Wont go in "Park" - Toyota Yaris Forums

k98shooter · 09-01-2022, 08:15 AM

Good morning. Helping a friend with 2012 Yaris hatchback that he bought on insurance auction. The car has had busted radiator/condenser and lower bracket for rad. support. Apparently the car ran over something. The engine/transmission and underside in general appears intact. It shifts through all gears from L up to P. However, when the shifter is in "P", The car is actually still in reverse ("R" shows on dash and reverse lights are turned on). The car rolls freely when in "P". Shifter linkage appears intact all the way from shifter lever bushing to transmission. Selector switch on the transmission body appears visually intact.
So our plan is to swap transmission. I just wanted to ask if you could see specific problem or a fix that I don't see. I suspect the impact caused breakage of parking pawl of the differential, so that's why the car rolls when in "P". So I am wondering if we could get away by replacing differential, rather than entire transaxle. Thank you!

09-01-2022, 08:15 AM	#1
k98shooter Drives: 2012 Yaris Hatchback 3 door Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: South Jersey, USA Posts: 16	Wont go in "Park" Good morning. Helping a friend with 2012 Yaris hatchback that he bought on insurance auction. The car has had busted radiator/condenser and lower bracket for rad. support. Apparently the car ran over something. The engine/transmission and underside in general appears intact. It shifts through all gears from L up to P. However, when the shifter is in "P", The car is actually still in reverse ("R" shows on dash and reverse lights are turned on). The car rolls freely when in "P". Shifter linkage appears intact all the way from shifter lever bushing to transmission. Selector switch on the transmission body appears visually intact. So our plan is to swap transmission. I just wanted to ask if you could see specific problem or a fix that I don't see. I suspect the impact caused breakage of parking pawl of the differential, so that's why the car rolls when in "P". So I am wondering if we could get away by replacing differential, rather than entire transaxle. Thank you!