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- 2006 Impala shifter electrical wire plug in. Broken wires are common on these models, wher the wire connector plug, moves with the shifter. Because of the wires being small guage and very short travel distance they break easily. Symptms of a broken connection, key will not turn off switch or will be stuck in switch, shifter may not release from park and stay in locked position. Some simular models are the same around this year.
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All these years later, your still helping people. Thank you for putting this video together, and sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you sooooooo very much. I was not able to use my car for a few days because I could not get it out of park. Watching this video, saved me money that I did not have. My brother and I followed every step and "BOOM", I was back on the road. Thank you sooooo much. God bless you.
so welcome
I couldn't get the shifter out of park so watching your video helped me fix the problem. Took the console out then some of the electrical tape was removed from the wires and walla there was a broken black wire. Stripped the ends of the wire, joined them with a butt connector, wrapped it with electrical tape and it works. cost 10 cents Thank you
hey budd you are blessing, yesterday leaving my sons rotc competition, i left to stop to get fuel and my 2009 impala ss did the same thing , i was stuck there for an hour trying to figure out why my car dosnt come out of park then i went to youtube and saw this video and because of you posting this video it got me home so now im going to repair it, thanks.
Was just getting ready to call a wrecker. Found the little button and pushed it. Back on the road again. Will replace the switch soon. Thank You Sir.
I am so happy that this video was put up. It fixed my problems and am able to put my car in park instead of leaving it in neutral with the e-brake on. And I was able to put my steering column back together so now I dont have to hit the release solenoid to get the key out. Thanks a million if i knew you personally i would pay you $250. That's half the dealership wanted to charge me for a $5 fix.
Thanks for the video, helping grammy with her car and its always good to have video of a repair.
The replacement wire harness info if anyone is wondering is "GM PART NUMBER IS 12125665, AND IS ALSO SOLD UNDER NEW PART 13583923, OR AC-DELCO # PT3923".
Also there is a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) for this issue # #08-07-30-007B: EI08045. Which means Chevy knows about the issue but there is no recall and they can charge for the work.
I’m having similar issues with 2005. Anyone know if it’s the same transmission setup?
Son called n said car would not shift from park. This video is awesome. We reached under the trim wiggles the wires and got the car home. We followed the video and removed the center council. The black ground wire was broke off the harness. We cut the connector used a paper clip to get the metal connector out of the plug and soldered the wire and reinserted the connector into the harness. A blue slide in PC holds the connectors in place After reinstalling everything it worked great. Tx guy
This video was EXTREMELY helpful! My car was stuck in park. The black wire was severed. Now my cousin is going to fix the wiring.
THANK YOU!!! Mine is a 2010 and still has the issue being stuck in park. Dealer wanted $495 to fix mine! Said I had to replace the entire shifter.
thank you..had a client come in to my shop for an unrelated issue went to leave vehicle would not come out of park .first thing he says is what did you do to my car!?!?! i checked fuses and relays all were good looked up stuck in gear issues and stumbled onto this video..guess what!! yep you guessed it it was there harness too! after checking and removing center console fix issue..top notch!!
Thanks so much. I just fixed my mom's car. Pep Boys auto parts has the small metal connectors needed to repair the wire so I didn't need to buy the one you showed and then remove the wire from that to use. I'm sure that I'll be back in there again to repair the rest of them at some point. Thank you again you saved me a lot of money on repair bills. I'm sure that Chevy would have charged an arm and a leg to do the same thing I did for $5.00 at the parts store...
Excellent work! Saved me untold hours of pain and suffering trying to explain to the wifey why she can't leave for her hair appointment on time. I'd be happy to buy you a beer anytime you're in town. Thanks mskid :)
Thank you so much my friend! This just happened to my Impala at lunch. I figured out the override and with your help I finished the rest up inside of 10 minutes.
I just wanted to say a great big THANK YOU!! You saved me a huge tow bill today! My car got me an hour from home and decided to get stuck in park! Thanks to your video I got it out of park and back home! Just wanted to let you know it was VERY helpful and I'm very thankful!!!!!!
