Update in case anyone else ever experiences this. The problem appears to have fixed itself. I think some snow/slush jammed the linkage on Friday night, and when it melted over the next couple days, the shifter worked again.
I read of another guy who experienced this exact problem...
Thanks Pat. I'll try those tips.
It has 187k miles now and the last flush was around 135k
I checked it this morning again and found it can shift to N, so at least I can start her up now and just push it out of the driveway.
Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster (for some reason I'm unable to post under my usual handle which doesn't have the 99).
I have a '99 4R SR5 4wd highlander model w/ 187k miles.
Tonight I drove to the mountains (South Lake Tahoe, CA) to go skiing with a bunch of friends. The last 30...