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Elantra won't start and moves when it's in park

I pulled into the parking lot, I came to a complete stop, shifted into park, and turned the car off like i always do. When i pulled my key out and went to get out of my car, my car began to coast forward! (even though it was in park!) I quickly put my foot on the break pedal and tried to move the shifter to make sure it was fully in park but the shifter doesn't move and it is stuck in park. I tried to start my car but it won't even turn over. I pulled the ebreak to get it to not coast. My car doesn't start, it doesn't shift out of park, and it coasts when it's in park without the ebreak. Any help?

  • peeb008
    peeb008 Sep 18, 2012

    Thanks for the solutions everyone. The culprit was a lot simpler and made me feel like a dork. The positive terminal battery cap fell off and was jamed in the shifting linkage. Took my dad 2 mins to see that.

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  • Posted on Sep 18, 2012
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I'm going to say something happened to the cable between the shifter and the transmission. There is a switch on the transmission that prevents you from starting the engine in anything other than park or neutral. The transmission is probably in reverse or drive which would allow it to roll.
Someone would need to check the lever on the trans where the shift cable is attached.

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SOURCE: ignition key does not turn

have you tried wiggling the steering wheel?

while trying to turn the key, try to wiggle the steering wheel. sometimes, the lock to the steering wheel is preventing the key to turn.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 20, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 Hyundai Elantra gear shift stuck in Park.

check for the brake switch if this doesnt work wont release from park if this ok then i will check the shifter cable check for power and ground

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  • Posted on Sep 21, 2009

SOURCE: I was turning left and heard a loud bang, when I

broken cv axle??? were there any noises from the front end when turning for the previous months.

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  • Posted on Jan 26, 2011

SOURCE: my 2000 Hyundai Elantra it wont start no noise

No electrical power. test battery and fuses

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  • Posted on Aug 30, 2012

SOURCE: cannot shift from drive to park but can shift using shift lock release

brake light switch bad

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