shift lever stuck in park

1987 FORD F-150
87,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DIESELMAOYEN
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problem am having is shift lever is stuck in park.key switch stopped working prox 3 months ago switched to pushbutton using the key only to unlock steering wheel n power.have tried moving tilt wheel to various positions.truck started while in gear last time shifter worked
Mar 3, 2009 at 2:55 AM
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KASEKENNY
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More than likely this is an issue with the ignition lock. The fact that you are using a push button you are not able to see if the key is stuck as well.

However, the issue is the same so here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ignition-switch-wont-turn-stuck

I attached the info below that will help with this as well.

Please run through all this info and let us know what you find with this. Let us know what questions you have. Thanks
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