2016 + Chevy Malibu Shifter Error FAST FIX (Shift To Park Message) Traverse Volt Cadillac Buick gm
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- 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
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.
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
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 RUclips 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.
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 ?
THANK YOU SO MUCH! The person that has NO IDEA about cars, fixed my car on my own!! Thank you ! 🙏🏼❤️
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?
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
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!
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...
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
Did you ever give this a try? I also have a 2020 and it just started happening a first it was random now more frequent
@@TheKristenGabrielle not yet but soon
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.
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
The quality of this video is insane! thanks so much
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.
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
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’ve had this issue occur historically, and it has reoccurred again. Fantastic video
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.
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.
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.
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 RUclips hasn’t let me post links in 2+ years. Just do a search on RUclips, you’ll find it. That’s how I found it.
I replaced the switch absolutely easy as heck all you need to do is solder it on.
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!
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😄
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 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.
Easy and straightforward! Thank you very much. Now I can fix my wife's car
Excellent! Glad to help!
Awesome video, no nonsense and right to the point. Valuable information thanks for sharing. You just gained another subscriber.
Thanks man, I really didn't want to take my grandma's car to work in the morning lol
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
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🤦🏾♀️
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.
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 !!!
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.
Just wanted to say thank you for making this video. I’ve successfully fixed my vehicle ☺️it was very easy
You're a hero that just saved my weekend. My 2017 Impala just started this BS today. Thanks
Bending the switch tab only lasted a couple weeks. I ended up putting a piece of metal in there about the same size as the switch prong only a whole lot stiffer. It stays in place because it can't go anywhere with the cover over the switch. Going on two years, no problem.
Yeah that sounds like a good fix. I think the tiny piece of rubber hose siliconed on would hold up pretty well also
How did u do it
Can you describe where to put the metal piece? Pictures would help.
Thank you for your "common sense" advice. Just like GM to say you have to replace the whole shifter mechanism.
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!
It looks like a pretty simple switch that simply needs to be beefed up. Looks like replacement unit is going to continue being problem again in near future. Great suggestion to just bend tiny lever
Same problem with the 2019.
Thank you sir just fixed my Malibu your video was exactly what I needed 👍
This is the best video I've seen regarding this issue. Great job!
Just added a remote control battery on/off switch to my Cadillac. While it doesn’t fix the core issue solved the problem. Turned off battery with battery remote before turning off car so you don’t get an “attempt theft” on restart. Cost $40 for new connectors (Vgate Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps, 8AWG up to 4/0(XL)and $60 for battery control (Car Remote Control Battery Switch, 12v battery switch,12v) on Amazon
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
Just did the quick fix on my 2016 Malibu. Thanks so much.
No problem! Glad it worked for you
This helped so much! Other videos weren’t so helpful, thank you so much!!!
Awesome to hear and thank you for the feedback Ruby!
informative & straight to the solution; exactly how youtube university should be. thanks.
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.
So it’s the same micro switch? You would think on the replacement they would have made a better micro switch. So that means when it wears out again it will have to be replaced. I guess that’s how they keep you going into the dealer.
Thank you Chris as I have that problem in my car as well and I also have found by just pushing the start stop button again shuts that off also
I have a 2019 Chevy Malibu that is doing the same thing. I am going to work on it this weekend and put that rubber boot on that pin. Thanks for your video!
I have a 2018 and it’s doing the same thing
2016 premier doing the same thing
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
That’s so much brother
These fools wanted me to pay $168 just for running a check before they fix it. smh 🤦♂️
No problem man
Great info! I knew it was a micro switch but didn’t know where to start pulling that apart. Will fix it next weekend.
I fixed it for 15 minutes, thank you)
Awesome video with clear instructions. Thanks man
After watching your video, I understood the problem. I sprayed some Deoxit D5 on the connection. That worked however, I am not sure how long it will solve the 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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Same problem on my friend's 2014 Buick Verano. This should be recalled. Thanks for the vid man!
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
Adjusting the switch fix the issue for me but now I’m ready to change the whole thing if needed
I just took my car in for this error. They want to replace the shifter control and say a "jumper harness" needs to be replaced as well. What is a jumper harness? Could my error message be caused by more than a faulty switch? Thank you for posting this video, hard to believe they are charging me 2 hours labor for what you could do in less than 20min.
It's hard for me to give you any input without actually seeing the car. But I will say this is 99% of the time the cause. I would just shim the switch
Thanks for your help. Bad engineering on GM's part.
