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Shift Interlock Switch: Testing and Inspection




A/T Park Pin Switch Test

1. Remove the driver's center console trim. Center Console Removal/Installation

2. Disconnect the transmission gear selection switch/park pin switch/A/T gear position indicator panel light connector.

3. Shift the shift lever into P, and check for continuity between transmission gear selection switch/park pin switch/A/T gear position indicator panel light connector terminals No. 1 and No. 4.
There should be no continuity.

4. Shift out of P, and check for continuity between connector terminals No. 1 and No. 4.
There should be continuity.

5. If the park pin switch fails the test, replace the park pin switch and shift lever bracket base as an assembly. A/T Shift Lever Bracket Base Replacement The park pin switch, transmission gear selection switch, and A/T gear position indicator panel light harness are not available separately from the shift lever bracket base.

6. Install the driver's center console trim. Center Console Removal/Installation