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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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On my 1996 Ranger, when I crank up the motor the truck will not shift out of PARK. With truck off, I can turn switch to on position, then shift to neutral to start motor then change gears. How can this be fixed.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Are your brake lights working?
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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I just checked. No the brake lights are not working.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:28 AM
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The brakelights & the shift lock solenoid are powered from the brake light switch. Check the brake light fuse, if it's OK the most likely problem is a bad brake light switch.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Thanks, Your question led us to check the fuse and fix the problem.
 
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And thanks for the update, glad you found the problem.
 
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