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I can't get my car out of park - 2009 Mitsubishi Galant

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Check linkages from shiter to gearbox if they are not jamed or nylon bush at gearbox is not brocken try rocking car back and forward

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Need more information. but if its starts. you have to push down hard on the brake pedal to get the switch to release. if this does not help. then you might have to figure that the interlock is not working. then you would need to pull the cover off to see what is going on.

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Will the vehicle start and run? Where applicable, if you have a shift interlock system, look for a bypass button, usually close to shifter. With foot on the brake, press button and try to shift.That won't fix your problem, but, might get you out of a bind.

At the moment, the shift interlock system is all I can think of? Sometimes if your ignition switch isn't in the right position, you can't shift it.

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