Hello again....I have a 98 Chevy Blazer 4 door that I just bought a couple months ago and there is still one problem left that I cannot figure out. It seems that the gear shift display on the cluster is one off of what it should be. When it's in park, it is in park, but Reverse is between the P and R, neutral is actually the R on the cluster display, drive is actually the N on the cluster display....and so on. It seems as though everything, except P, has shifted over 1 position to the left. Normally, I really wouldn't care, it's just the reverse lights will stay on when the vehicle is in neutral because the cluster's gear display is on R. The big problem with this is that when I the vehicle really is in Reverse, the reverse lights will not go on since the cluster display isn't on the R.

I hope I have explained this good enough. It is pretty straight forward.

Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated. If I have to take it in to get it fixed, oh well, I just want to know how big of a problem this is to fix first.

Thanks in advance.

Wolv2401

 

On the (drivers) side of the transmission is a stamped steel switch plate held on by 2 bolts with slotted holes in the plate, either it loosened up and moved or the switches are going bad. (votes for #1) That controls your gear indicator, reverse lights, park/neutral start switch. If you see wear marks where the bolts used to be set start by adjusting it back to that. Another (unlikely) possibility is the cable broke or is stretching (kinda cheesy plastic near where the cable snaps into the bracket, do NOT pull onthe shift cable). how does if "feel" shifting into park? solid?

 

Your truck has the electronic display (as opposed to the mechanical pin) right? Then I would agree that it is probably the transmission position switch/sensor.

Here's a pic for ya:

 

Yea, it feels solid when I go into park, just like the rest of the gears. I will check for that switch plate and see if it is just loose. Thanks so much for your help.

Thanks again for your help swartlkk. I think my quest may be over now. Good job.

 

my console shifter is doing this. is there any harm in just leaving it? i know what gear i'm in, so it really makes no difference to me what it displays.