Shift Interlock Solenoid: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable and the air bag backup power supply.
2. Remove the lower RH and LH moldings from the instrument panel by pulling up and snapping-out of the retainer.
3. Remove the five retaining screws from the instrument panel lower cover and remove the cover.
4. Remove the instrument panel reinforcement.
5. Disconnect the transmission range selector cable from the actuator housing by removing one screw.
6. Remove the four column attaching nuts and lower the column assembly.
7. Remove the electrical harness from the Brake Shift Interlock (BSI) solenoid assembly.

Brake Shift Interlock Solenoid:

8. Remove the three screws attaching the BSI solenoid and the insert plate to the column assembly and remove the solenoid and the insert plate. Separate the solenoid from the insert plate by removing the tinnerman clip.

INSTALLATION

Brake Shift Interlock (BSI) Solenoid:

1. Position the brake shift interlock solenoid and the insert plate in place and attach them to the column assembly with the three screws.
2. Connect the electrical harness to the BSI solenoid.
3. Attach the column assembly to the half car beam with the four nuts.
4. Connect the transmission range selector cable to the column assembly with one screw.
5. Attach the instrument panel reinforcement brace with three bolts.
6. Attach the instrument panel lower trim cover with five bolts.
7. Install the RH and LH moldings on the instrument panel.
8. Connect the air bag backup power supply and the battery ground cable.

NOTE: On vehicles equipped with Electronic Engine Control (EEC), when the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the EEC processor relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 10 miles or more to relearn the strategy.