My husband just completed this, and it works for us. We have a 2018 acadia. It's ridiculous because we called the local dealership for an estimate, and they wouldn't tell us over the phone. I'm glad my husband found this video. He's not usually into DIY, but this was simple! Thank you for uploading this and GMC should be ashamed of themselves for not fixing this for free for their customers!
Nice, hopefully you get many more trouble free miles. We've had four acadias, we put a lot of miles on all of them, and really had no issues other than this shift to park on the latest one.
I also have a 2018 Acadia did this yesterday so far working great No shift to park action required. Also we did not take the shifter handle off I just held up the compartment and my guy put in the clip!!
@@devinhousey8626 we have an 18 model, been doing this for 3 years. Just did the job by this video, it was straight forward and relatively easy. So far so good.
Mine worked for about three months. Then it came back. Especially in cold conditions. I’m gonna redo it with insulated wire. But it did stop working and in did this exactly like he did it. I think I’m gonna replace the switch.
This is awesome. I’ve been having this problem for a couple years now but there’s no way I trust myself to do this lol. My easy fix or solution I should say (cause it doesn’t fix the problem), is that I simply put my foot back on the break and act as if I’m putting the car back into gear and back in to park. The car is off of course so don’t restart it, then my easy exit kicks in so I know it worked and I get out. Took a while to figure this out. Before I was probably like many of you. Turning the car back on. Driving back and forth a couple feet lol. Or just playing with the gear shifter indefinitely until something happens 😆😆😆
I have a 2017 Acadia and this video work perfectly for mine, no extra clip or screws. I, however, opted to not remove the shifter because I couldn't. It turns out you can still raise the console enough by inverting the boot. You may have a little less clearance but it is still doable. It was easier than removing the shifter.
Wow I had no idea so many other people had this problem. Your video and the comments are awesome. My 2019 GMC Acadia AWD started doing this and I ignored it at first. Then I started having problems with my battery and just had to replace it. I saw your video and was so impressed with the clever fix for this problem. I put the short in place like you showed. When my wife saw the car all in pieces she said well now we will have to buy a new car....🙂 So we will see how well it works. I appreciate you sharing this with such a good video. YOU DA MAN!!!!!
Ours starting doing it with less than 10,000 miles, very annoying for an almost new car. Once I found out that even when the dealer replaced the entire shifter assembly most people reported the issue came back I knew I had to find another fix. So far there's been several hundred people that have done this and no ever side effects have been reported. Actually watch the video again for the first time in over a year, really wish I could re-edit the video,
I bought my wife a 2019 Acadia Denali 9 months ago and this has been driving me nuts since. Took me less than 30 minutes to complete and all I needed were a few tools and a paper clip. If I had it to blow, I would buy an $800 paper clip from you just to show my love. You sir deserve a special place in heaven next to the first guy to make coffee
Thanks for your clear, descriptive and detailed instructions. Completed the repair this afternoon on our 2017 Denali without any issues. No more "Shift to Park" issue. Only thing I noticed is that I get a Google popup reminder on the dash screen to subscribe to your RU-vid Channel Lol! Thanks!!
Hey, just a heads up, I was able to just remove the single front driver panel. You can reach in with a screwdriver and get the connector without having to take off all four panels and the gear cover. Makes it about a 5 minute job. Thanks again!
April 2023 This my friend works. Thank you so much for the video. It took myself and my husband a little longer to do this because I think we were a little scared we were going to break something. It is a little tricky but very doable and my car works now. Thanks again.
Great job, it's always best to take your time with interior parts, it's very easy to break a clip, but it can be avoided if you just slow down a little bit. Hopefully you guys enjoy many more happy miles now with no shift to park errors LOL
Thank you so much! Took exactly 30 mins to complete and fixed immediately. The shift to park was annoying me for over 6 months on my 2017 GMC Acadia. Great video with clear instructions.
We did this on our late 2017 Acadia and it worked. However, it had two screws (7mm) under the cup holders (under the removable rubber) that need to be removed as well. We soldered the wires after testing. Working so far; glad we found this video! My sister has an early 2017 Acadia so that may need it done in future and we have friends with a 2018 that is having the issue that we plan to fix in the next couple days now. Thanks!
