antipeterleague

Whenever the car is in park, and i depress the brake pedal so that i can put it in reverse,then drive, right when i touch the pedal, i get a single tick noise in the shifter handle.
i understand that they're both interconnected due to the fact that the pedal needs to be depressed for the shifter to be able to move. though is the tick noise normal?

RobbieCopp

I have that noise too. I'm almost positive it's just the little lock inside the shifter unlocking.

antipeterleague

yeah i figured. though i wasn;t sure if i heard it before or not.

Nuke

I'm not sure if the interlock between the two is a solenoid or what but I have a similar feel/noise with my 4Runner.

Mustangs4U

To be honest, I believe most cars do that when you press the brake pedal. Like you said, some kind of safety switch to release the shifter.

mcburns36

Mine as well. No problem.

Norm Peterson

I would imagine so, as there is a procedure to override this interlock that has you check for a blown fuse for the brake light circuit. The interlock actuator itself is not separately serviceable, but is part of the Selector Lever Assembly.
Just another damn "nanny" that you're stuck with because of a few drivers who are too stupid to figure out how to do a smart thing on their own. I don't like the clutch starter interlock on my manual tranny car any better for the same reason.


Norm

antipeterleague

oh you can override it? i would like that.

i have an 89 deville where i can shift without the brake pedal, and nothing bad happens.

SirKnightTG

The over-ride is not a convenience option. It's not like it's a simple switch that disables that feature.

It's actually a plastic arm that when you press down on (to the right of the shifter under the tab) will move forward to force the actuator to get out of the way. Using that every time instead of the brake would be a major pain in the ***. It's only there for emergencies.

Pressing the brake is a smart thing to do before moving the shifter anyway so I don't see what the big deal is TBH.

Norm Peterson

Maybe it's because having all of these gadgets to help keep stupid people from doing stupid things is only going to result in drivers being even less knowledgeable about what they're supposed to be doing. Whole generations will never know that the real reason is that you should be sharp enough to protect yourself against a sudden lurch forward or backward and that substantial brake pedal force might be required. They're only learning that you have to touch the brake pedal lightly so you can physically move the shift lever into a useful position. It mostly "solves" one problem for the witless by teaching the wrong lesson to everybody.


Norm