Hey all. I have a ‘21 RS, and the shift to park message comes up and beeps every time I shut the car off. My dealer has a part supposedly ordered, but who knows when it will come in. Is there a way to disable this until I can get my car fixed? I’m spending 4-5 minutes each time I shut the car off trying to get it to stop. I rattle the shifter, push the side button on the shifter, turn the car on shift then shift to park..sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. I’m taking it on a road trip next week don’t want this bothering me, but I guess at this point it will.
Shift to park error message
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Please keep me updated.
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Update: the service engineer said that GM is aware of the problem but they have to order the replacement part and it could take a long time. In the meantime, it was suggested that I bring my car in every time it happens. Ugh. He also suggests that I disconnect the battery if it happens after service hours. NOT what I wanted to hear but what choice do I have? Disappointed.
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I have the same issue on my 2020 tb rs. First happened at 35,960 miles. It happens randomly.
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Mine started at 35,960. 2022 trailblazer rs. Has the cvt Trans. Brought it to the dealer and at that time, could not reproduce. Now at 39k miles, just started the same problem. It was 3 months free of issue until today.
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My 2021 RS AWD just started the "shift to park" problem. Almost 3 years old and 16K miles. Heading to dealer Monday morning.
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I had this problem when I hit 20k miles it will do it every now and then took it to dealership tech said bring it back when the light is on. Which I think was BS now I am at 31k and I need a new transmission. Car was making a clunking noise when decelerating and accelerating and braking.
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I leased this crap NV 21. With 35,890 miles, I get park to shift on evic. Dealers don't gaf. I'm going to torch this crap car.
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Leased a 2022 Trailblazer back in August 21. It has just now hit 17,000 miles and I also started getting that error. I have an appointment on Tuesday to have it looked at. Service guy said this isn't the first time he's heard of this. After reading these forums I really wish I could just trade the damn thing in.
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Lucky you are under warrany. I am not. Will go to a bad part of town and leave the fob with it. Hopefully somebody will take it. Gm has known about this issue for 9 years. Even a class action suit was cheaper to pay than fix it. What a joke. If I turn it in early I still have a year left on this junk.
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2022 Trailblazer Activ here. It's exactly 1 year old with 14K miles, and the shift to park message is popping up every other day. We got lucky and were able to replicate it while dropping it off at the dealer. But even though the intake person verified the problem and was taking notes, the actual repair tech can't duplicate it. So, they won't fix it. They said they have no knowledge of any problem of this kind with GM cars, and there is nothing to fix. We already bought a different vehicle, and I think I'll just leave that one at the dealer till they decide to repair it.
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Well this doesn't sound promising for me lol. I did take a video when mine happened, so hopefully that helps. Will keep people posted.
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2023 with less than 3800 miles and we're having this issue. The only thing I can think of is we hit a nasty pot hole at a decent speed that could have messed it up earlier than all of you are saying.
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Update: I wasn't able to turn the car engine off or on (only the inside displays). I went to disconnect the negative battery connection, there was a minor spark then the error message cleared and I was able to start the car again.
I'm at the dealer now to see if they can determine the problem. The service manager said the BCM and the ECM lost communication. I'm guessing that was "reset" when the battery connection sparked.
I'm at the dealer now to see if they can determine the problem. The service manager said the BCM and the ECM lost communication. I'm guessing that was "reset" when the battery connection sparked.
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Part is on order. No ETA of course. And when I asked if there was a trick to getting the error to stop sooner, I was told no. Last time it took me 5 tries to get it to stop. I can't just leave it that way as I'm sure the battery would eventually die.
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While I have yet to make it to the dealer, when mine gives me that error message ...I flick the release lever on the shifter and has cleared the problem.
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Made it to the dealer and while I was expecting pushback from the service writer....they seemingly understood the problem. Made an appt for Aug 18th. They told me they would need 4 to 6 hours to check the connections in the shifter harness. Not sure how they will determine if it needs a new harness as the problem is intermittent. Thankfully under warranty. Will update after
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repair visit.
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Well, the repair tech finally was able to duplicate the problem, but now the shifting assembly part is on nationwide backorder with no ETA for replacement. So we get to fiddle with the shifter button while waiting in parking lots for the indeterminable future. While poking around the vehicle, the repair tech also found a problem with the cooling fan and ordered that part as well. This repair saga is heading further and further in the wrong direction.
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