I Love My Escort
Sometimes I hate driving a standard, but on the other hand it gets very good gas mileage. I get about, well used to get 350miles on a tank, not anymore. I still can't complain. Second best car I have ever owned and it was free. My first was a Toyata Camry great on gas also.
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several possibilities. are you pakred on a hill? often the pressure of the car's weight is pushing against the parking pin, jamming it. the fix is to have a friend push or pull you up the hill (maybe 2-4 inches) while you attempt to shift. my 98 contour has a safety switch not allowing you to shift from park until the brakes are applied; so maybe your switch is toast. a broken or jammed (with ice?) linkage? was this ever a minor problem before you got stuck now? if so how did you fix it then? these clues could give you (or your mechanic) an idea of what's going on now.
several possibilities. are you pakred on a hill? often the pressure of the car's weight is pushing against the parking pin, jamming it. the fix is to have a friend push or pull you up the hill (maybe 2-4 inches) while you attempt to shift. my 98 contour has a safety switch not allowing you to shift from park until the brakes are applied; so maybe your switch is toast. a broken or jammed (with ice?) linkage? was this ever a minor problem before you got stuck now? if so how did you fix it then? these clues could give you (or your mechanic) an idea of what's going on now.
several possibilities. are you pakred on a hill? often the pressure of the car's weight is pushing against the parking pin, jamming it. the fix is to have a friend push or pull you up the hill (maybe 2-4 inches) while you attempt to shift. my 98 contour has a safety switch not allowing you to shift from park until the brakes are applied; so maybe your switch is toast. a broken or jammed (with ice?) linkage? was this ever a minor problem before you got stuck now? if so how did you fix it then? these clues could give you (or your mechanic) an idea of what's going on now.