You're welcome
your a g for showing how to fix it with what the problem is
I'm having this problem, but as usual it is intermittent, meaning it never happens at the dealership. So even though there is a service bulletin on this, the dealer won't fix it until they see it. I'm gonna try your "bend the tab" and see if that doesn't do the trick for me. Thanks in advance.
How’d it go?
I am having this issue with my car 2019 Malibu, but mine messed up the bluetooth on car along with radio screen. The screen was super hot to the touch that it would literally go black, then freeze at times. At other times radio would not even turn off even though the car was off. Took it to dealership and they are replacing everything. Thank God 🙏 it's still under the warranty.
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 for pointing me in right direction. I found an updated tsb 19-na-206, they install a harness jumper fyi
No problem and awesome, I didn't know there was a TSB on this. Is that a new TSB? Or do you know when it came out?
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow September 2019
Part# 84733196
The tip to put a rubber around it definitely worked for the time being. Thank you so much!
May I know where to find the harness that is mentioned and how/where to attach it?
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 $15.00 (harness 84733196) solves the problem?
You make it look easy. I remember doing trim work, back in my day. Hated it. Plastic clips always breaking. Some peoples cars were filthy. That looked like a gravy job. Whats the book time pay on that?
Yeah I don't generally like doing trim work either. This one was certainly well put together and easy to work on though. I think the book time was almost 2 hours if I remember right. Which is crazy
Thank you for the info I fixed the problem that was going to cost me 50$ for 7.99 which was the mini screwdriver
Great video with the correct fix, not the corporate one.
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!
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
Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video, it's very helpful!
How long will the quick fix work?
My Malibu has done this 6-7 times in the past 5 weeks but tonight I couldn’t get it to go into park.
I had to google your fix which worked. Thank you.
I’m a girl with no mechanic knowledge so this is not something I feel confident doing myself plus I don’t have those tools.
Is there a reasonable amount of money a dealer is going to charge to do this for me?
I just bought my 4 year old lease 2 months ago, it only has 18K miles on it, I really feel it shouldn’t be falling apart.
This is really disappointing. Thank you for your help.
It should last pretty darn long if you do a good job correcting it. And worst case, it's not hard to jump back in there and fix it again
Very helpful video. Thanks as a lot of people have this problem.
Thxs very helpful great video excellent job
Ridiculously simple. I sent you some $$$ because thats exactly what this video is
Great to hear the video helped you out! And that's extremely generous of you. Where did you send it? I didn't see anything come through
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow there was a thing that said applaud and you could send money. I sent $2. Do you have something connected for an account that you pay and receive funds through RUclips?
Oh, that's right. I forgot I enabled that a while back! Okay yeah I'll look into it and check it out. Thanks so much
Thanks,I'm sure this will also work for the 2017 gmc Acadia?...GMC is very wrong for not doing a recall
Thanks chevy just sent out a Service bulletin
Thanks, I was freaking out when thia started last week. Now I know what to have done without the dealership ripping me off. Can you purchase that little switch?
You might be able to find it online somewhere but not from the dealership No. And no problem
Easy. This video helped me fix my own shift to park issue. Thank you
Most Excellent Video!!! Thanks. News Flash... 2016 Malibu - Shift to Park. Error. Guess there is a class action suit (s) now...?
Gotta change mines in the morning. Wish me luck
Most helpful video so far....you just saved me not just time but $$$ too...Thanks soo much bro..
Man this is great Chris. Need more easy fixes like this. Thank you.
AJ
Thank you for this video. I just ended up bending the switch arm on my vehicle and problem resolved.
My 2019 is doing this right now
Use a Paper clip to bridge on the back side of the harness to the shifter bridge the wires black and white/purple with the modified paper clip boom done and done never have that issue again!
Super helpful even works with 2017s
And 18’s
Worked like a charm thanks!!
Awesome! Glad it helped out
Thanks!
Its actually call an omron switch cost about 4 bucks from digi-key part #D2HW-BL221H and its a up graded part just soddered the two wires back together easy fix took about 5 mins
Awesome. I appreciate you adding that info for others
The only thing different I found with the procedure. The shifter on my malibu had a clip on either side of the shift knob that when pulled up popped right off.
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?
Can that quick fix be done to a 2016 Camaro?
Thank you bro, you just saved my life lol
Glad I could help