ThiefOfHearts:

put down the handbrake, arindin

MrCrackles:

Toyin Arindin, buy a fucking manual car!

chamotex:

Go get a bicycle

*Toyinrayo:

Don't know how to ride a bicycle

Siena:

Toyin, there should be a "lock out" feature on your car - all automatic cars sold in the United States have had this feature since 1993.
So, you can only shift from park or neutral if the ignition's turned on, and the brake pedal's depressed.

There's a brake pedal switch that activates a relay, which in turn releases a solenoid within the selector mechanism.
If the brake pedal switch is faulty, it'll be intermittent in operation - so one minute you can shift from neutral / park easily, other times it'll be locked in place.

So, things your garage needs to look at:

1) Shift lock-out solenoid (within selector mechanism).
2) Shift lock-out relay (usually under driver's side dash, or behind glove box).
3) Shift lock-out activation switch (on brake pedal).
4) Voltage feed to all the above (connections need to be checked for security).

Just tell your mechanic to check those four items above, and stun him with your knowledge of automobile!

sleekdoc:

It's not fair some1 has come to NL with a problem hoping to find some1 with a possible solution and all the 2 of u can do is insult her, doesnt make any sense i tell u.

I'm no car expert but ,sounds to me like ur transmission may have worn shift-inter lock solenoids, this is responsilbe for locking the gear until u step on the brake so that it can be moved from park. If it is worn out as i suspect, then what ur exepriencing may occur, the lever may not shift even if uv stepped on the brake, may be this what ur friend meant by saying ur "brake is locked". There are ways to overide this lock, depending on ur car model ( check the manual ) cos there may be a time when it wont 'miraculously' unlock by itself pending the time u can get a qualified mech to fix the problem.

MrCrackles:

I will teach u!

ThiefOfHearts:

if honda is olowo, what the hell does Hauwa drive?

If you mention an American car, I will vomit on your head!

*Hauwa*:

saturday, i packed mine and sunday morning it just wouldn't move. i almost cried because i was on my way to church. well i called campus safety and they said i left the light on. i don't know o. this is the first time and i was just like huh? but they got it work up. i just want to know if leaving the light on caused the kind of problem or is something actually wrong with the car?

no yabbing pls

*Hauwa*:

saturday, i packed mine and sunday morning it just wouldn't move. i almost cried because i was on my way to church. well i called campus safety and they said i left the light on. i don't know o. this is the first time and i was just like huh? but they got it work up. i just want to know if leaving the light on caused the kind of problem or is something actually wrong with the car?

*Hauwa*:

well am all for Camry. easy for me. I was only pulling Silk's leg

ThiefOfHearts:

someone should take Hauwa's car, apparently she thinks it's an okada

MrCrackles:

Do you happen to drive a Lada or a Vauxhall Nova or a Metro?

*Toyinrayo:

Never heard of Nova or Metro or Lada.

are you making those names up?

Google them names, Nova and Metro are old cars the size of a bloody Starlet common in the UK

Young white peeps tend to buy them as a first car after passing thier driving test for cheaper insurance and maintenance!

*Hauwa*:

No, Mrcrackle, this is a 5 years old Toyota Camry SE.

*Hauwa*:

really? i had thot with a camry, you go no problem at all, oh well, now how often will this continue, or will it be only when i leave the light on? sigh. i just might sell it and use shuttle.

MrCrackles:

Google them names, Nova and Metro are old cars the size of a bloody Starlet common in the UK

Young white peeps tend to buy them as a first car after passing thier driving test f[b]or cheaper insurance and maintenance! [/b]