I have a 2018 Traverse with this same issue, I followed your instructions and inserted a paper clip. It’s been exactly 1 month with no issues. Thank you kindly sir. This is the longest it’s gone without the error message.
By the way, I forgot to tell you, it was a very awesome video. You did a wonderful job. Thank you for your help. You paved the path for the rest of us. Thank you Sir
I was his wife X 100. Just purchased my 3 year leased 2019 with under 28,000 miles and the shift to park started to happen. The video made it look so easy, I was hoping to do it myself. I had to recruit the husband when I couldn't get the gear shift and the clips around the console off. We discovered two extra clips, he didn't mention on the top of the console. They were not visible and we didn't discover them until we pried off the top. I am looking forward to being able to drive the car and not have to worry about not being able to turn it off completely. I'm calling to cancel my appointment at the dealer tomorrow. Thanks for the video!
Dang! I was already nervous about trying a fix from a different video that just stabilized a little rocker pin under the shifter knob, but this! This I can only imagine the trouble I'll get into breaking it down THIS far! I'll have to give my wife some money and tell her to stay gone shopping, cause if she were to see it completely torn down like that, I guarantee even if I did fix the "shift to park" problem, she'd hear some little noise later on and be like, "See! I knew you were gonna break something when you took it apart!" :) Good video though bro! Wish I had your confidence!
Just go slow and cautious, you'll be fine. Convince the wife by telling her home much the dealer would charge... And that you'll buy her something would the money you save!
@@ExoticCarDIY 😅 Not yet... it's weird, the car will go a few days to a week without doing it and then all of a sudden start back. I'm just waiting on a day where the whole day is free JUST in case something goes wrong I won't have to rush to try to find a solution. I appreciate you checking though! I'll let you know what the outcome is!
I just did it. I have a record of my projects taking 3 times the money and at least double the time. This was pretty easy. I warched a portion of the video then stopped it and did what he said to do. Then proceed and then stop it again. My hardest part? Getting the screwdriver stabilized to keep the console up while I shoved the paper clip in...of which there is very little room. If you have fat fingers good luck! I am on the lean side and it worked out fine for me. The car even started and ZERO left over bolts and or screws.
Thank you so much for this video. My wife has a 2018 Chevy Traverse High Country with only 45,000ish miles. It has been in the dealership three times so far for the same reason and they just keep replacing the shifter switch and harness. This time she was able to turn the vehicle off (it was still in reverse and would not engage park) but then we couldn't turn it on and the shifter was jammed in reverse and would not move. We started by taking the drivers front panel off and my wife was able to detach the wire from there. Her Traverse has an additional connection to the wires (the purple, black, and white wire) you showed and it is in the exact same place. I took the boot off the shifter and realized that in her model we don't have to disconnect any wires because you can fish it out of the shifter boot and attach the paper clip to that harness. In other words they connection you took off has another four inches of wire and then the purple, white, and black connection (not sure if that is factory or something the dealership had done) So now if for any reason the paperclip were to come out we can access it directly through the shifter boot. Again brother, thank you so much for this video you saved us countless hours back and forth to the dealership once again. FYI I felt like your wife and the beginning of the video earlier today.
Awesome, great job! Thanks for the tips for the traverse, definitely makes it quicker if you can access that harness without having to remove all that stuff. It's kind of sad how much people have spent taking their cars to dealers to have them replace the shifter, sometimes multiple times. And even if it's under warranty, you're still out the time... Which to me is worth more than money. How long does this take most people? Probably 10 minutes to an hour? Either way, much better deal than taking it to the dealer
Just tried this hopefully this works! I did this on a 2019 GMC Acadia. Thanks for a great video very informative and helpful! I did almost knock myself out pulling the shifter knob off lol.
Thank you so much for this fix!! Your video was easy to follow and it took my about 30 minutes to do. I made the fix on my 2018 Traverse and it works great. Only problem is that my rear park assist doesn't beep when in use. Not a big deal to me.
