2006 Hummer H2 stuck in park. It will start but I can not move the shifter.
I wish I own my Hummer when you asked this question, on my 04 as well 03 H2 ran in the same issue, its a simple but will drive you nuts to fix, maybe this will help anyone with the same issue now. First you have to remove your shifter handle, use a 2nd to the smallest Allen wrench to remove the small nut on the shifter, make sure don't completely take it out, because its small and you can loose it easy while unscrew that nut, once your handle is loose, removed the handle, than in your center console, there is 3 to 4 bolts depends how many is there has to come out, than once remove the center console box you will see 4 more bolts you have to remove, one of the bolts is on the middle, it connect the base to the body closer to your shifter, than you also need to remove the frame that is holding your AC unit as well your radio, I did not take that off but loose enough to pull outva little so you can pull out the center console that is clip under that frame that's holding on your radio and AC unit, once the frame is loose enough you can pull it out slowly so you wont break the plastic frame cover, its nightmare, once you removed the center console frame, your main shifter unit will be that whole shifting box connected to your shifting pole. On the right side by the main unit, you will see 2 thing, one issue is the connecter with 5 wires that goes in the shifting module is been either cut or loose, because Hummer use a such thin wire and as the time goes by each time you shift it either pull the wires up or down because it does move that connector with it, and those wires some will be pulled out with shifting movent out, and somewiir the movent will take its toll and some will be cut in half due to Hummer use plastic to make everything. You could either run a thicker wires and make sure its long enough so its not too tight, that is how those thin wire break, or you can go to Autozone and get a new connector I think is call the Pigtail standard 6 prom, or called shifting solenoid pigtail connector, its already set up, and 5 time thicker wires, just cut the old connector one wire at a time, so cut one than attach to the new connector so you dont get the wire mess up. Than plug it back in and fixed. Also trick to manually unlock your shifter so you can use your H2 before you can fix it, same way to get into the wiring connector by your solenoid, you will see kind of like a button little to the right just under the connector, push that in and shift than release the button, only time you need to shift from park you have to push that button to drive your H2. When putting back your handle, make sure you shift to Drive or lower gear, than put on the handle until it stop, tight the nut and your done, because the handle has a small spring, if you push in the handle than you can push that button on the handle as well if you put too loose, so best way is put it in D or 2 gear, and drop that handle on the pole and enough that you starting to but pressure but stop there and tight it up you should be good, if this long message will help anyone with the same issue.
i did call the dealership and they told me there are no recalls on the shifters. but i explained what was the problem and he told me on the end of the shifter cable under the vehicle where the linkage hooks up there is a plastic clip that connects the cable to the linkage. the plastice clip broke and fell apart making the cable detach. the only way to fix it is to replace the shifter cable that has the clip on it part cost about $80.00 it takes a technition about 2 hours to install.that is what my problem is and now i can fix it. i thought you would be able to use this info for future questions.
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