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    arostek Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 8, 2009, 03:03 PM
    Car will not go into gear drive reverse neutral from the park position
    I have a mercury grand marquis and today I put it into park when I was ready to go it would not go into gear from park position any advise
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    Jan 8, 2009, 03:10 PM

    For safety purposes, you need to press the brake pedal for at least 5 seconds. If the problem persists, focus on the Automatic Transmission Gear Position Switch.

    Even though this link is written for Hondas, it will give you basic insight into automatic transmission interlock systems:

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...tml#post258005
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    Jan 8, 2009, 03:27 PM

    Are you saying that you could not move the shift lever or if after moving the lever it would not engage the selected gear?
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    Jan 8, 2009, 04:06 PM

    Check if your brake lights are working. If you have a bad brake light switch, it won't release the shift lever to let you shift out of Park.
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    Jan 9, 2009, 08:45 PM

    If you can move the shift lever, but the transmission isn't shifting into gear, the shift cable that connects the lever to the transmission has likely come off at one end.
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    Feb 20, 2010, 04:12 AM
    I have same problem and just realized I have brake light out. Will fix it tomorrow and let you know if that fixes problem. Hope it does as its been driving me crazy thanks for advise :)
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    Dec 12, 2011, 04:30 PM
    I have a 1995 nissan sentra that will not go into gear
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