2016 + Chevy Malibu Shifter Error FAST FIX (Shift To Park Message) Traverse Volt Cadillac Buick gm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2020
- Quick to the point information on how to fix the "Shift To Park" message on this 2016 Chevy Malibu. You can replace the whole shifter or bend the tab on a micro switch. This can and will kill your battery if you leave the message.
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Had this problem on my 2016 about 2 years ago. I went to chevrolet telling them what the problem was after finding an online forum of hundreds of people talking about it, but they seemed to be clueless of the issue and long story short I paid over $500 for them to replace the part. Now 2 years later I just got the message again after parking my car and 10 mins later I've found your video which will save me some anger and money :D
Instead of a lil piece of hose I used the inside tube of a hand sanitizer bottle. Cut the tube like he has it to size in video with scissors ✂️ and used glue. Works excellent!
This is awesome! It's hard to find people who take the time to find the root-level cause of errors. I really appreciate you sharing your expertise with us!
Go join the lawsuit against chevy for the shift to park. Fucking cunts.
Why isn't this a recall, definitely should be?
It was at one time. When I first had bought my 2017 Malibu back in 2017. They couldn’t figure it out after 6 months. A recall was place for it and the recall expired back in 2019
Recall expired in 2019. Now… there is class action lawsuit against these fucks. You can join it by the way.
@@c2819fnf just left the chevy dealership a service bulletin just went out in Southern California
@@twotwosteele they fixed my shit on my volt. Park to shift for FREE. Under warranty - Only AFTER I mentioned I’d be joining the class action lawsuit against chevy…
They couldn’t even give me a loaner. “Sir there are no mew cars on the lot. We use new cars as loaner cars. And we have none. And it’s illegal to use used cars and loaner cars”
BASTARDS!
@@c2819fnf yeah I'm pretty cool with the service manager he's going to call me when the part come in because I just got my new car and a my contract that stated they need to paint my bumper and they tried to get mad because it took two weeks for Them tl Paint it I said hey dude you should have bought a new one so they definitely gave me a loaner
THANK YOU SO MUCH! The person that has NO IDEA about cars, fixed my car on my own!! Thank you ! 🙏🏼❤️
Thanks for the video. However, I cannot agree it is a good design when adding something that will fail. It has definitely changed my opinion about Chevrolet. Adding something that will definitely fail like this needs to be a crime.
This is just the surface on how automakers nickle and dime there customers.
You should look under your car if it has a felt belly ban under the engine its there for a reason. Those pans can hold up to 5 quarts of oil in some cases (Ford Primarly) and have your car get out the warranty period so you have to pay to get it fixed
I have to give a 5 Star rating to this video and to the creator 👏👏👏 helped me in the middle of a desert at 3 am...
I just got a 2020 Malibu and it started doing the shift to park problem and you made it easy to find out what to do to fix it
The quality of this video is insane! thanks so much
Thank you SO much. My beloved Chevy Malibu is at the shop right now, hopefully getting fixed. In the meantime, your workaround saved me from both a battery drain and a possible mental breakdown.
I described the problem to my local Chevy dealer and they said they didn’t have an EV tech which meant I had to make an appointment with a dealer 4O miles away. Two weeks to get the appointment and it would be in the shop for at least a few days to diagnose and fix.
5 minutes on TH-cam and 15 minutes in the garage and $0 to fix. I haven’t had the problem again. Incredible, I’m watching your other videos just for fun.
The Volt shifter is set up exactly the same way as the Malibu and the tubing fix worked for me and was very easy to do. Thank you so much for showing me how to fix the Shift to park issue! This seems like a fix that will last. I afraid if I purchased another shifter the same problem will happen in about 20,000 miles.
How's it going so far after 2 years?
Awesome video, no nonsense and right to the point. Valuable information thanks for sharing. You just gained another subscriber.
God bless you for this video. This has been happening on my Malibu and I did the quick fixes and the medium fix but the problem continued to worsen after time. Got quoted $1300 for labor alone by Chevy dealership for a “6 hour job”. Saw this video, ordered the part for $140, and my dad and I replaced it in about an hour. Would’ve never been able to do that without this video, so thank you!!
Did you replace the entire shifter ?? Or just do what he did in the beginning
@@BradHopper replaced the entire shifter
@@aj7092 where did you get it from ?? The GM dealer ?
Thanks for creating and sharing this!!! My wife's 2017 Malibu has this exact problem but it is intermittent. Still under warranty so I think we will take this in and demand they install a new console for it. But this will be handy to know if/when the new one starts acting up.
I have a 2021 Chevy Malibu in the shop getting fix for the same problem you had it for two days not very happy thank you for the excellent video.
