Subject: Various Concerns With Shifter and/or Ignition Key (Replace Shifter Assembly/Shifter Components or Ignition Lock Cylinder)
Models: 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit (Canada Only)
2007 Pontiac G5
with Automatic Transmission 4T45-E (RPO MN5)
Some customers could comment on any of the following considerations : he Shifter is tough to move or binds. They can not take away the ignition key. It takes high effort to rotate the key.
Cause : 1. The shifter button may be sticking in the handle. 2. The pin that prompts the micro-switch may have moved out of position (discuss with illustration above). This causes the micro-change to fail to have interaction when the vehicle is positioned in Park. If this condition is current, the shopper won’t be able to take away the important thing from the ignition. 3. Steel flashing left within the cylinder might trigger a excessive effort to rotate the key. 4. The slider may be binding in the guides. This will likely cause the shifter to change into troublesome to operate.
Correction : 1. Verify that the shifter button is inoperative by evaluating if the park pawl pin on the shifter assembly moves when activating the button. If the parking pawl does not transfer when the button is activated, the shifter deal with should be replaced. Check with Ground Shifter Control Knob Substitute in SI. 2. Essential: A change has been made to the shifter assembly for service. The replacement shifter meeting will learn PRNDIL (Park, Reverse, Impartial, Drive, Intermediate and Low). Verify that the micro change is out of position. Replace the shifter assembly. Seek advice from Transmission Management Alternative in SI. 3. Vital: Seek advice from instruction sheet that is supplied with the lock cylinder kit. BO 47869 is a vital staking tool and should be used for the repair. Exchange the ignition lock cylinder. Consult with Ignition Lock Cylinder Alternative in SI. 4. Change the slide indicator and guides in the shifter following the procedure beneath:
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Remove the higher console trim. Consult with Trim Plate Alternative-Console Front in SI.
3. Take away shifter knob. Discuss with Floor Shifter Management Knob Alternative in SI.
4. Take away the indicator plate. Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to release the locking tabs.
5. Take away the shifter indicator lens.
6. Pull up on the indicator and take away it from the assembly.
7. Remove the 2 entrance rails by unsnapping the entrance and lifting up, and then back, to remove the rails from the shifter assembly.
8. Set up the brand new guides. Place the hook finish into the meeting and push down. It’ll snap into place.
9. Set up the brand new slide indicator. With the transmission in impartial, place the slide over the shifter and into the guides. Transfer the slide indicator down the guides in the entrance and rear. Important: Change the shifter indicator lens if damage is current as a result of slider binding or if it turns into damaged throughout disassembly.
10. Install the shift indicator lens.
11. Set up the shift indicator plate.
12. Install the shifter knob. Seek advice from Flooring Shifter Control Knob Alternative in SI. 13. Install the higher console trim. Discuss with Trim Plate Substitute-Console Front in SI.