Lol I took my car into the dealership and told them I had this issue. My car at the time was under warranty. So they “fixed it” for free. They apparently changed the sensor. So they sent me home. I brought it back a few months later because the issue came back. It was still under warrenty. They reset the code or did something not exactly sure what and said to keep an eye on it but that should fix the problem. Months pass and finally I’m out of warrenty and the problem came back. So now I take it in and they tell me they now have to change the shifter assembly because they said it has a different part number. So as I waited the sales rep came to me and told me I had to pay $125 or something like $125. It was much but it was a little over $100. I told him no. I’m not paying that. So then the drama started. I will not go into the detail of the drama lol. Past the drama the sales rep came back and told me they will take care of it for free. I left a bad review for the dealership and also the company. Weeks after someone from headquarters contacted me and apologized for my troubles. They gave me a $100 gift card. I haven’t had the problem ever since. That doesn’t mean my car is all good lol It’s not. It’s been in the dealership all week because apparently there’s another bad sensor on my car. This time it has to deal with the emergency park lol 😂 I took the car in and they checked it and reset the code and sent me home. This was couple months ago. Issue came back so took it back a month ago and they did the same thing. So then beginning of this week the issue came back again. I took it in and they checked it and reset it and sent me home. While driving halfway home the problem came back and so I turned around and took it back. As they were resetting it and getting ready to send me home again for the fifth time the brakes permanently got stuck. They couldn’t disengage the emergency brakes lol so they were stuck with the car. What’s funny was they told me they didn’t have loaner cars but when it got stuck and they couldn’t give it back to me they apparently got an extra car lol. So they lent me a loaner car and went on my way home. This was the beginning of the week. They still have my car. By the way, I have a 2017 Acadia Denali Sport. Look it up, this version of the Denali, “Sport”, is their top of the line. So I paid extra thinking I will not see the dealership for problems because I was thinking they put their best engineers on this car. I guess I was wrong with this assumption. We were looking at buying a Yukon Denali after this car but after talking to the wife we decided to go else where. By the way, the loaner they gave us is not something compatible with a Denali Sport. It’s something way below it with everything standard. The loaner doesn’t even lock itself I have to lock it. The recliner is manual for the passenger. There’s no trunk space. Etc. haha 😂 I have to run, but maybe if I have more time I’ll come back and tell you what other issues I had with this car while under warrenty. Things like onstar sensor, the number rusted, the sunroof clamp was bad, the radiator fan wouldn’t turn off due to the sensor, which I had to pay $250. I wasn’t happy with that and I’m still not happy with it. I know it’s only $250 but still I’m not happy. I believe I had couple more issues which were all fixed. All the the issues were fixed free of charge and loaners were also given free of charge so I am happy for that but I’m not happy with the fact I have to go in all the time.
Just bought a 2017 Acadia had 96,000 miles after driving it a matter of 4 days we had this same problem. so i did this same fix with the paper clip in the harness no more shift to park message thank you !!!
It worked like a charm on my wife’s 2018 Acadia, thanks so much ! However I am pissed with GMC not posting free fix ! Also had issue with vapor purge control valve, car stalls after filling it up. Another ridiculous problem ! Common problem, easy simple quick fix, about 30.00 for the part. Dangerous because car can stall minutes after filling it up, and die as you accelerate into traffic and cause you to be rear ended. GMC SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL !
Found this video today and performed it on our 2018 Acadia. The "shift to park" error occurred 3 times today. I took it for a test drive afterwards and didn't have a single error! Thank you so much for posting this video! You saved us hundreds in repair costs!
It's almost 2am my alarm is set for 6 am and I've been trying to get my car off for 3 hrs. I'm going ro try this because I'm so fed up with my sleep being interrupted trying to resolve this
That's terrible, so far this is working 100%. Read through the comments, many people have said they don't even have to remove the shifter they're able to get to it just by propping it up. Make sure the Peace of metal or paper clip you use is uncoated and bare and it is inserted far enough that it makes a good connection
I have a2017 acadia. I put mine in park hold the brake pedal down apply the park brake let off the brake pedal wait a few seconds are shut the car off this has worked for over 2 years now
Worked great on my wife's 2017 Acadia! Being able to enter nav while driving is a bonus. Plus it's an easy way to know you did it right, you don't have to wait for the honks that will never come...