I have to give this ONE thumb up and I am opening a bottle of Wine tonight to celebrate this good guy with such a clear, dynamic and educational video.
Tomorrow I am going to fix the switch !!! Thank you so much for your time on this video. I am sure it will help bunch of Malibu owners. Cheers. ( PS my driver window says...open and close window...I guess that is similar problem ;)
Thanks for the thumb up and enjoy your wine! Good luck on the repair tomorrow.
Thank you so much! I wWhere into my mom’s 2016 Malibu and then 10 minutes pulled off the console and fixed the micro switch. Couldn’t have done it without this video. Awesome work keep it up!
I’ve had this issue occur historically, and it has reoccurred again. Fantastic video
Just wanted to say thank you for making this video. I’ve successfully fixed my vehicle ☺️it was very easy
Thank you very much for this video! It saved me a bunch of money and sanity! I especially want to thank you for having a steady cam hand, and not long pauses!
Easy and straightforward! Thank you very much. Now I can fix my wife's car
Excellent! Glad to help!
Thank you @noNonsenseKnowHow your video was very informative and saved me a lot of money! The dealership quoted my wife “around” 500 with the parts and labor. Bought the part from the dealership for $162 in about 60 minutes later it was done! That was a good time to clean the middle of the car while it was apart. 😂
Glad to hear it was helpful and saved you some money!
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow I know I’m late to the party but I was watching another video where GM has a short wiring harness, where you replace the existing wiring harness with a new one to fix the shift to park problem. Have you heard or seen this fix? Your feedback would be much appreciated.
@@asmodeus1274 How about putting the link in so we can all see it?
@@BigWill63 Man TH-cam hasn’t let me post links in 2+ years. Just do a search on TH-cam, you’ll find it. That’s how I found it.
Thank you sir just fixed my Malibu your video was exactly what I needed 👍
This helped so much! Other videos weren’t so helpful, thank you so much!!!
Awesome to hear and thank you for the feedback Ruby!
very informative. will be going wed, to dealer armed with great info i will recommend this video to the mechanic thanks to Mr. no nonsense
Great info! I knew it was a micro switch but didn’t know where to start pulling that apart. Will fix it next weekend.
This is the best video I've seen regarding this issue. Great job!
Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video, it's very helpful!
Thanks for the awesome clip on a quick, easy and cheap fix!!
I used a piece of aquarium air hose and a speck of super glue and have had no more problems.
Thank You! Video helped my 16yr old daughter having a melt down over car not shutting off !
Great! Happy to hear it was helpful
Thanks so much for making this video. It helped me understand what was going on and saved me a lot of money by doing it myself. Thanks again so much. 🙂
No problem Bruce. Thanks!
Thanks man, I really didn't want to take my grandma's car to work in the morning lol
Great educational video on GM shifter error and repair. Thanks for taking the time to share this information and saving us money on out of warranty vehicle.
Jack in Texas
Same problem on my friend's 2014 Buick Verano. This should be recalled. Thanks for the vid man!
This was so amazing saved me $400 in under an hour while I was cooking chicken. Amazing thank you so much.
Now you can afford to go out for a steak😮 lol
Great Video. As you probably figured we own a 2016 Malibu with only 23k miles on it. Its been a good vehicle for my wife. This is the 2nd time we are having the shift to park problem. They fixed it under warranty once before. Just happened today again a few years later. Don't know if GM or the Chevy Dealer will honor their work. I may call but after watching your video maybe I should go for the bend it back down method here with the Micro Switch since you pointed it out so well in your video. Well enough that I became a Subscriber. I have done plenty of work on cars over many years. Didn't even know where to start before I saw your video so I just may give it a try this weekend. Still I would like a permanet fix being I keep our cars for a long time. Going to comb the Net to see if anyone makes a replacement Heavy Duty Micro Switch out there for this application. Heck there is surely a market for it.
Easy. This video helped me fix my own shift to park issue. Thank you
Thank you so much for this video, you saved my battery from dying🙏🏼it helped me a lot to understand what’s going with my 2019 Chevy Malibu and to handle the issue until it gets fixed by the dealership or by myself😄
Just did the quick fix on my 2016 Malibu. Thanks so much.
No problem! Glad it worked for you
You're a hero that just saved my weekend. My 2017 Impala just started this BS today. Thanks
Thanks so much for this well done video, NoNonSense. My 2016 Malibu is now working like a charm. I'll mention that my microswitch checked at 5 ohms resistance because of dirty contacts. I spent 30 years servicing electronics and found that an intermittent switch would deteriorate until the contact resistance was a few ohms and then random problems began. But ordering a new switch generally was only a short term fix. A new switch was often at one ohm or more. The solution was to put WD-40 on the switch and actuate it 20 or 30 times till the resistance dropped to 0.1 ohms or less. That's a lifetime fix.
