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Ford Explorer Column Shifter Lever Bracket Repair
You need a transmission or gear shifter repair. The only reason for it to roll is that it is not actually engaged in the park position.
A spring retainer in the shifter breaks. The dealer has a repair package, and some are under a recall.A spring retainer in the shifter breaks. The dealer has a repair package, and some are under a recall.
Make sure the shifter is all the way in park, if it is not in park, the key will not come out. You might want to wiggle the shifter to make sure it is all the way in park.
Do you mean that the shifter is able to move from park to drive and back, but the transmission is still in park? Is it possible that the shifter cable is broken, or has come off at the transmission. You will have to jack up the car, on safety jacks, have someone move the shifter, while you look at the linkage right at the transmission. Should give you the answer. The shifter itself could also be broke. Good luck.
If the shifter will not come out of park, check the brake light fuse. The shifter release solenoid uses the brake light switch to unlock the shifter.
Most likely cause is that you have a bad shifter module, which is the shifter itself. I've seen lots of these, try and play with the shifter to get it out of park, and make sure you have the brake pedal depressed. If you can get it out of park take it to a repair shop this way, and leave the shifter in neutral if you have to turn the car off, that way you can still start the car, and still move the shift lever to drive.
Key is designed to not come out unless the transmission is in the park position. If the shifter is in park but the transmission is not, then the linkage (which hooks the shifter to the transmission) has somehow come out of adjusment. It will need to be adjusted - I would suggest having this done by a professional.
shifter control cable is probably come off @ linkage
it's got a shift interlock.check brake lights if they work check interlock switch
there is a problem wit the shifter control knob. (the button you have to push to take it out of park) pretty easy for AUTHORIZED repair center to fix. probably towing the car to repair ctr would be biggest cost. :) (unless they try to screw you which most repair centers main goal is)
possably the switch at the brake? do your brake lights work??