This isn't technically a fix more a bypass of a safety feature. There is a bulletin that addresses this concern. #19-NA-206 it involves using a jumper harness and a new switch on the original shifter. Less than $50 for the parts from GM. Harness: 84733196 $12.75 and Switch: 84955381 $31.42 I know I'm a Debbie Downer. Yay LoL But yes what is described in this video will bypass the switch and make the error message go away.
Thanks for the comment, check out the description for additional info There was a discussion on Acadia forum about the harness. In short, the micro switch in the shifter is not adequate for either the voltage or amperage that the car is supplying to it. This extra power kills the micro switch. The harness does not fix this, it simply lowers the power to the switch in an attempt to prolong the life of the micro switch. The problem is, it's still doesn't work. In fact if you read through the comments here there are dozens who have the harness that still have the shift to park issue. Ideally yes, you want the system to work as designed (i.e. no bypass) no one's arguing with that. But like I said in the description, this has been tested by numerous people for several years, and there are no drawbacks whatsoever. No compromises on safety, no change in operation. It literally operates as it should minus the error
@@ExoticCarDIY The switch, to my knowledge, is there to make sure the shifter is fully seated in the park position. From what I understand it is possible to shift to park and the shift mechanism not be fully seated in park which can allow the vehicle to come out of park. Your video is a great work around I just think it should be pointed out that it isn't a true fix. I've fixed several of these shifters (I'm unfortunately a GM tech. I should have stayed in school I know LoL.) and have yet to have one that needed to be fixed again but that's just my personal experience with the jumper harness and switch. The average mileage I'm seeing when I change one out is around 50-60k. It's a great video and like I said a great work around just wanted to point out that if you can do everything in this video and you've got an extra $50 and about ten more minutes you can do the same fix the dealership does and still retain the proper function of the mechanism.
Thanks so much for the fix on my 18 traverse just did it and it seems to be working., so the computer must just need that signal at shutdown or it would of caused other faults when driving. pisses me off Gm, don't address this problem always been a Chevy guy. Thanks Again!
Thanks for the video. I was able to follow the directions, however, I ran into two problems I thought I would share with others (assuming I am not the only one which will run into these). #1 - I was unable to get the side panels off, however, the seat support rail would not let the plastic panel out far enough to remove the back bottom clip with out breaking it off. The only solution I could think of was to unscrew the seat bolts and pick up the front of the seat which allowed the side panel to come out at the base and then it came out easily. NOTE: The bolts that hold the seat rails are star shaped, size T50. #2 - I followed the directions and tried multiple attempts to remove the gear shift but was unsuccessful. I was worried I was going to break something so I decided to try to finish the job with keeping the shifter on. I needed a 2nd set of hands to hold a flashlight but was able to complete the job. Needless to say the job took longer than 30 minutes but it was well worth my time if it solves this issue. Thanks again and hope my comments may help others if you have the same problems.
Awesome, thanks for the feed back. Unfortunately I can't edit the video, but I'll check into those side panels. The gear selector sucks, many people have said they've done it without taking it off
I had more of that problem putting the panels back in and was able to use the lip of a long (but small tipped) flat head to clamp it in on the bottom (that and a little pull just to give it the space to get in)…. I initially ripped one of the tabs off but it went back in place and that’s when I made the adjustment
I was unable to get the gear shift off. I was still able to lift it enough to pull the wire and add the paper clip. Just finished this 20 minutes ago and hopefully everything went smoothly
Thanks for the excellent and detailed video! My wife was about to blow up her Acadia too, so you saved another one. Only issue is a black eye from pulling that damn shifter off.
