2007 Entourage Keylock Cylinder or Gearshift Problem

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    Therealbambam
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    My hear shifter will not go all the way in park and when it does it can be hard to get out. This I believe also is causing my key not to turn off all the way and I’m not able to get the key out. I think it might have something to do with the linkage. But I did notice that when I wiggle the gear shifter that my dash light will flicker and I hear a clicking sound coming from the dash. Any ideas?

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    #4197
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    It sounds like you are actually having a problem with the keylock cylinder, rather than the gearshift. Normally, when you shift into Park, you place your foot on the brake and the neutral/start switch disengages and de-energizes the ignition circuit. If the keylock cylinder doesn’t go all the way home, you will not be able to place your car into Park.

    By the same token, you will not be able to remove the key from the ignition, either.

    You also said that when you wiggle the gearshift the dash light flickers and there is a clicking sound from the dash. What is happening here is the keylock circuitry is partially energizing. Again, this indicates that the problem, like as not, is in the keylock cylinder.

    #4199
    Therealbambam
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    But would that also be the case if the gear shifter was not on the column. When it first started I could push the shifter forward into park hard and the key would come out. But now if I put it into park it is real hard to get out like it’s jammed

    #4232
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    Ah, then it sounds like the cable within the runner in the gearshift cable has stretched and the cable is binding. It is the way the cable is made. Normally, what happens when you shift is that the cable has stretched and instead of taking up any slack, causing the shifter to hunt for the proper transmission setting point.

    If everything is working as it is supposed to within the runner, the cable works against its anchor point, usually installed in the valve body. The anchor point can consist of a bar that makes the actual selection in response to the cable. Once your vehicle has found its shifting point, the vehicle’s transmission responds by selecting the proper path in the valve body so that the proper gear is chosen. Once the proper great kicks in, life is good. However, sometimes, until you find the right gear, things can be weird.

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