Chevrolet Repair: Chevy Corsica locked in park 1988, chevy corsica, chevytalk

Question
Van,

My son has a Chevy Corsica 1988 i think (maybe older) which appears to be  locked in park.

He says that it was hard to push the button on the shift lever for a couple of days, and now he can't at all. Seems as though it's a mechanical jam/twist/bend in the linkage, but maybe a park lock solenoid?

Is there a way to get into the shift lever to either lube it or work out a kink?

If not is there a way to manually pull the prk lock pin at the transmission itself? If so where would it be?

I looked for this in the previous questions area, but althought ere are a bunch of Corsica mentions, none helped.

Thanks a bunch.

Put

Answer
Hello Put,
I haven't worked on a Corsica, but look in the owners manual. They almost always show you how to overide that shift lock if needed.
And go to the following site, and do a search. You can even ask the question, and it will be seen by hundreds of Corsica owners and mechanics, and you will get some answers.
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Van