Q: Honda 2003 stuck in park. Brake lights also are not working.
Car stuck in park. Brake lights also not working. Used the shift lock release and it worked but after putting the car in park and turning it off, the same problem arose as before.
My car has 153149 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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