THANK YOU!!! I just had this EXACT issue happen last night on my 2011 Acadia and your video perfectly explains the fix. Tow truck driver didn't know how to put in neutral either and he used skids on the front wheels to get car up on bed. Now need to use this fix to get to repair shop. Also, I found out the trick to remove the key is to take off the top of the steering column (top half easily snaps off) to find the release button on the cylinder. There's a plastic piece hiding most of the cylinder, but if you jiggle the key and feel around on top of the white/light plastic you will feel the lock engaged. Just find the button/lever that moves and your key will move from ACC to to Off and the key will come out. Hope this helps someone someday.
Big thanks. Doing God's work for us. Bro In law got stuck out In the country about 1 hour away from home. Thanks to you I was able to help him tow it home with my truck. Good job. Thanks again.
My elderly neighbor's vehicle died in her garage. We couldn't put it in neutral and our jumper cables weren't long enough. This video saved the day! Thank you!
Dude, you are my hero. Was backing my 2011 Buick Enclave into the driveway, pulled forward, went to put in reverse, and somehow the shifter just came completely unconnected from the linkage. I was blocking the road in the dark. Your video saved the day! Thank you again. Give me your Paypal address and I'll buy you a coffee (or a beer)!
Thank you so much my you actually help me out at this time was able to move it to the side of the road. You save me thanks again . and i have a 2010 gmc been having so many problems with it
Very very big thanks like sky I do appreciate i have got the same problem because of information i fix my car myself i also save money again and again thank you sir
Did you ever figure out why it died my wifes 2011 traverse did the same thing we tried to jump it but it Acts like we are hooking up the cables wrong they spark and the cables get really hot
This saved me!!! completely died in a turn lane on busy road. Key was locked in the ignition, gear shift was locked into park when wife tried to restart. I’m guessing you had a dead alternator? It is what I believe is wrong with mine.
This is not a shift lock override. This is just you popping off shifter cable and moving it into neutral/gear. Should change your description of video..
Worked on my 2012 GMC Acadia. Tow truck driver was super friendly but didn't know how to do this. Got it right put after we watched this. Thanks man
Same haha
THANK YOU!!! I just had this EXACT issue happen last night on my 2011 Acadia and your video perfectly explains the fix. Tow truck driver didn't know how to put in neutral either and he used skids on the front wheels to get car up on bed. Now need to use this fix to get to repair shop.
Also, I found out the trick to remove the key is to take off the top of the steering column (top half easily snaps off) to find the release button on the cylinder. There's a plastic piece hiding most of the cylinder, but if you jiggle the key and feel around on top of the white/light plastic you will feel the lock engaged. Just find the button/lever that moves and your key will move from ACC to to Off and the key will come out. Hope this helps someone someday.
Big thanks. Doing God's work for us.
Bro In law got stuck out In the country about 1 hour away from home.
Thanks to you I was able to help him tow it home with my truck.
Good job. Thanks again.
awesome!
My elderly neighbor's vehicle died in her garage. We couldn't put it in neutral and our jumper cables weren't long enough. This video saved the day! Thank you!
I drove to my sons friend's house, put it in park, and couldn't move. This helped me get out and I'll figure out what was wrong later....thank you
This worked on my 2010 Acadia. I was able to put it into neutral so I could push it to a better location to be jump started. Thanks very much.
This just saved my day. I didn’t know how I was going to get my car out of the garage to jump it. Thanks for the super easy instructions! 😊
Thanks man the wife got stuck after parking in reverse. Got her out and to the house couse your video. Made me look like the hero!
Dude, you are my hero. Was backing my 2011 Buick Enclave into the driveway, pulled forward, went to put in reverse, and somehow the shifter just came completely unconnected from the linkage. I was blocking the road in the dark. Your video saved the day! Thank you again. Give me your Paypal address and I'll buy you a coffee (or a beer)!
Glad to help!
I have to try this tonight on my 09 SLE.
Thanks for this video, very informative.
Thank you tons for this post. I'm in same situation with same vehicle but 2012! Super great video.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much my you actually help me out at this time was able to move it to the side of the road. You save me thanks again . and i have a 2010 gmc been having so many problems with it
So do I OM goodness have you seen the Stabitrack light yet? Sucks
thank you for the video i was just saved by this, at 2am after work
Thank God for you! Still helpful today for Saturn Outlook 2009!
Thanks I have been looking everywhere!!
This totally just saved us!!! Much thanks!!
You have to press the beake while you shift manually in to neutral?
Just save me a tow and a whole Lotta headache. Thank you.
Very very big thanks like sky I do appreciate i have got the same problem because of information i fix my car myself i also save money again and again thank you sir
Perfect video!
Thanks for sharing. hopefully same for the Buick Enclave
Life saver ♥️
Or you can hold that rod and pull up until it pops off the gear shifter and use the gear shift as needed, its much easier that way
thats what i did , exact same setup on 07 saturn outlook
Huge help thanks.... It hasn't happened bbut great to know
Did you ever figure out why it died my wifes 2011 traverse did the same thing we tried to jump it but it Acts like we are hooking up the cables wrong they spark and the cables get really hot
It won't hurt it dragging up on a flatbed
Actually you can do it from inside, under the top plastic of the steering column.
How???
This saved me!!! completely died in a turn lane on busy road. Key was locked in the ignition, gear shift was locked into park when wife tried to restart. I’m guessing you had a dead alternator? It is what I believe is wrong with mine.
Was the alternator the issue, I have the same problem?
This is a big help! Thanks for posting it!
Glad to help!
The problem I have is mine won't go into Park a drives turns on but it's hard to put on Park I had to push it in but the key won't come out
What was the problem, because I am having the same problem now
it did help But one question why does this happen in the first place? Has to be a defect
Thank you sir!
Side panel on passenger side pull it off and there is a little button press it and shift
This is not a shift lock override. This is just you popping off shifter cable and moving it into neutral/gear. Should change your description of video..
Thank you
Could you please show how u removed the shifter from the socket? Im facing a similar issue. Please let me know
pull up on the arm it pops right out
Mine won’t pull up. I’m afraid to break it, will I?
should pop up with a little force. Mine was a 2011 so not sure on other models.
Just happened to my Acadia. Did you ever find the problem locking it up?
it was a blown fuse I believe preventing the shifter from moving
@@arazz1087 What fuse???
Exact same thing just happened to my 2011 GMC Acadia. Thanks for this video do you by chance know what fuse needed replaced?
Thank u
Thanks
damn bro thanks...
I'm going to try fixing. Y 2008 GMC Acadia
Pop shifter bezel n push knob inside. 3 minutes
video?
Did you perhaps buy this second hand?
I believe it was 7th hand. Why do you ask?