Enjoying the cold here in Colorado! My Durango has had to sit outside overnight in -15°F temperatures. It starts right up, but it won't shift into D or R, instead the CEL light comes on and the dash says, "service shifter".
The shifter is a selector knob:
The strange thing is the shifter will move to the R N and D position, which means the knob unlocks, but I don't hear the solenoid that controls the knob lock.
The fix is to let the vehicle sit in the sun and warm the interior. When the interior reaches about 20°F, the shifter works fine and there is no message on the display. You can run errands and it starts fine all day because the interior is warm. The next day, it's the same routine.
I believe the trouble is in the shifter knob mechanism, it's 10 years old and it's probably got enough dust and crud in it that it needs to be replaced. I googled and it's not clear which part number I need or how to remove the shifter knob/box. Ideas?
The shifter is a selector knob:
The strange thing is the shifter will move to the R N and D position, which means the knob unlocks, but I don't hear the solenoid that controls the knob lock.
The fix is to let the vehicle sit in the sun and warm the interior. When the interior reaches about 20°F, the shifter works fine and there is no message on the display. You can run errands and it starts fine all day because the interior is warm. The next day, it's the same routine.
I believe the trouble is in the shifter knob mechanism, it's 10 years old and it's probably got enough dust and crud in it that it needs to be replaced. I googled and it's not clear which part number I need or how to remove the shifter knob/box. Ideas?
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