Sir, this video just saved me several hundred dollars for sure! I have an 09 Impala, and the gear shift locked up in park just a couple days ago. I found your video, took it apart, and sure enough, my black wire was out. I had a little trouble figuring out how to unplug the connector, but once that happened, the wire crimping repair was rather simple. I agree that a video of the wire repair process would have been helpful, but hey, no worries! Thank you very much for this video!
You are the MAN! I had this problem this morning, the tow truck driver showed me how to access the switch to get the car home. Found this video! Cheers from Canada!
+En Vie Thank You, and thanks for the kind words. Glad it helped!
I JUST FINISHED FIXING MY WIRE PROBLEM THANKS, WE NEED TO FLOOD GM WITH EMAILS AND LETTERS SO THEY'LL RECALL THE PROBLEM
Thanks sir! My 06 SS was stuck yesterday in a customers drive way after 15 mins. I found your video and shazaaam I'm on my way! Thanks so very much! No further shifter problems so far after using that quick release button you showed us. Thank you, you have really helped a lot of folks with this video.
David Money Very welcome my friend, glad I could help in some small way, Thanks for watching.
thank you very much for the video , shifter locked in park,pushed solenoid in and was able to get car off the street, and in my driveway to avoid getting a ticket, first thing tomorrow, will take console out and inspect wiring on my 2007 chevy impala LS, and thanks again to you i will be able to fix and wiring !! all the best mike
the shifter 2006 impala was vry helpful, my shifter just got stuck in park at a bank drive through~ I popped out cover off and got shifter cable off and put in drive and drove it that way a few days. gotta fix 2day. Thanks so glad you made this video!!! Dan Gettings
Thank you so much,with your vid my son-in-law just saved me a service call and a bunch of green backs. Thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!! Virginia
Just happened to my 08 impala, won't come out of park. This will make my day even if I can't do it in shorts where it is warm, Like they say a Video is worth 100,000 words,
Thanks for you help
Jim
got up this morning to go to work and my "new to me car" wouldn't move out of park. I have a 2008 v 8 ss Impala which I love. I came to the computer and found your video and we fixed it ourselves with absolutely NO cost to us. We extend our thanks to you for posting your video no matter how shaky it is :-) Sincerely....Doug and Connie P.S. ours was the green wire that broke
Thank You!! Got a call from my mom, said she couldn't get out of the garage, after watching your video ive got it all figured out. Really appreciate you taking the time to do this
You are a lifesaver, good sir. Have an 08 Impala that didn't budge out of park. Took apart the center console (thanks to you) and noticed the plug was loose. Reinforced it and we're good to go.
Surprised Chevrolet did not issue some form of a recall on this specific issue. Seen many, many similar problems reported all throughout the internet. Heck, just look at the comments..
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I want to thank everybody who had such nice remarks for an ol'country boy. I haven't been in very good health for some time now. All the great comments, made this ol'shade tree mechanic feel good. Glad some people got some use from it.
mskid68 Thank you for posting this video. I have a 2010 Chevy Impala with the key stuck in the ignition. I followed all of your steps up to the wire connector. Can't fine the part, don't know how to connect the wires and now my car want crank. Help please
Elizabeth Johnson Just in case you were needing only the wire to replace inside of the shifter plug, It is from an Upper thermostat sending unit, on a 1994 Z74 V8, the pigtail for that is what I'd ask for. I hope this and the other reply has helped. I'm on guard if needed.. lol and I try to keep check on any questions I may be able to answer.. Thanks again.
Will that fit on a 2010 Chevy Impala? Also, my car want crank start up down. Everything will come on inside the car. Radio, lights, Ac
Elizabeth Johnson That pigtail plug, is like a lot of other plug connectors and is just a cheap way to replace without going to a dealer. It will be easy when you see that the wire is just pushed into the connector, the little metal piece that catches and holds it just needs pushed down and it releases the wire. The starting, if it was starting before replacing the wire, yes it should start. If it doesn't, you may also need a cable adjustment. We will save that till you know if it will start.
I got the wire out of the connector already. Followed you instructions and it was easy. Just need to get the part you mention to hook the purple wire by up. Your video was very helpful and thank you very munch
You did a great job explaining this. My friends impala was having the same issue and we squared it away. Hope your recovery is going well. God bless
Just had this happen on my wife's 08 today. Gonna head to her work and give it a try. Great video, great info. Thank you for posting this.
