Unanswered Gear shifter sticking

Bamb00zled1

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Apr 9, 2019
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Brevard County Florida
Vehicle Drivetrain
4wd
Vehicle Year
2012
I have a 2012 Sequoia platinum, with flex fuel, 5.7L powerplant, and 4WD. The gear shifter gets stuck (locked) in park at times. It is happening more frequently and I have tried reapplying the brake and restarting, but it is still happening. After about the 5th try, it will finally work. Any suggestions?

Please help.

Thanks.
 

JEDEYE

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Jun 22, 2020
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Kansas City, MO
I vaguely remember when my battery died on a different vehicle I owned, I couldn't shift out of park, either. Under a small tab near the shift lever, there is a button you can push to manually unlock the shift lever, but I didn't have to do it once my battery got charged back up again.

If you want to get to that button, you'll have to pry the cover up using a small screw driver or something.