Will not recognize the transmission being in park?

254,000 MILES • 3.6L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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Will not recognize car being in park so cannot remove key and drains battery.
Nov 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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This can be a bad shifter cable or there is a fuse out # 11, 16 or 24. Does it feel like the transmission is fully in park? You might want to help it manually at the shift lever on the transmissions. Have a helper run the car through the gear while you watch the lever and then see if there is more movement when you apply pressure by hand or a tool. Here is what I am talking about. Check out the images (below). Please upload pictures or videos in your response of any problems so we can see what to help you with.
Nov 30, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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