case or not but you never know
My memories been a bit blah lately
Nov-14-2007 06:02
tubularbills
Max Power!
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Middle of fucking nowhere
this is exactly why i refuse to be used. or , at least, used that is more than 2 years old.
i don't want to inherit someone else's problems.
sucks man
Nov-14-2007 06:04
D-res
Hangin from Sagan's uvula
Registered: May 2004
Location: Milwaukee, WI
I was reading about some similar problems people had. Sounds more or less like I'm going to have to get it towed, or it could be just a $15 problem, but I have no way of fixing it right now. I have about 5% chance it'll just work next time I try.
Nov-14-2007 06:15
Clovis
techno jungle shit
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Los Angeles
Dude thats what you get for buying an Alero
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Nov-14-2007 06:15
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
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Originally posted by Clovis
Dude thats what you get for buying an Alero
yeah, ill be the first to admit that i know fuck all about cars, but wtf is an alero?
anyways, don't stress d-res. let's go out for a drink to commiserate and get your mind off it. can you you pick me up? oh wait...
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Nov-14-2007 06:26
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
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Originally posted by jfk-pilot
thats gods punishment for buying a oldsmobile
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and if you would of bought a stick, you would never have the problem of not getting it out of park.
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Nov-14-2007 12:54
r5a
snake inverter
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Toronto
i drive a 92' plymouth acclaim. that shit is fucking ghetto as hell. 100hp ftw. no power windows, doors, seats no abs. only hot air, broken CASSETEE player. it's pretty bad.
anyway, that sucks with your car issue, hope you get it fixed. thats really odd how it's just stuck.
Nov-14-2007 13:57
zoogla
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Not sure how it works because I never drive automatic, but I recall the gears being stuck sometimes in rentals I've driven if the steering lock is still engaged. Sometimes you have to fiddle with the ignition and steering wheel and make sure you hear some sort of click then you can take the car out of park.
Not sure, again, what I'm talking about because it's very rare that I drive auto and I can't remember exactly what the above process was and why.
Nov-14-2007 14:19
L.E.N.
Rippin' and a Tearin'
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Been Pullin out since '93 OCTA#9 / LATA #57
Re: God Damn Used Carso
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Originally posted by D-res
So I just got a used car, a '99 Alero,
