the first thing you'll need is lots of cardboard .you'll need to drop the tranny pan and right there on the right side you'll find a silver box it is the only one there and very simple to remove but you should know ahead of time that you have to order this part from Ford dealers .i just ordered mine today it takes one day to deliver.
Could be a bad overdrive solenoid switch or relay. No, I don't know where they are on this car.
The shift level is locked by the shift solenoid. When you step on the brake, the brake switch sends power to the shift solenoid and it moves a lever to unlock the shifter. If either the switch or solenoid is bad, you can't shift out of park.
battery is weak or the solenoid for the shift is bad
yes its bad go ahead and change it.
Check the shift unlock solenoid. The solenoid is known to go bad and cause this issue in a tracer.
When a shift solenoid goes bad the solenoid doesn't make any noise.
Your shift lock solenoid may be bad.
Maybe, but the transmission may not be able to shift gears.
In most modern cars, transmission shift is controlled by the computer. If the transmission won't shift, you most probably have a bad shift solenoid or solenoid circuit problem. You could also have a bad gear selector switch. Following that, check the computer and its related sensors. See the manufacturer's documentation for specifics.
Parking brake not released, bad torque converter, bad transmission shift solenoid or bad transmission in general, broken shift cable not engaging the transmission.
A Shift control soleniod for a exploer is in the transmission and controls the shift pressures for the trans. When bad you will feel a bang into gears. Very common problem on an exploer.
shift solenoid inside tranny, either bad solenoid, or connectivity problems