Stuck in park

Asked by Sweetserene87 Apr 29, 2018 at 10:58 AM about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis 4 Dr GS Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1998 mercury grand marquis is stuck in park. Car
starts but cant get it out of park. Brake lights dont
come on and rhe brakes get tighter the more I
pump it. What's wrong?

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Your stoplight switch is bad, or one of the wires going to it broke. Happenxd to me.. Up at the top of the brake pedal, may have to remove the plastic shield, I leave mine off. They sell a pigtail to fix the wires somewhere, but you should be able to do it with a crimper, some butt connectors, and a bit of wire, or it's just the switch. i'd replace it anyway, it's cheap. Won'd come out of park when the brake lights don't go on.

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