2004 Chevrolet Aveo Question: 2004 Chevy Aveo stuck in Park

I just sent you an article I wrote with illustrations hopefully at least you will be able to get the transmission out of park and be able to drive it to a repair shop. Most cars require an input from the brake light switch to allow the car to come out of Park. First check to see if you have brake lights (if not the switch may have failed) secondly when with the ignition key on when you press the brake pedal do you hear a click from the area of the gear shift lever each time you press the brake pedal? If not the control module, wiring or solenoid may have a problem. First check all your fuses!

Maybe there's a problem with your shifter lever.

I had this problem this morning with my girlfriends car as she was leaving for work. I got it out of park by revving up to about 3 grand and letting it drop back to zero and it shifted. Wait for it to drop back to zero before you shift though so you don't run your car into something

It is your brake light switch. It is located on the brake pedal. It is very inexpensive to replace, you can buy the switch and do it yourself in 5 minutes.

IT IS YOUR PARKNIG BRAKE LIGHTS.THEY ARE NOT WORKING.IN ORDER TO GET INTO GEAR YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE.
IT IS YOUR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.

Hi,
I’ve the same issue on my Aveo and the good thing is that it happened twice while it was still under the 3year factory warranty. If you cant get that fixed right away, You have to poke the “shift lock” hole with a key, in order for it to shift and not put it in P anymore…just so you could get the car moving.
Chevrolet mechanics told me that it was a problem with a “Solenoid Switch”. I don’t know where that it, but I think it works pretty much the same as the ones in your starter.
After getting that part replaced, the car’s doing well so far.

It is NOT your brake light switch. It is your GEAR SHIFT that is in the middle between the front 2 seats. I have had that same problem 3 times my 2004 Chevrolet Aveo. In January 2004 is when they came out with the Aveo, and it is the first year cars that are the "prototypes" for the car model years following the first year. They also say to not buy a first year car because you will come across many problems over the course of having it.

What I did, I went to my dealer and they installed the GEAR SHIFT mechanism 3 times within 9 months; however, after the 3rd time, the car hasn't had the problem since then.

But FYI: When you get the new GEAR SHIFT put in, get the new set of key or keys for the car, because you can't use the old set. That set belongs to the old gear shift that you are having a problem with.

I would also recommend that you talk to your GM Dealership Service Manager about this problem. But I had the same problem as you 2 years ago, and it hasn't happened since.

This happened to my daughter's Aveo. It is very very easy to repair. Locate Brake-Light Switch. (Top of brake pedal lever) The switch has a plastic (On/Off) button that toggles in and out when you depress brake pedal and release it. The button actually had some dust caught in it that made it stick halfway. I removed the dust and the button went in and out correctly. I put it back in position and the car came out of park. It took me approx 5 minutes to repair.

My car started out not shifting out of park I used my spare key to release the shifter. Today I can not turn the key completley off so I cannot get my keys out?

i had the same problem ,i have a 2004 aveo . my brake lights went out and i was stuck in park ..i started using the shift lock release button to get around town .then i charged my brake light switch it cost 18$ at autozone .so i changed it myself its underneath the dase drives side ontop of the brake pedal so easy but still no fix then final last night after a month stuck this way i bought fuses 10 and 15 and changed a few and bam my lights were working .... i turned my car on not fully put the parking brake on ,pupped the brakes then turn the car on fully ad bbame i wasnt stuck anymore ...whoo hooo .freedom ! i would have never have thought that a fuse could do so much trouble!
what a lame car now i got to figure out how to fix my keyhole problem..

had the same problem with my 2004 Aveo. did as instructed per everyone's suggestions and I now have brake lights and the car shifts from park. I was also able to find the radio code by using google and getting help from others in the same situation. A million thanks from "I've had it with this car!" in Ohio. :)