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your shift interlock is broken. Use a paperclip or screw driver to by pass it. Its that circle by the side of the gearshift. pry it up and press it down with either the screwdriver or paper clip

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Q: Why wont your 1997 mercury tracer shift into gear when you press down the brake pedal It has automatic transmission?
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