I am having major troubles with my 90 Acura Legend LS (has about 180,000> miles on it).>

1) Transmission stuck in Park: I start the engine and then can't move the> automatic transmission out of Park. I press the brakes down fully, press> the silver "trigger" on the gear shift lever, try to press in the button> on the left side of the gear shift lever, and still can't get it out of> Park.>

The steering wheel ISN'T locked, meaning once I start the engine, I can> turn the steering wheel and then the tires from side to side. Just the> transmission is stuck in park.>

I CAN move the gear shift lever if (before I start the engine) I put the> key in the transmission release slot that is immediately behind the gear> shift lever, put it into neutral, tkae the key out of the slot and then> start the engine while in neutral.>

I can't say exactly when this started. I loaned my car to my dad for about> 6 weeks, and just got it back from him. He said that the problem developed> "sometime" in those 6 weeks. I hadn't had this problem before loaning it> to my dad.>

Before that, I had just taken it into a service shop to have an oil change> / 15,000 mile tune up (replace / fill transmission and other fluids). So

couldn't be more than a couple hundred miles since the last time the> Automatic Transmission Fluid was changed / filled.>

2) Rear Brake Lights / Reverse Lights Not Working:>

Also sometime while my dad had the car, the rear tail lights / brake> lights / reverse lights stopped working. The front lights and turn signals> seem to be okay.>

I tried changing around the fuses and that didn't make a difference. I> have also had some weired electrical stuff in the past (bizzare static> from the radio, starter engine not cranking the first time you turn the> key). Plus my dad said that he had to disconnect the battery over night> otherwise it would drain and be hard to start in the morning (I think my> dad might have disconnected the battery simply because he is almost 80 and> likes to tinker with stuff, since I have noticed this at all in the last> few days since he returned the car to me).>

One other thing happened while my dad had the car. When he was parked at> the supermarket, somebody hit the car just behind the front wheel well /> driver side door. It must have been low speed, because it is a wide dent> (about 16 inches) but very shallow. The front of the rubber trim on the> drivers side is now loose. But I don't think that this could have caused> any of the above problems, could it?>

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. ANY HELP you can provide> would be greatly appreciated.>

Thanks,>

Mark>

I am having major troubles with my 90 Acura Legend LS (has about 180,000> miles on it).>

1) Transmission stuck in Park: I start the engine and then can't move the> automatic transmission out of Park. I press the brakes down fully, press> the silver "trigger" on the gear shift lever, try to press in the button> on the left side of the gear shift lever, and still can't get it out of> Park.>

The steering wheel ISN'T locked, meaning once I start the engine, I can> turn the steering wheel and then the tires from side to side. Just the> transmission is stuck in park.>

I CAN move the gear shift lever if (before I start the engine) I put the> key in the transmission release slot that is immediately behind the gear> shift lever, put it into neutral, tkae the key out of the slot and then> start the engine while in neutral.>

I can't say exactly when this started. I loaned my car to my dad for about> 6 weeks, and just got it back from him. He said that the problem developed> "sometime" in those 6 weeks. I hadn't had this problem before loaning it> to my dad.>

Before that, I had just taken it into a service shop to have an oil change> / 15,000 mile tune up (replace / fill transmission and other fluids). So > it> couldn't be more than a couple hundred miles since the last time the> Automatic Transmission Fluid was changed / filled.>

2) Rear Brake Lights / Reverse Lights Not Working:>

Also sometime while my dad had the car, the rear tail lights / brake> lights / reverse lights stopped working. The front lights and turn signals> seem to be okay.>

I tried changing around the fuses and that didn't make a difference. I> have also had some weired electrical stuff in the past (bizzare static> from the radio, starter engine not cranking the first time you turn the> key). Plus my dad said that he had to disconnect the battery over night> otherwise it would drain and be hard to start in the morning (I think my> dad might have disconnected the battery simply because he is almost 80 and> likes to tinker with stuff, since I have noticed this at all in the last> few days since he returned the car to me).>

One other thing happened while my dad had the car. When he was parked at> the supermarket, somebody hit the car just behind the front wheel well /> driver side door. It must have been low speed, because it is a wide dent> (about 16 inches) but very shallow. The front of the rubber trim on the> drivers side is now loose. But I don't think that this could have caused> any of the above problems, could it?>

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. ANY HELP you can provide> would be greatly appreciated.>

Thanks,>

Mark>