Mustang 1999 problem with shift out of park

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djdtime - 23 Oct 2006 23:54 GMT

I'm having a problem with my Mustang '99 , when I put my foot on the
brake
it will not shift out of park.

I also realize none of brake lights aren't working...

The only way to star the car, turn the key to the first postion(unlock)
- the position before ANY
lights come on in the dash, shift to neutral, start the car, then shift
& go.

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Mortimer Schnerd, RN - 24 Oct 2006 00:25 GMT

> I'm having a problem with my Mustang '99 , when I put my foot on the
> brake
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> lights come on in the dash, shift to neutral, start the car, then shift
> & go.

So? What does that tell you? It's either the brake switch or the associated
wiring.

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I. Care - 24 Oct 2006 01:43 GMT

> > I'm having a problem with my Mustang '99 , when I put my foot on the
> > brake
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> So? What does that tell you? It's either the brake switch or the associated
> wiring.

And since you have no brake lights either*******

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Happy Traveler - 24 Oct 2006 05:20 GMT

Hopefully you are not driving the car without brake lights, even if you know
how to get around the shift interlock...

> I'm having a problem with my Mustang '99 , when I put my foot on the
> brake it will not shift out of park.
> I also realize none of brake lights aren't working...
> The only way to star the car, turn the key to the first postion(unlock)
> - the position before ANY lights come on in the dash, shift to neutral,

start the car, then shift

> & go.

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Andrew Rossmann - 24 Oct 2006 21:52 GMT

[This followup was posted to alt.autos.ford and a copy was sent to the
cited author.]

> I'm having a problem with my Mustang '99 , when I put my foot on the
> brake
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> lights come on in the dash, shift to neutral, start the car, then shift
> & go.

The brake light switch is also operating a solenoid that locks the
shifter. You need to check the switch and it's wiring.

Also, driving without brake lights is both dangerous and illegal.

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Bruce L. Bergman - 25 Oct 2006 01:31 GMT

>Also, driving without brake lights is both dangerous and illegal.

Not if you roll down the window and signal every stop the good
old-fashioned (and still quite legal) way - Left arm out 90-degrees,
elbow bent, forearm straight down, palm back.

Been There, Done That. Gotta get to work, I can fix it tonight.

Hopefully the people that end up driving behind you were paying
enough attention in Driver's Ed (rather than reading a Playboy stuck
inside their textbook) to remember what that means in time. ;-)

If they don't, it's their own damned fault.

Of course, that will get old REAL fast when it gets cold outside,
and even moreso when it's below 40F, or raining, or snowing...

--<< Bruce >>--

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