'99 Corolla - automatic shifter hard to move

Poor adjustment, or perhaps something is caught in the linkage.

"Sheldon" wrote in news:ou6dnbCh2v-O0yLanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@rcn.net:

Do you live in the North-East?

Rust on the linkage will cause a stiff shifter.

You can try (key ON but engine OFF) holding the button down and moving the lever back and forth to the extents of its travel many, many times. If it loosens up during this exercise, then rust is the problem. Some lubricant sprayed on the linkage from underneath will fix it.

Do you live in the North-East? YES!

Thanks for your response - makes sense!

I will try it when it stops snowing.

"Sheldon" wrote in news:Ze6dnRLjDuwg-SLanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@rcn.net:

You can try it anytime. Just go sit in the car and close the door so the snow doesn't get on you.

:-)

Dude, you got a LONG wait!!!!

about 28 degF

Tell me about it! If you couldn't tell from the graphic, I'm in Western Mass. For a while it pretty much snowed every day (although most days for only 5 minutes with no accumulation).

Where are you at?

As far as your problem, here it's going to be 40 degrees tomorrow, and I'll be in the back driveway poking into stuff. What I might suggest, if conditions are similar where you are, is removing the console, and the trim from the shift lever and having a good look. I had a Chrysler LHS that was doing what you're describing, and someone had spilled a Coke down the console where the shifter was. A good cleaning took care of it.