Ford has a recall you my want to check to see if you car is under the recall this is one of the melfunction due to the speed control device another is the abs light blinks or stays on break lights wont work
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.
Are you putting your foot on the brake ?
On a 1998 Ford Taurus ; On the column shift the overdrive button is on the end of the gear shift lever On the console shift the overdrive button is on the drivers side of the gear selector lever below the button you have to press to shift out of PARK
Please See "Related Questions" below for much more about being 'stuck-in-park'... thers been a recall on the speed control device on the 93 Taurus maybe your sable falls under the same recall malfunctions include speed control wont function abs light will flash rear breaks wont light battery my drain or go dead and also your problem the vehicle may not shift out of park.
linkage to transmission poped out!
its broken !! take it to a mechanic
Align the shift indicator orreplace it. Your problem is strictly column mechanical.
shift lock is malfunctioning. you can bypass it there is a little "switch" on the side of your shifter for this purpose. that should help temporarily i believe there is a sensor to tell it when to shift out of park and that when this malfunctions you're stuck in park
SOMETIMES IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED YOU WONT BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. TRY JIGGERING THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND.
were is the shift module on a 1997 Ford Taurus
Why wont my 1994 Ford Taurus GL 6cyl Auto transmission shift into third(high) gear. It will only reach speeds of about 35mph +/-
I know that you've probably tried this, but it seems worth mentioning: is your foot on the brake? With my '99 Taurus, I must have my foot on the break to shift out.