guilia transmission lock

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p1doc

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3,215 posts

191 months

Monday 9th September
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car had 4 yr service done independent garage as out of warranty on sat 3 weeks after service got in and started fine but says service shifter and locked in p mode AA called but needs recovery-s this due to serviced at indy garage who could not turn off maintenance expired code or deeper problem?

paulmakin

688 posts

148 months

Tuesday 10th September
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just some info i picked up along the way, discussing alfa's in general (with owners but also one or two specialists that i frequent)

its a long shot but some models have a manual emergency park release cable. reports differ as to the location - some say in the boot, some say under the gaitor, some say under the rear air vents,

There is a procedure for releasing the selector if no cable is fitted but it involves screwing a "special" alfa bolt into the transmission which then releases the shift lever at the gearbox end.in fact it manually operates an analog lever which forces a mechanical shift into neutral which you'll need for loading

no idea which models got the cable but it definitely was fitted to some - i've seen the parts list - so worth checking in your own handbook to see if yours has it.

this box has many applications, alfa are not the only owners encountering this problem. the growing consensus seems to be glitches deeper in the software/electronic control module

p1doc

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3,215 posts

191 months

Thursday 12th September
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thanks needed tool to unlock transmission but AA do not carry so recovered to garage unlocked and software update required-appears sorted now at cost of £356

p1doc

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3,215 posts

191 months

Friday 13th September
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and problem back needs new gear selector £1400 inc fitting ouch

MarkJS

1,714 posts

154 months

Sunday 15th September
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p1doc said:
and problem back needs new gear selector £1400 inc fitting ouch
That’s a lot of money for the cheapest, nastiest feeling thing that you touch in a Giulia!

p1doc

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3,215 posts

191 months

Tuesday 1st October
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MarkJS said:
That’s a lot of money for the cheapest, nastiest feeling thing that you touch in a Giulia!
oh yes via arnold clark as only local dealer now fixed as bizarrely had part in glasgow that customer said no to on finding out price of it etc lol

Monkeylegend

27,206 posts

238 months

Tuesday 1st October
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p1doc said:
MarkJS said:
That’s a lot of money for the cheapest, nastiest feeling thing that you touch in a Giulia!
oh yes via arnold clark as only local dealer now fixed as bizarrely had part in glasgow that customer said no to on finding out price of it etc lol
That was very convenient for them being able to offload that so easily scratchchin

p1doc

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3,215 posts

191 months

Monday 7th October
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on day i brought alfa in they said would need ordered from italy 10-14 days so i was lucky, wonder what the glasgow lad did ?independent having googled it there do seem to be quite a few transmission specialists down south