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02 cl500 stuck in park - 4/19/2006 1:30:03 PM

yellowlude2nv

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hi my o2 cl500 is stuck in park....it had become a lil difficult to take out of park the past few weeks and now its just stuck!
has this happend 2 n e one?

i removed the shift knob and cover plate i can here the brake safety switch engage....but as i try 2 put it in gear i hear some clicking near the ignition

n e help would be greatly appriciated

thanks in advance!

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 4/24/2006 9:20:21 PM

benzfixer

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take a hammer and shash the top of the sifter a couple of times, the car needs a shifter,

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 11/18/2006 10:55:55 PM

gooch2016

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i am having the same problem. i took it to MB they could not duplicate the problem it is going back this week until they find out what it is. mine is stuck when i first start the car i turn it off come back in a fwe minutes and usually it will engage. i don't think it is the shifter, it seems more like a computor error.

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 11/18/2006 11:04:31 PM

sleepwalker

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the shifter and the computer is on the same component.

benzfixer is right.

(not about the hammer... about the problem)

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 11/18/2006 11:06:25 PM

gooch2016

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i just noticed your query was back in March, what was the problem im going through something similar right now

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 11/21/2006 4:32:15 PM

cmatzin

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I am having a similar problem. I just spoke with a mechanic and they said that the shifter. He said it most likely went out and its about $1200 to fix. Any one hear anything else?

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 11/21/2006 7:46:47 PM

gooch2016

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i replaced my shifter last year, if thats all that is happening with the auto than i would say it is the shifter. mine was actually desintagarated. my problem this time may just be a faulty ground wire or a module/component connecting the computor to the shifter. it is at MB right now and they still can't figure it out

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 12/4/2006 10:15:04 PM

Polcha71

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Brake light switch.........if the brake light switch is inop it will not realease the lever from park. seen it a million times.

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 12/13/2006 11:18:26 PM

benzfixer

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seen this a thousand times, same as the 220 s-class, the shifter is a control unit and it fails, when this happens the shifter cannot see the drive authorization from the electronic ignition switch, the shifter is the main antitheft device so it will not come out of park unless it sees the drive autho, keep in mind the car starts so there is drive autho, only way to get it out is with a hammer, once it starts sticking its only a matter of time until it stays there permanently, the car needs a shifter.

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RE: 02 cl500 stuck in park - 2/17/2007 5:23:47 AM

CL_Fitty_Five

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This happens to CL model all the time...and if the MB dealer that you brought your car in doesn't know what the hell is wrong with the car, you shouldn't bring to that dealer anymore...seriously, there are so many f***ed up MB dealer out there...and the guy with the hammer advise...he's right, not a lot of people know that trick to get your car temporarily out of park, so you could drive it to the dealer to fix...but i wouldn't use a hammer. A mallet is what it should be.

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