I owe you a great debt! Thank you for posting this. I couldn't get my 2007 impala out of park. I followed your instructions to a T, right down to the wire terminal extraction. Instead of replacing that terminal I soldered a new wire into the terminal and everything works great. Can't thank you enough. Saved me a tow and some cash!!!
so welcome
Thank you so much for sharing this. Our 2008 Impala would not shift gears and your video helped us diagnose it! It is awesome that there are people like you that are willing to help other people out. You are greatly appreciated.
Yeah I was stuck at work went to google, pulled this video up, and it worked! SALUTE!
I was an hour away from home I watched this video and was able to get my car out of park. Thank you :)
Thank-you saved me from paying big bucks for GM failure yet again
came out of work today and my car wouldnt shift out of park. this helped me so much. thanks man!
I was stuck for an hour. Watched this vid and made it home!! Thank You
Thank you so much for helping me. I took my car to a dealer and they kept telling me that it needed a new ignition etc. labor and, technical work required was going to cost me 1500 all said and done. turns out they were lying and, they wanted to charge as much as possible. I diagnosed that the purple wire had broke free. I only need to get a new harness and I will be back in business thanks once again.
Thanks for posting this video. I had a broken wire in the same harness you showed on my 2010 impala. It was still plenty long enough for me to strip and put back into the connector. Works great!
Deborah Briseno Very welcome! If I feel like I helped somebody save some money (Now days) It makes my day better. Thanks for commenting.
This was amazing. It saved me. It allowed me to get my car home so that I could work on it there. You are so great for posting this because it has helped me and I couldn't be more grateful!!!
Thank you so much for making and posting this video. Came in handy just this weekend when my key was stuck in my 2010 impala. Was quoted $400+ at the dealership and thanks to you was able to do it for much much less!!
Thank you for commenting, If anybody gets any help from me, I feel good about being there to help. You're so welcome, I'm so glad it saved you money. Which is hard to come by now-a-days..
***** How did you get the wires connected
Elizabeth Johnson Thanks for watching, I'm not sure if you mean the actual connector, so I'll start with it. If you look inside of the connector from the front, the actual wire is "kind of snapped" into it, and if you take something small enough to push down the catch that is part of the actual plug that locks the wire in place, you can push it down and it will release the wire. I used a cheap upper thermostat connector for a 94 V8 Chevy.. It will release the wire the same. Then just push the wire into the old plug, then you have a longer wire to splice with. I then used "Butt connectors" to splice the new into the old. I'd also use electrical tape or heat shrink tubing, to protect from shorting out the spliced wires. I hope this helps you, Give me a shout back if not. I will keep in touch if needed.
Yes,the wires that go to the connector from the shiftier under the center console
Hey man thank. I have a 06 Monte Carlo LT. I had the same problem, i followed your steps and now its working better than ever. The only difference is, yours was a purple wire, mine was a black one. Other thanks so much. You save me a load of money.
Thanks for posting this video mine started acting up today and I got so furious reading posts that other had said about this and I had given up and was gonna just go to dealer on Monday until I came across your video and sure enough when I removed center console my black and purple wire were broken this video saved me a lot Thanks so much for thinking of others when you posted this
Thanks for the video! Accomplished this on 07 Impala. Video and tips were right on. Shifter was stuck in Park - it was a broken green wire. I elected to purchase the $20 pig tail (AC Delco part # PT3923), cut to desired length, cut off old plug and splice on new pig tail. Works like new. The 7mm bolts are also Philips screw driver friendly. To remove the electrical plug slide a blade screw driver down the lock tab side (aft side) and pry lock tab to release and slide plug out.
where did u get your pigtail from as in store name
Video saved me big time. Needed to get out of town fast, shifter was stuck followed your instructions and now SHAZAM! Works like it's supposed to. Heck car even runs better and gets better mpg. 👍
+Rodney Brimer Not sure it should have helped gas mileage. But glad you did get some use from the video, and able to .. mm get wherever you needed to get to in a hurry. Thanks for comment.
after watching your video, I decide to take a look at my shifter since I was having the same problem. I opened it up, and found a ton of cigarette Ash all down the shifter. It was pretty much dirty. like the previous owner used it as a ash tray. The link with the moving gears were too dirty to move. So I took a Shop-Vac to all of it and clean all of the cigarette Ash and dirt out from around them moving parts. Then I used some PB Blaster to clean and lubricate the moving parts so they can the slide better. movef the shifter several times. Now it works fine. Would have never thought to look down there until I saw your video. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for your help and for speaking the same language as this old southern girl.
