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06-20-2005, 11:01 AM
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transmission lever problem...
Hello all!
My wife has a 99 Taurus and she absolutely adores it so far, but we have a bit of a problem and was hoping someone else has had this before. Whenever my wife shifts the vehicle into park, the indicator floats in between P and R, though it does engage into park. WHen she starts it back up, she is unable to shift it out of park and must turn off the vehicle, shift the vehicle into neutral, and then start the engine and shift to D. Is this the TRS? THe cable looks OK but I don't like how the shifter even feels. It feels sloppy and it never really hits the letters dead on like my Explorer. The tranny shifts great and there are no problems with performance. I also could not find any binding on the cable, it must be that TRS... Thanks guys! 
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#2
06-20-2005, 12:58 PM
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Re: transmission lever problem...
The transmission range sensor will not cause the needle not to line up. There are bushings that go around the shift tube on the steering column that will wear out causing a sloppy shifter and the needle to be off. Also there is a small adjusting wheel under the steering column you can use to line up the needle. As far as shifting out of park, look closely at the brake switch and connector. Ford has a bad problem of these burning and not making contact. If that checks OK, while you are doing the shift tube, there is a brake interlock solenoid on top of the steering column also. This may cause the problem, but I have not seen many fail. The worn bushings may be the problem. Also check the shift tube for any cracks. If you find a crack, it needs replaced. Good luck.
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#3
06-20-2005, 02:02 PM
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Re: transmission lever problem...
I would look at that adjusting wheel. If I recall its up under the dash near the steering wheel. Mine broke on me three of years back and did what you are having a problem with. I ended up having to pull it out and was able to use super-glue to glue it back together and re-installed it and it has worked fine since.
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#4
06-20-2005, 03:08 PM
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Thanks guys! I'll check it out tonight and hopefully that is the problem.
So GPFred, you had the exact same problem? I really don't mind the whole not-lining up issue, but the fact that she has to go into neutral to be able to shift into drive or reverse while in operation is kind of a pain. Thank you gentlemen.
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