Amigo muchas gracias, igual que tu esposa, la mía tambien quería quemar la camioneta, he salvado la acadia 2018, excelente video.... de verdad muchas pero muchas gracias...
Completed this and not getting shift to park, but my drive mode selector light stays on constantly now even with car off. Anyone else experiencing this? 2017 Acadia all terrain
Great Detailed Video. It worked for me although I had to wiggle in the paper clip a few times and push it in as far as I could for it to finally get it to work. Thanks It was over a year with this problem.
This did the trick however, now im having problems with the battery draining down if i leave the car sitting over one day. Has anyone else had this problem?
Had a same problem with my 2018 traverse I opened apart just like you did and realized that little piece of metal that supposed to make a contact with button installed upside down but it was not. I bent metal part down just to see it's movement going up down nicely made sure button being pressed the way it supposed to that solved the issue but I don't think it's a proper fixed. what you showed makes more sense. I will drive until it comes back and will go though ur vdo. Thx boss
I just did this solution on a 2018 traverse and it solved the issue. However, the disassembly is different on a Traverse, so followed another video for that.. thanks for this!
I’ve a different problem and I was wondering if you or any of the commenters have came across it. My drivers side mirror seems to do what it wants. Shoots all the way up or down. I tried pressing my preset buttons to see if it would go back but no luck. So I have to reset and save mirror setting every morning. Drivers side boy passenger. I did a factory reset but no luck. Turn off easy exit feature and still no luck. It’s the crazy thing. But there’s a GMC forum about it and lots of people complain about it. Just no one has found a solution it seems. So if anyone has any thoughts, comments or is expediting the same thing please let me know thanks!!
Thank you for the video. I just did the fix on my 2019 Acadia Denali. Pretty much the same process as the video shown but the trim comes off differently. Also the wire plug had Korea on in as another comment said below (thank you for that). It is still the two outside wires and since the fix we've had not problems. Good luck everyone.
@@justinsallenbach8021 report back when you're done!. So far in reference to the comments, 100% success. Just a note, most people say you don't have to remove the shifter handle / knob which is probably the most frustrating part
@@ExoticCarDIY Will do .. I didn't get to it this weekend but luckily I would have missed this detail as well.. I'll get back by the 22nd August and let you know how it went and if I could do it with keeping the shifter on
What an awesome hack! I have a 2019 Acadia SLT with 46,000 miles, and it just started having this “shift to park” problem. Now I know what to do about it! Does anyone know if there’s anything different for the 2019 model year Acadia that requires any changes to this fix? Thanks for posting this!!!
There's a lot of comments, lot of people with many different year cars and even different models including Cadillac etc that have all successfully fixed the issue with this mod. I think the main difference is some of them people have been able to get the console off much easier, and occasionally the wires are different colors. If there's any question on which wires, you can literally just look on the side of the shifter and follow them to switch
Have a 2017 Malbu only has 16000 KM started getting the shift to park error couple of months ago so I don't think the mileage has anything to do with it. Tend to think voltage and weak switch is the real problem. I am going to do this fix as it seems correct the problem permanently.
I think that is the common theory on the forums, they're running too much voltage through a micro switch and it just fries it over time. It's just so weird that it's such a redundant switch anyway, and it has zero effect on anything other than producing an air on the dash. At least that's true in the acadia, if you do it on your car report back after doing the test like I put in the description
I couldn't get the shift knob to come off but I was still able to reach the wire connector and put in the wire bypass. May not work if you have big hands. Fix works great! Thanks.
I appreciate this video, i will try it out. I have a 2018 Acadia and got it in 2018, brand new. Within 4-5 months into owning it, i got the park to shift and something about steering assist reduced. Luckily was still under warranty and they fixed for free. It started doing the park to shift again and i will try this. Now i just gotta find a solution for the electrical problems 🤦♀️ thank you.