Loved your video and it's likely saved people tens of thousands of dollars. Two thumbs up!
When I was reading around, I found that this was a big reason for the failure. Thanks for the tip!
Does triflow work for this too?
@garsonprice3441
@@santiagogomez7148 No. I tried many fluids over 30 years and so far as I know, WD-40 has some magical ingredient that promotes the cleaning of switch contacts. The other 99 claims of WD-40 supporters are questionable.
2020 Malibu, 37k miles. I just started getting the Shift to Park error message and of course, I'm 1k miles outside of the bumper-to-bumper warranty. Thanks for the helpful vid, I'll give this a try soon
Most helpful video so far....you just saved me not just time but $$$ too...Thanks soo much bro..
Thank you for the info. My car is doing this and I am going to try your fix.
informative & straight to the solution; exactly how youtube university should be. thanks.
Thanks for your video.helped alot. Fixed girlfriends car now she is being nice lol. You explain and teach very well
Haha, I hear you on that. Probably short-lived though. Glad it was helpful and I appreciate the comment. Thanks
Thanks for the video my brother. My 2016 Chevrolet Malibu start acting up with the shift to park light on Friday when I got to work. I did what you said I played with the shift knob until the light went off. But as soon as I got home I took the center console out and bend down that metal piece that sits on the button. Put it back together no more shift to park warning light👍👍👍👍👍 thanks again my brother. Chevrolet need to come up with something better than that.🙄
They haven't for the 2019, because it's still happening
I replaced the switch absolutely easy as heck all you need to do is solder it on.
Man this is great Chris. Need more easy fixes like this. Thank you.
AJ
Thanks you just helped me fix my car ! I appreciate it 🙏
Hi there, i have the same problem with my shifter on opel insignia 2015 2.0 cdti 163hp.
Do you think is that the same poblem with micro switch??..becouse i also have to press this button quicly 2x almost every time when i turn my car off. When i change normaly and slowly its all fine. 🤷♂️🖐️
It was really useful video... Thank you so much
the little plastic cover fell further into the gear assembly when I popped it off and I cannot reach down to retrieve it. Any places I can get just the little black plastic cover or do you think I will be fine without it?
If by adding a small piece of hose does it cause any issue when moving the shifter? Can the piece of hose get caught when shifting between park drive etc?
Thank you so much! I encountered this error on my malibu I just bought 6 months ago. Your video helped my dad fix the error for me. I contacted the dealership I purchased the vehicle for and they said worst case scenario to fix the issue would be $600. This fix cost me nothing! $600 saved thanks to the knowledge of a fellow owner of a malibu.
Great to hear you were able to fix it yourself for free with the video. Thanks for commenting!
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow I followed your video and fixed my 2016 Malibu two days ago. I used a short and small diameter piece of rubber tubing and slipped it over the metal tang on the micro switch. Followed your video to a tee. The only thing different from your video to my car, the console cover had two plastic inserts in the front of the cover, had to lift it and take it off from the rear instead of front.
I have a 2016 ss camaro that does this and now when you put it in drive it wants to illuminate the p for park or jump back and forth what do you think it could be
I know the odds of getting an answer from a year old video are slim, but would this also be the cause of my car seeming reluctant to go from reverse to drive? It will go after a second or two, but the problem does seem to be related to my "shift to park" message (started happening around the same time).
Here is the thing. If it is this simple, why on earth wont GM just do it for free? Instead they refuse to do a recall and are forcing people to do a lawsuit. Never again will I purchase a Chevy.
That's good 👍.
I got the same problem with my 2020 Denali pickup shifter in the column.
Is there something similar for the pickups?
Very helpful video. Thanks as a lot of people have this problem.
Looked at all the videos on this topic as my 2018 Malibu is suddenly showing this issue. This is by far the best video! 👍🏻 Just from the camera work alone. Thanks! I was thinking something similar to your fix rather than just flexing the stainless lever. I’ll be looking in all my junk to see if I have some tubing. I think I got some echo fuel line that might work. Cheers bro!
How did this hose soliton pan out?
@@nickgarcia5698 I found some tubing that was for drip irrigation. The inner dia fit the bar on the shifter exactly. I thought the larger diameter would now trip the lever on the micro switch better. But it made no difference. This has proven to be the only fix that works.
