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There is a shift interlock system on that car which prevents you from shifting out of park until you hit the brake pedal. Basically how it works is there is 12V power at the brake light switch continually. When you touch the brakes, the switch sends power to the rear brake stop lights AND power to the solenoid on the shifter handle at the same time. If the solenoid is bad, it wont release a catch on the shifter. If you have a bad brake light pedal switch, it's not sending power to that solenoid. And here's the kicker. The fuse that powers all this nonsense is the fuse for your turn signals. Start by checking that fuse first. Most likely you have a brake switch on the pedal that is grounding out causing the fuse to blow. The switch is $20 at the auto parts store. The BWD part # is S6072. I know, had the same problem.
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