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Originally Posted by upallnight
If you can switch the gearshift when you hit the brake to go from P to D, the shift interlock is ok. Don't think the shift interlock has anything to do with your no start condition. Since you appear not to have power at the starter solenoid, I would back probe the wire to the starter solenoid.
I had an Audi with a No Start condition that turned out to be the wiring harness to the starter solenoid. found the break in the circuit, spliced in a new wire and connector to the starter solenoid and she always started thereafter.
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UP,
Thanks for the response. I guess I wasn't clear. I scanned the car and had a"shift lock solenoid" code. The solenoid that is supposed to lock the shifter is in the "down"(unlocked) position. ANd since it is controlled by the brake switch, the computer is seeing either that the brake switch is activated or that the shifter is gear. I was told by a shop that it would cause a "no start". Not sure if this is true or not. As far as a wiring issue, I am pretty sure that the starter solenoid gets it's signal from the DME as long as all kinds of criteria are met. But I don't have a schematic or a way to access one. Wish there was a way to get more definitive info on how things are supposed to work on these.