My car will not shift out of park

2004 FORD TAURUS
123,000 MILES
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KEITHSCHOENFELDT
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My car will not shift out of park, level ground brake pedal depressed, car in good shape. Front wheel drive. I am thinking a locking pin.
Oct 2, 2012 at 1:44 AM
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JDL
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Hello,

It sounds like the brake light switch is not working or you have a fuse #27 or #17 out. Here is the fuse locations and the shift interlock wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (below). Please run this test and get back to us.

Cheers
Oct 2, 2012 at 2:49 AM
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LVZNLO
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got the brake light switch, fixed the problem
Sep 24, 2018 at 1:43 PM