Those are the two most common issues. Everyone in this this video has successfully fixed the acadia's shift to park. Our Acadia also have the steering reduced message. You'll notice the fan goes to high as well. It's the thermostat. For some reason that's just the stupid way GM designed it to let you know the thermostat is not within spec anymore. If you actually disconnect the negative cable on the battery for 5 minutes and reattach, it will temporarily function normal again until it figures out that the thermostat is not within spec again. Anyway, to get it done at the dealer is quite expensive, but it is DIY a bowl. I fixed mine for $100, I didn't film it though cuz it was actually my wife that insisted on fixing it. Good luck
Ours just starting acting up after 72,000 miles on it, performed this fix without removing the shifter and so far all is well. Thanks for the video, helped out a ton.
Gosh are you kidding me!!! You were so detailed and very calm. I went step by step and it worked! Thank you so much for your time and detailed walking us through this. I will be sharing your channel on mine. Thanks so much!!!
Took me a little longer than 30 minutes. Doesn’t matter how long it took to be honest because I saved the $$$. Thanks for this fix, I took it around the block to test it out and sure enough it’s working. I will be back with updates if anything changes.
Verified this works with BUICK REGAL /OPEL INSIGNIA 2013-2016 The Regal / INSIGNIA plug actually have more purple wires going to it, but it is the same positions and same black and white wire you're bridging!!!
Omg omg omg. I started getting this exact error message. Saw your video and watched it twenty times before attempting. I almost cried in Home Depot looking for a 10mm adapter but the good Lord saw me through. I can’t believe I did that. I’m ready to build my own car now 2019 GMC ARCADIA
Great job! My wife has taken over all the maintenance on the acadia. She actually says that she now loves working on... I'm fine with that, more time for working on my cars
Great video! I used these instructions on a 2018 AWD Acadia and the only difference I saw was an intermediate wire harness between the one you showed and the plug. It was still 4 wires, but strangely had a label on it marked "KOREA". I thought that was interesting. I inserted the paper clip, but it occurred to me afterwards to just short the wires together on the intermediate harness. Either way, my shift to park problems were gone immediately.
That harness is one of GM's "fixes" as part of the TSB, that obviously doesn't work long-term. There are some talk on the forums about what the harness does, I think it was to reduce the voltage to the micro switch which they thought was what was destroying the micro switch. Either way, it obviously doesn't work, just bypassing the micro switch seems to be the most effective way.
My wifes is a 2018 followed your instructions by this video and presto! Took my 71 year old self exactly one hour. Had to back up 3 inches from shifter to find the correct harness w/your colors but done and all good.TYVM
My wife & I completed the task in under (2) two hours. 3 days ago, I emailed/text chatted with GMC Corp., & largest Dealers in Atlanta, GA, Columbia, SC & Cornelius, NC, asking what GMC’s fix it/solution is? Haven’t heard back yet. They all wanted $150.00 diagnostic test applied to fix!?!? We didn’t have to take off the shifting knob because the wiring harnesses were very tight, anyway. Not sure what else the purple white is linked to? We’ll keep an eye out for any loss do to the paper clip fix!!! THANK 😢YOU Enjoyed the Video! PS- We do have a few extra paper clips if anyone interested!
Great job guys, I'm glad you got it fixed without having to pay the dealership. Other than this issue, we've had a trouble-free experience with our Acadia
My wife's inspection was due and I made the mistake of not taking care of it. She took it to the local dealer. The dealer failed the car because of a "worn bushing" on the rear lower control arms and the "shift to park" issue discussed here. $1500.00!!! She brought it home (thankfully) and told me about it. I found this wonderful video. I skipped a few of the steps by not removing the panels. I just peeled them back enough where I could pop the console up. It was tight but I was able to insert the paper click as described. Took me less than 10 mins and it seems to be working well. Now I just have to wait a couple days for these obscure bushings (which look completely fine) to come in so I can install those. Thanks man!
Awesome, glad You were able to do it get at least the shift to park issue fixed. There are good dealers and bad dealers, in my experience there is quite a few that are 'fishing' for work.
Hello, I am getting ready to do this fix this afternoon! Is everything still cool...no side effects of issues? I called the dealership and they can't look at it for 3 weeks but wife has to go back to work Monday!!
