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1998 grand am parking brake light wont go of. cant shift from par

The parking brake cables are working good. the linings are in good shape. the parking brake engages and disingages fine. the light stays on. stuck in park, i apply the brake to shift out of park but still wont move, whats the problem?

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  • Anonymous Apr 14, 2009

    The drum brakes on the rear are fine everything is working.
    There is a selonoid some place that it supose to turn ir of when the parking brake is released but it dose not. ABS light is on for the front brakes but i Have disks and pads for them, but the parking lights on the dash stay on when i releas the parking brake i think i will hwve to take out the consul and check the switch on it. any help is good thanks.

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Sounds to me if it has rear disc brakes you have 1 or 2 bad calipers

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