Can I drive with this?
Choose the symptom or warning light, and optionally your vehicle and any code you have read. You get CarFaultIQ's driving guidance for it, the signs that mean stop, and the records for your vehicle.
Whatever this page says: stop driving if there is smoke or fire, the brakes or steering stop working normally, a red warning light or flashing check-engine light appears, or the temperature gauge reaches the top.
Tell us what is happening
Level 3 of 5
Drive with caution
Limited driving may be reasonable. Keep trips short, avoid heavy loads and long highway runs, watch for any change, and arrange a diagnosis.
- Symptom It will not shift out of Park
Why this result
- CarFaultIQ's page for "It will not shift out of Park" gives: Drive with caution. Read the guidance
This guidance is CarFaultIQ editorial content, not a diagnosis. The source page gives the full explanation.
Your vehicle and year add context below but do not change the level: the level comes only from the guidance for the symptom and code.
Stop driving if
- Not a driving hazard, but a failed brake light switch also means no brake lights for following traffic — which is, so have it repaired promptly.
Sensible next step
Arrange a diagnosis soon, and stop if the symptom gets worse or a new warning appears.
What to check first
- Have someone confirm the brake lights illuminate when you press the pedal — this is the single most common cause
- On a slope, apply the parking brake, then rock the vehicle slightly to relieve load on the parking pawl
- Locate the shift lock override in the owner's manual as a temporary measure
- Have the brake light switch and interlock solenoid checked
General guidance from CarFaultIQ's published pages, not an inspection of your car. It cannot see what a mechanic or a diagnostic scan would. If anything feels unsafe, stop and get help.