Like the title says I can't shift into park or reverse. Any help would be greatly needed so I can leave my car in a spot without having to worry about someone stealing it

 

simple, do a manual swap hehe. it could be a bad shift selector. anybody near you have vag com? i don't think the cel lights up for a tranny problem but your PRND lights should do something i think. also a generic cel reader won't pick up tranny cels. so since you can't put it in park you have to leave your keys in your car? lol

 

Check the button on the shifter sometimes it can get stuck. Happend to my A4.

 

hiwords-i would love to do the 6 speed swap but well no money and i think your the only person around me with vagcom. and i would have to leave my keys in the car which im not to fond of.

srlito-i pulled the button out and theres a oval shaped plastic ring that for the life of me cant figure out where it goes.

but for now im using a pick tool to lift a lever to shift into park and reverse (PITA)

 

You might want to check the tranmission and motor mounts, bad mounts will create that such problem

 

It won't be mounts - the issue happened after gear handle removal. Tyler, I didn't come across anything helpful in my manual for putting it together

 

i have it jigger rigged right now...the button is pulled out and i have a pick tool that i am using to put it into park and reverse...and this morning when i woke up i found a puddle in my rear floor board on the driver side... its really bad!