Almost 100,000 views, I'm sure several thousand have done it, and most have commented. So far not one single drawback. In fact it might be a little easier than the video, most people say they are able to reach the plug without removing the shifter which is kind of the trickiest part. Just make sure that you're using a paper clip that does not have a plastic coating, and it has good penetration into those holes so it doesn't fall out and you're all good man!
I did this to a 2019 Acadia Denali on 1/24 and it was rather easy to do and almost as the video showed. My wire connector was a tad different than shown and wire colors from the switch were different, but the wire colors at the connector were the same. The 7:21 clip was the hardest clip for me to deal with. I removed gearshift and it was quite a tug but it did come off. Everything went back super simple. Thanks and yes for something of this quality, I did subscribe.
It's -4° outside today and the issue happened for the first time. Hopefully this weekend when the temp reaches the teens my fingers don't freeze off while I do this.
I'm 72 YO & never driven anything but GM. My 2018 Acadia just started to do this. Entire shifter was already replaced once under warranty. Add the thermostat issue, terrible dealer in Ann Arbor this car has been a terrible experience. Thanx for the vid. Loved the wife's part. GM needs to step up their customer satisfaction help on these major issues. The 800 number is a joke. 👍
Yeah it's frustrating, but luckily there's a fix. If you read through the comments, so far this fix is 100%, nobody is reported any drawbacks either. Arcadia also had the thermostat issue, it sucks that they buried that thing way down in the middle. My wife actually was adamant she wanted to fix it herself, and she did, only minor input from me she was able to replace the thermostat in about 3 hours. Total cost was $110. Around 40 different cars, all different makes. Every single one has its quirks and issues
Does your wife like old fat deaf guys like me? I too have the thermostat/temp switch issue. I just had to have the A/C recharged. I worked for GM for 34 years. I feel GM has abandoned their customers over issues like this. If they would offer some help like they did back in 2008 when I had a heater core issue in my Pontiac, I might feel different. Your wife's a keeper. Thanx again.
I just bought a 2018, even though I think the Acadia's are a joke I still like them overall, I know their typical issues now after owning a 2009, unfortunately that one hit 200K miles and it was like a VW, once one thing goes wrong, everything started breaking or going bad. They really need to ditch the 3.6L pos engine and bring back the 3.8L V-6, those engines were bulletproof, and simple. Unlike todays engines they got sensors to tell windshield wipers when rain is on the windshield for crying out loud🙄
I have about a dozen people email me saying its worked 1000% for them. Talked to a few buddies on the forums, we finally found the replacement for the microswitch by itself. Omron D2HW-BL221H. I haven't yet swapped it out since i dont see any need. Thanks man!
Had this problem on our 2018 Traverse for nearly 2 years. The wiring harness is way easier to access than on your Acadia. Anyway, I can't believe this actually fixed it!! Think how many cars you have saved from being burned up by Molotov cocktails!!!
Thank You!!! This was much better than marriage counselling. I have the same exact car & a wife with the same exact reaction I followed your excellent directions over a month ago & it has worked perfectly
You are the man! Video was awesome and accurate. Works like a champ so far! As someone else has posted, I was able to get it done without removing the shift knob. 30-40 mins tops.
Congrats on figuring out what the dipshits at the dealership have not been able to for last 4 years. SMH. They replaced my shifter just before my warranty ran out and of course it did it again the same day. A few months later when had time to take it in again they said if they tried another way to fix it would be $500. GMC has issued service warnings without a solution but no recall. Such BS.
Sorry to hear about your dealer experience. It can be very frustrating, my experience has been the same even with Toyota, Benz, ford, and jag. That's why I decided just to figure it out myself. I hope this video can help you!, Thanks for watching.
I would rather hack the system and recode it to ignore the switch than taking all that apart, if I actually had that car and problem. Always end up scratching something or a flap wont close right afterward, nightmare.