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Thanks,I'm sure this will also work for the 2017 gmc Acadia?...GMC is very wrong for not doing a recall
Excellent tutorial. Thank you
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
My 2019 Chevy traverse did that today when I parked at the airport I have it going into the shop next Monday hopefully it’s a quick fix
I bent the metal tab over, and I am still getting no where. I did accidentally spray some WD-40 on that switch. So if the oil is some how making the two wires make the connection, would I still be getting the "shift into park" message?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Great video!
Worked like a charm thanks!!
Awesome! Glad it helped out
Hello so i am having the same problem with my 2018 malibu and i’ve done a lot of what you showed to fix the problem. I wanted to try putting that hose on there to see if thats a cheaper way of repairing it. I was wondering what exactly it’s called so i can purchase it! I wanted to try that route first before taking it in to my dealership. Thank you for all the tips you have really helped me with the stress of figuring out how to get my car to finally shut off!
Thanks best video explain very good
Most Excellent Video!!! Thanks. News Flash... 2016 Malibu - Shift to Park. Error. Guess there is a class action suit (s) now...?
Just fixed my gfs 2020 Chevy Malibu with this and I feel like a hero 😂
Did you just bend that tab ? My 21 just started doing this and of course my warranty ran out a month ago and they won’t cover it. They want $350 out of pocket.
Yes I bent it as much as I could without applying too much pressure. Haven’t had an issue since
How easy is it to pull the shifter knob off ? I have to fix mine. I don’t have the money to get it replaced at dealership and can’t deal with the nonsense. My battery has already been drained 2 times due to this dumb problem.
@@ginoventura7226 I skipped that step. I just pulled the console up and moved it to where I could get under. The only “hard part” is getting the little black plastic cover off
@@gioo7777 thanks man appreciate you and the creator of the video !!!
Great video with the correct fix, not the corporate one.
Thank you for the info I fixed the problem that was going to cost me 50$ for 7.99 which was the mini screwdriver
Worked perfect!! Thank you!!
Good to hear and no problem!
Awesome video with clear instructions. Thanks man
You are the str8 up man dude!
My wife's 2019 Gm Chevrolet Traverse RedLine is doing the exact same thing, and believe the Dealership will say that this is the problem. Started doing this Late May 2021. It'll be going into the Dealership soon. I read that it is no longer a recall, but it should be covered under warranty. I'll get back to anyone that responds to this, once I know what the problem was & what the Dealership "fix" is. - 17 000 miles/27 500K.
Thank you. That was very clear.
i have a same problem on my cadilac ats 2014 do you think its gonna work same as it
Thank you for the video!
Great video! Thanks Chris!
I fixed it for 15 minutes, thank you)
Thank you for this info 🙏
No problem!
Super helpful even works with 2017s
And 18’s
Great video showing how to remove the center console cover to get to everything. But no longer the correct tsb. Now they have a new harness piece to add that corrects the issue. See TSB #19-NA-206 for the latest replacement parts. There is an additional pigtail harness to add and if needed there is a part number for that switch harness for in the shifter. No need to replace the entire shifter any longer.
I looked this up it's a good idea also, I may be under warranty for some, I'm curious how this new $9.00 to $15.00 (harness 84733196) solves the problem?
You make it look easy. I remember doing trim work, back in my day. Hated it. Plastic clips always breaking. Some peoples cars were filthy. That looked like a gravy job. Whats the book time pay on that?
Yeah I don't generally like doing trim work either. This one was certainly well put together and easy to work on though. I think the book time was almost 2 hours if I remember right. Which is crazy
hi I bought an auxiliary battery because had a code p305f,got it in back my autostop/start doesn't work still.What i do wrong? Please HELP!
I have a chevy Malibu 2020 whats this shifter part called exactly?? And does that first fix last for a long time?? Im pretty money tight at the moment i dont know which one to do
I have 2016 malibu. I have no light on the PRNDL on the shifter or the dash. Also have the shift to park. Tried doing the pull down on the micro chip and nothing. Also when i shift the car it shakes and i have code that tcm lost connection with car. Maybe changing the shifter piece might fix it??
Thank you for your "common sense" advice. Just like GM to say you have to replace the whole shifter mechanism.
Had this exact issue and it was. $500 repair to replace the gear shifter. I feel like after watching this video I could’ve done this myself with the easy fix🤦🏾♀️
Is there a GM part number for that microswitch? Thanks. Great vid
Great video. Only question. Why was it faulty if you said the micro switch out of the old one is still good for future projects?
Thanks for the info. !!
No problem!
Thanks for your help. Bad engineering on GM's part.
You're welcome
Thanks for the info
Would it be fine if I do the spam shift button method? I don’t mind doing it every time
I just don’t want my battery to die
Yep, 2018 traverse as well. Thx