THis may be a stupid question, but I have never had the center console shifter before. I just recently purchased an 07 FX4 Luxury and I have noticed that when I am on an slight uphill incline that after I place the shifter in park and let of the brake, as the truck rolls just a bit, the shifter pops up a little farther. I never noticed this on my 05 with the steering column shifter.

My question, is this normal? Or should I mention this to the service dept?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

I'm pretty sure this is normal in any automatic vehicle? My truck, mothers jeep, dads truck all do it.

 

Same thing happens on my 2006. Don't know if it's normal or not.

 

It's normal.

 

Its normal but not good for the transmission. column shifters do it also you just dont pay them much attention. the reason that it moves slightly is because when you take your foot off the break and the little roll actually puts the weight of the vehicle on the transmmion. when the weight of the vehicle is applied to the park gear in the transmission for park it moves or should i say goes in a bind against the release lever in the transmisison. the release lever is hooked to the shifter linkage inside of the trans and thats whats moving the console lever further. if your on level ground the lever moves easily but if you notice that when your on a hill its harder to get out of gear. thats because you have pressure on the linkage which is not good. what i do and i always tell everyone if your going to park on a hill: 1 with the truck still in gear and your foot on the brake( do not release the brake) 2 apply the parking brake and shift the transmission into neutral. 3 release the brake pedal and make sure the vehicle doesnt roll or move to ensure that the parking brake can support the vehicles weight( you would be suprised how many parking brakes are not adjusted properly and will roll with a vehicle on a slight incline). 4 with the vehicle being held by the parking brake and your foot off the brake its safe to shift your vehicle into park and know that there is no pressure on the parking gear. funny story, my nextdoor neighbor wife has a 2005 maxima and we both have steep driveways. she parked the car in the middle of it one day and the next morning couldnt get the car out of park. it took 4 of us to push the car forward to releive the pressure off the parking gear so she could take it out of park. never ever park a vehicle and let the parking break take all the pressure. its not designed for that. ever do it with a load and you might find your vehicle at the bottom of the hill when you comeback. hope the advice helps and take care.

 

x2 with the park. It's actually in transmission terms considered a Park Pawl. Most with automatics think it's fine and dandy to just drop it in park and think nothing of it. From owning 1 auto transmission, I've had it fail and start rolling down a hill.

Ever since I learned to drive, I was used to driving stick... drop the parking brake, then throw it in 1st, L, or Reverse. With my F150 and my Dakota, when I park on steep inclines, I let the parking brake take all the weight, then drop it in 1st so my transmission, driveshaft, and rear end isn't understress.