I just said screw it and took the spring out from behind that override silver button and put some double sided 3M adhesive tape where the spring was but as soon as that spring came out it was fixed. I did it because the gear selector button was just a little sticky without that button being taped. I woke up with my girlfriend talking about the shifter being stuck and towing it and money and blah blah blah. Thanx to your vid I was driving my car like 2 minutes after I got in it and my gf was puzzled. It would've been a nightmare had she not woken me up and just called the tow truck, 600 or more they'd of charged for something I fixed with a screw driver and a single tiny piece of tape. Thank you for the post, and luckily my car has an independent GPS blackbox deep inside the chassis since my car goes into neutral without a key now lol alarms are usually enough.
This vid was also the solution to my problem. I bought new terminals for the plug at NAPA part #725265 (GM part 12052466), I replaced all of them while in there, Thanks!!!
Thanks, 2008 Impala has those issues and we are working on it. Nice job
just happened to me in a 2008 Impala. Thanks for posting this, great help and money saver.
Just did heater core on my brothers 2007 Monte Carlo. And ended up fixing the solenoid that you point out in your video. Rockauto has new plug with wires for $25. The wires are much heavier duty than the thin cheap OEM wires that GM used.
I'm female and just watching still video I was able to fix my car. God bless you for taking out the time to video this.
Thaanks so much for this video. My 2011 was stuck in park. I did exactly what you said, except there was no button on the side, I just pushed in all of the plugs and viola. My bf was proud of me for being all macgyverish. I feel so empowered that I could fix an easy issue and will now troubleshoot all car issues before forking over the big bucks!
Thanks for the video my 2008 just had this problem over the weekend while away on vacation. I couldnt get her outta park. Thanks to the tow truck guy, he knew bout the over ride switch which was good enough to get us home. I will be using this video to see if I can fix her back up.
Thanks guy! this came in handy. appreciate the time you put in showing this video...
Thank you! Had the same issues and it turned out to be a broken wire. Went to a good auto parts store and they had the new connector for a buck!
Cheap Fix.
Thank you for this. mine just locked up suddenly at work. Very helpful video.
It took me about 30 min to fix the issue and thank you very much. I found the part at a local auto parts shop.
So glad this helped you. Money would be nice, but the kind comment is more than enough to make my day go well. Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much for the video, very much appreciated. Saved me hundreds of dollars. Wishing you better health!
I can't thank You enough. You have made me feel good in 2 totally separate ways.
Your very welcome, and Thank you.
edit: ALSO applied to 06/07 Monte Carlo. you sir are my hero!
Your video was great, I was stranded and it fixed my problem. Thank you sooo much!
I never knew this was such a big problem, untill like you said..cant find any information on the fix. A bunch of people asking in forums, so im glad this video helped you. I cant believe I actually thought to video it. lol Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thanks so much for this video.. It really helped us fix our car!
You're very welcome. Hope it saved you some $... I can't type with the accent. But Thank ye very much fer the reply. lol (sorry, just having a good day for a change)
Good man you're video helped a lot of people!! And saved them some $$$$$
This got me out of the mall parking lot I was stuck in park... Thanks for the video!!
I'm glad you found the problem, Hope it didn't ruin your day and maybe saved you some money from a garage. I cant thank you enough for the nice comments, My health has went south, and this makes my day a little better. Thank you...