It can be intimidated but it's doable. If you look through my other videos, I take apart the interiors of all kinds of cars and the main goal is to make sure nothing breaks and everything goes back together 100% There are literally thousands of people who have followed this video to fix their car, and not a single person has reported breaking anything
My friend did this on his dad's Cadillac ATS and it worked. So it ~should~ work, obviously the console is going to be a little bit different to disassemble. Maybe test it for a day or so before you put everything back together
Yes, copper as long as it's not coated with anything will work fine. Remember the goal is is to connect those two wires only. You can splice them, solder them... whatever. I found the easiest way is just to use a small paper clip. Whatever you use, just make sure it's secure and actually touching the metal part in the the plug and then it won't fall out when you drive around.
Awesome video, called GMC they said $718+tax have to replace the whole shifter. I did it in the driveway in less than 30 minutes taking my time to not break any clips(easy when you know where they are because the video shows you that helped so much!) and it hasn’t had the shift to park message again. $0 My back up sensors work fine also I wanted to report. Can’t tell any difference with the connector shorted than before other than no shift to park message. A++ my dude. Thank you so much!
@exotic car awesome find and work I just did it ….. took me about two hours but that’s cause I am mechanically challenged lol ……. Even with my lack of abilities my wife is now shift to park free and the GM hopligans who wanna come up here and say nonsense keep it up more people will figure this out …. Let this be a warning about the electrics coming ….. this car only has a complicated fuse switch and look at the trouble … good luck to all
I was feeling just like your wife until I tried your fix 2 months ago. I watched other videos that showed how to replace the switch or even the whole shifter box and thought, “but if the part is the problem, won’t the message eventually come back?” Took me about an hour total and haven’t seen that damned message since. Great video - thanks.
Did my wife’s 17 Acadia Denali today didn’t have any paper clips available but had some mechanics wire, I cut a piece and sharpened the ends on my bench grinder and stuck her in then taped it up to secure it then plugged it in and Walah it works like a Champ😊. Thanks so much for this fix Kenny👍
Perfect! You have those paper clips are getting too expensive these days lol. As long as it can jam between the plastic and metal inside the plug so it doesn't back out, anything's fine
Great video. Everything worked great for me, however I had an additional wire harness where it plugged into the micro switch. In this additional wire harness the wire going to the micro switch, had an in-line resistor and diode like GM, or someone already had some thing that they thought was going to be a solution however, it did not work. I ended up using this additional wiring harness to get the micro switch to ground, and it seemed to work great.
That extra harness was the "gm fix". They charge for it, it obviously doesn't work. I'm guessing they never actually took the time to fully understand the problem. Anyway, great job with the fix! So far my fix is batting a 1000! Happy driving!
2017 Acadia base model 2.5l I just did this repair thanks to your video. 2 weeks ago I replaced the rear evaporator, heater core and actuators due to evaporator leaking. Spent $560 on parts vs $1,950 for the dealer to do the work. Thanks to RU-vid videos like this.
I can't really speak for the equinox, although I know this shifter assembly is in many different GM vehicles like The traverse, enclave, Cadillac SRX, ATS etc... My guess is it will fix your car, worth a shot, maybe test it before you put it back together. If you check out the description you can read through all the different tests we have done to verify operation and that there is no negative effects
The first time this happened it was still under factory warranty. Now it’s happening again and I guess I have to fix it. It’s crazy that this is the 2nd time in 5 years. Crazy 🙄
Great detail. Took 30 minutes on a 2018 Acadia. Had a little struggle with pulling the shift knob but other than that it went smooth. Thanks for posting it. And my wife totally agrees with the first segment.
Just completed the job in about 45 min alot harder when the car is filthy and with the car seats in the back. Not to mention I am a very large man. Did it without taking the shifter off because I couldn't figure out how to get it off. Works great shift to park message is gone. Thank you so much!
2017 Acadia SLT. Dealership installed the "harness" which was their "fix" for this about 2 years ago. It never worked. Dealership charged me $250. I watched the video a year ago and said, "I should try this". Finally, it stayed on shift to park so long it killed my battery. I decided, today is the day. After getting a new battery and installing it I did everything in the video and for the last 24 hours, so far so good. Thanks dude. Easy fix and glad I don’t have to deal with this nonsense anymore.
