Hi all, I'm on vacation more than 2 hours distance from nearest dealership who's first appointment available 1 week out.

I've a problem with my '03 not shifting out of park 1/3 of the time nearly always after has been driven (hot) or while driving (such as a bank drive thru window) by pushing up-right-over-down with MUCH force, hitting towards the right and or cursing.

I spoke with a service tech who said it was most likely the brake pedal's brakelight switch not sending a signal to the shifter's release solenoid but I tested afterwards and brake lights worked flawlessly but shifter not budging when testing both at same time.

Any ideas to help me when I'm in one of those embarrassing shifting situations?

Vlad.