my girlfriend has a 2000 F250 7.3. the other day right before an eight hour drive she went to get diesel a block from my house. once she fueled up and started the truck she went to shift her gear ( automatic ) onto drive. she pressed the break, put it into drive, then upon released the pressur from the break pedal a part fell on her foot. she came home and showed me the part and i took a look at it. i don't have any pictures of it yet as we went on the trip anyways (in my truck) so here's a description to the best of my ability: it's a small metal piece ( about 3 or 4 inches and looked like a small chizzle. the thicker upper part has a small hole in it, then narrows down to almost flat. just like a chizzle with a hole on the top. i did notice it had grease on it if that helps any. When i took a look this is what i saw: i first inspected for any visible damage which i saw none of. nothing looked out of the ordinary and nothing seemed to be missing. upon closer inspection i noticed the metal deal that has the two screws in it that control the lever selector was really loose. nothing seemed to be missing there, so i went ahead and tightened those screws. the selector switch did get much firmer but again nothing looked to be missing. i look all over the break peddle, accelerator and everywhere else. but couldn't find anything. finally i went to my truck (2001 F350) to compare parts and see if i could find the unidentified part in my truck. this too failed as i searched everywhere and still couldn't find it. any of yall have any ideas as to what this part could be. I do believe it has to do with the break, or selector switch as these are the symptoms the truck is experiencing: when the truck is off, the truck will roll ( if so slightly down hill) on Park, Drive, Neutral, 1, and 2. with the truck on it does not except for neutral as it should. also once you put the truck back into park and turn it off you can't turn it back on. (seems as if the truck is not going into "park" unless you physically take the selector lever and push it another quarter inch or so to the left. you can feel the "click" then the key is able to go ford and crank the truck. any ideas ! i'm completely stumped on this one. please shed some light if you've the slightest idea of what this is. thanks yall.

 

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need some pics, but have no clue right now.

 

My first thought was the stoplight switch. But after you said you were havin other issues Im not so sure.

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not a switch i'm pretty sure. it's metal had grease on it, maybe as long as my thumb has a small hole on the thickest part then it slims down just like a miniature chizzle. unfortunately i'm in Fort worth and won't be home until wed. night. so impossible to get pictures till then.