) the shifter has sometimes had trouble shifting from park. The 2-3 times that this has happened it goes away after about 5-10 minutes. That is 5-10 minutes of 2 parents & 2 kids jammed into their winter gear, sitting in a loaded up idling van, parked outside the house, going nowhere, with the dad frantically shifting and stomping the brake pedal. Quite the sight I'm sure.
On these occasions we've done our usual cold weather prep routine: plugged in the block heater for 1-2 hours and warmed the van up for 15-20 minutes before piling in. When I get in and step on the brake pedal the shift stalk won't get into gear. The feeling is exactly as if I am not depressing the brake pedal and the movement of the shifter is prevented, so it may be that the brake system hasn't warmed up yet?
That's my only guess. Does anyone else have an idea of what it could be? I'll have the shop do some lloking at my next service but want to minimize the investigation time.
