Need help, car shifts from park without pressing brake

[Ribbedroof]

You can thank Audi for shift interlocks

For those old enough, remember the Audi 5000 debacle?

 

[UNGN]

You can thank Audi for shift interlocks

For those old enough, remember the Audi 5000 debacle?

I Installed Car Stereos in the 1980's during college summers and a guy comes in with a brand new Audi 5000 quattro and he wanted a phone AND a CD player installed and my manager asked for an assist with something. In 1986 a car phone included a 18" square Box (pre bag phone) and a CD player had an extra unit sized box you had to stuff somewhere. Sticker on the car was $38K... in 1986. My 5.0L Mustang that I order new with EVERY option was right at $17K.

The install was painful and the Guy was a douche bag so I make the comment "isn't this the car that crashes itself into a wall?" Guy gets all red and says "those are the automatics, this one is a five speed manual".

Every time I saw a Audi 5000 on Craigslist for $2000, i think about that guy.

Also, when I put my T-type in reverse, it doesn't beep when I get close to objects. What do you guys think is broken?

 

[Supercharged111]

my 94 caprice had this feature. but no g-body has this feature unless someone went out of their to retro-fit it.

I wouldn't call it a feature

 

[oldsmobile joe]

I wouldn't call it a feature

if you were in a ford pinto with an audi 5000 behind you, you would think differently.

 

[fleming442]

if you were in a ford pinto with an audi 5000 behind you, you would think differently.

Then, a square body pulls out in front of you= Pinto vaporized.

 

[ck80]

Then, a square body pulls out in front of you= Pinto vaporized.

Wheel chocks are important too... assuming there's enough to hold the tire and you don't just drive over the thing

 

[69hurstolds]

My '99 GMT400/OBS series truck requires depressing the brake pedal before it will shift out of Park/into gear so earlier than the mid-2000's.

Yes, it was the 90s. Thanks for the correction. The main point was, there were no brake-related transmission requirements from the factory on the G-bodies. So be careful jacking around with the shifter in there.

 

[UNGN]

Then, a square body pulls out in front of you= Pinto vaporized.

The guy driving that Pinto thought "I've got this", until out of the corner of his eye, he saw the NBC film crew, then looked to his right and saw a 60 minutes film crew..."I'm Boned".