shifter

my shifter doesn't go all the way to P, engine shuts off normal starts normal also, here is the issue. when I put in reverse i have to put it in N to drive i shift it to 2nd. doing this will this make the transmission slip?
is there A LINKAGE I CAN REPLACE TO CORRECT THIS?
had the trans replaced but it still does the same thing more when i go in reverse trans slipping.:screwy:
This is for a 1999 mercury mountaineer.
what I mean is when I park, the transmission is in park but the cluster indicator doesn't go to the P, it goes as far as the R (reverse) so when I go in reverse the indicator is in the (N) position to drive the indicator has to be in 2nd.the cluster indicator is off 1.

Shifter issue is for a 1999 mercury mountaineer.

I'm not following the issue. The indicator in the instrument cluster won't indicate that it's all the way in Park, or the transmission itself does not engage Park? I don't follow what you mean by or what you are asking with "when I put in reverse i have to put it in N to drive i shift it to 2nd. doing this will this make the transmission slip?"

-Rod