Shift Interlock Solenoid: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery.

WARNING: On vehicles equipped with an auxiliary battery, both the negative and positive battery cables must be disconnected.





2. Remove the instrument panel steering column cover, the driver side knee brace and the instrument panel steering column opening cover reinforcement.





3. Disconnect all necessary harness connectors and separate the harness bracket from the steering column.





4. Remove the shift indicator cable and position it aside.





5. Remove the 4 nuts and lower the steering column.





6. Remove the shift lock actuator and disconnect the harness connector.











INSTALLATION
1. Follow the removal procedure in reverse order.

NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the powertrain control module (PCM) relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

2. Make sure the shift cable and the shift indicator cable are properly adjusted. Verify shift lock actuator operation.