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Why does my 2000 Marquis have to be slammed into park to start it?

Tiny
ROBERT STEWARD
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  • 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS
  • 173,000 MILES
When you park the car, you have to slam it up into park in order to start it next time. The next time you get it started the gear selector does not line up with the gears on the dash.
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 AT 8:22 PM

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Tiny
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You've pretty much identified the problem with your observation about the shift indicator not lining up. Sounds like the shifter linkage is misadjusted or loose. In some models, a broken engine mount can let the engine sit low on one side which will change the geometry of the linkage.
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Sunday, September 18th, 2011 AT 9:49 PM

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