If it starts fine, then it doesn't sound like a theft prevention system. If
it is left in "park" on an incline with out the parking break applied it can
apply a lot of stress on the transmission making it difficult to move out
of park. Even a slight incline can apply enough stress to make it difficult
to shift For what it's worth, I hate it when some one drives my car and
doesn't set the parking break, even on a level surface.

Or...most modern vehicles won't let you shift out of park without the break
pedal depressed.


<puffytuffet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sure this is a horribly annoying question, and I recognize my
> newbieness and apologize in advance. I got in my 2002 Suzuki Vitara 4x4
> the other day and it randomly will not come out of park. I had driven
> it all day with no problems at all, then suddenly, bam! It starts just
> fine, and I've been told that there is probably a button or switch of
> some kind that locks down the transmission so that the car cannot be
> driven without the key, but I can't find the switch anywhere! Can
> someone please tell me if it actually exists, and if so, where? Any
> help is greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Mandy
>