Thanks for the video helped a lot :) my car got stuck out of town and I knew that the shifter was stuck but i didnt know how to fix it & I asked these guys for help...yeaaa... That didn't go to well.. They kept ignoring me and saying it was all kinds of dumb things like they had to turn my gears and it was the steering wheel and gosh knows what! They even tried to rock my car back n forth to get it "unstuck" but of course that didnt work so I ignored them and foxed it with some help of ur video
ihave the same problem with my 2008 impala , I finaly i found your video on youtube ,the problem was the black wire kkkkk problem solved ,,thank you
Wow...you are a certified genius? What ever made you think to take the console off and check the wire? I did exactly what you showed in the video and it worked. It took me a while to get the plug out but with a lil help I did it, also to get the wire out of the temperature assender was a lil difficult as well, I had to cut the piece open, but it all worked. I am not a mechanical guy at all but was so proud I did it, thank you so much. Lol and dude love the accent
This was a very helpful video!!!
thanks this video saved me $189.99 for the nrw shifter $39.99 for the new plug which you can get at the dealer plus $300 or more in labor thanks so much & god bless/
p.s go chevy
Thank you, thank you very much sir. I have both problems, the ignition key and shift lever. I am going to wrk tmrw morning with your vid! Thanks again!
Had the same problem on my 2008 Impala 3.5 LS @ 60K miles.. Thanks for the video.. Easy fix, took me 30 min to fix.
jojobbad2 Love hearing from someone I could help. Thanks for a comment,
Thank you so very much for such great information you were a big help to me.
tybillingsley Glad it helped, you're very welcome! Hope it saved a high dollar dealer fix.
thanks cause the same thing was wrong on our 08 and went on ask.com and they helped get it out park but not how to fix the short wire! so thank you SO much cause it was like this for 2yrs.
You just help me save my buddy some money thanks a lot great video
This saved me from having to call a tow truck. Thanks!
Thanks for the video i have an 08 ss and im finding all these how to videos and they are helping me out and give me more knowledge for the future should something need to be fixed
Maybe This will help, thanks for the comment.
Thanks made it easier for me to solve my same issue
Thank you so much for your video! It saved me at least $300 in costs!!
Ma'm you are more than welcome. Whoever said women were not mechanically inclined are wrong. You have just proven that. Thanks for watching, so glad it helped.
Your video is a great help. Thank you so much.
Im so glad it helped, I would have gave you a reply but I myself have been stuck in B'ham Ala. with triple bypass open heart surgery for the past 3 weeks. I, am thrilled to know I was helping someone a little even though I was lost 3 times on the operating room table. Gotta love modern technolagy, your so welcome and glad you found the video. I will try to post more, after I recover. Please keep check, makes me happy to know I am still useful for something. lol Thanks for commenting. God Bless
Thanks! The part about getting the housing off was very helpful.
Thank you. This just happened to me at a jack in the box. I freaked out.
thanks for your help buddy really helped me out
Thanks for the help my 2006 monte carlo so does the same shit good video fixing mine this weekend!! :)
I am so happy it helped, tickles me knowing somebody can get some use from my "shade-tree" mechanic work. lol. Your more than welcome.
thanks for the help awesome this video saved my life and im sure a few buck i would have spent on a tow and repairs , i just glued the manual override button down for now till i have the money to go to the dealer but its been working so good i dont think i will lol thanks again
perfect instructor. love da way u say. Problem Solved..
Good job for first video thanks for the help
thank you very much buddy, you sure helped me!!
Thanks for watching.I believe you'r talking about the plug that goes directly to the shifter plug. The harness plug with the wires has locking arms on the sides of the harness plug. You will have to gently pry them back (spread apart) and it should detache itself with a little wiggle motion. You may have to use something small, like a small flat-headed screwdriver, wedge it between the connectors at the clips holding it. They are like locking tangs, sounds hard, just hard to see the clips.
Saved me a shit load of money good looking out. This video fixed my problem!!!
You're very welcome. I'm so glad this video has helped a few people. Due to some health problems, I haven't posted anything in a while. I will be posting "something" in near future. Thank you for the kind words
I figured the total cost would be around $600.00 I am so glad this only video I have posted helped you. I have M.S. and lazy on top of that. lol see you on the flip side.
THANK YOU! THIS WAS GREAT INFO.
I'm new at the uploading and everything. I have some more stuff I need to put on here. I have been helped myself from youtube videos. Makes me happy that you got some use from mine. Thanks.
Makes me feel good to know it helped. I had a hard time figuring out what my problem was. Thought the video might help somebody, hope the southern accent wasnt to hard to understand. lol-thanks for commenting.