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(HELP) 93 mark VIII shifter stuck in park

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Posted by: newguy

and it will only go out of park when I disconect the battery?????????ANYBODY??????? is there a sensor under the brake pedal that mite be bad or came out of ajustment

Posted by: Abbens

maybe it has an interclock solenoid?

Posted by: jamie97lsc

are you applying the brake before you try and shift?

Posted by: Frat-man-du

Brake safety switch could be bad, I had to replace one on my Wife's 00 Stang. It would fail to work on any incline, after rocking the car back and forth it would kick in and release the gearshift. Finally it failed 100%.

Posted by: crownvicjim

Man that sucks. I mean a lot can go wrong with a car, but that? lol. everything is good and you just cant get it in gear. Any way to bypass it?

Posted by: kustomizingkid

you could unbolt your center console and see if things are working right with the shifter itself.

Posted by: newguy

I thought this mite be a common promblem,or there is a switch for that,maybe under the brake pedal??like the brake light switch

Posted by: chickenviii

look for a broken wire at the brake light switch, and on most fords if you turn the key to the first position you can take it out of park then put it in neutral and start it from there

Posted by: newguy

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Originally Posted by chickenviii

look for a broken wire at the brake light switch, and on most fords if you turn the key to the first position you can take it out of park then put it in neutral and start it from there

yes thats what I'm doing now,also my radio don't work,,but makes a cracking noise when I was sitting in the car last night(with the key off) reading my dealer bk

Posted by: newguy

It was just the fuse,,daaaaaaaaa

Posted by: Frat-man-du

doooooooohhhhhhhhh

Posted by: chickenviii

id rather see something easy go wrong