automatic gear will not shift

FORD ESCORT
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ESCORT1984
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I have a 1999 Escort- automatic with 92,000 miles and for the past 2 days when I'm ready to put the gear into drive it's stuck and will not move. I press the brake and the driving gear just doesn't move. Just sits in P and need to get it fix ASAP.

I need your help and figuring what is wrong and who would I go to have it fix. Thank you for your time!

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Feb 5, 2006 at 4:14 PM
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2CARPRO BOB
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There is an interlock solenoid for the shifter with a switch on the brake pedal. One or the other is faulty.

Hope this helps,
Bob
Feb 6, 2006 at 3:08 PM
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Suggested Repair

Inspect the shift interlock solenoid and the brake pedal switch; one of the two is likely faulty and preventing the shifter from leaving Park.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1999 Escort automatic with 92,000 miles reported that for two days the shifter would not move out of Park into Drive even with the brake pressed, and asked what was wrong and who should repair it. The expert explained that the shifter has an interlock solenoid and a brake pedal switch, and that one of those components is faulty.

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