If you have one of these and you are looking for a quick fix / budget fix this will work... at the very least it shows you were it locks up the shifter...
I did exactly how you described it. Watch this video while as l was doing it. Used JB weld putty sets up in 12 minutes, hardens in 3 hours. Make sure that it's pushed in good before you put everything back together. It's been over a week. Working great. Thanks for the tip. Saved me some $$$.
Thank You Sir For The Video..... I had to just do this for my 2007 Grand Marquis.... I used a zip tie. They are Great cars. I wouldn't trade mine of anything.....
I have an 06 grand marquis and switched out the brake light switch and now have this problem..how did you get the zip tie on there?..think I want to try that
I'm glad this helped you out. Allot of these cars are still on the road so I still get calls for this repair. I'm not joking when I say 99% of the people are ok with this and I have never had 1 call back
After 20 minutes or so when I put the putty on, I jammed the male end of a 3/8" to 1/4" socket adapter into the solenoid wedged between the seat with a long flat head screwdriver. I kept testing the shifter but it was still locking up until I did that and just let it set overnight just in case.
I inherited a 2001 Grand Marquis LS recently. It would shift from park without pressing the brake. Found out a mechanic had worked on the steering column because of a bad ignition switch. I found the 3-wire electrical connector was not plugged in to the end of the shift-lock solenoid. I plugged it in and now it works correctly. I would have thought that unplugging it would have locked it in park. But it works just the opposite.
look at a lot of videos yours is the best one i have a 2006 crown victoria i put a plug in it just recently that little round black thing i happer to hit it and popped the bottomless off of it an a spring popped out an now it shife without plugging the hole still does the same thing that you explained i just stumble across
They are spendy to replace you have to remove the entire steering wheel and airbag to get the piece out its a real pain if it was as simple as unscrew a couple of screws and slide it out great Amazon sales the part on Amazon for 60 but it's not as simple there's a bracket the airbag and the entire steering wheel removal that makes this a pain.
I have an 06 crown vic and took it to a mechanic for this common problem and he was like "u know u can save some money because u don't absolutely need this solenoid, u know how to drive". I was like cool but he was almost speaking as if he was gunna just remove it all together. Is that possible or do u have to do it like u did?
Man your genius. Thank you so much. I'm have the same problem with my 2006 town car. And it normally only acts up on cold starts or if the car has been sitting for a bit. But after turning my wheel back and forth and pressing the brake pedal a 100 times it will shift into gear. Quick question though how long does it take for that puddy to cure
Are you in Minnesota? Because I want to get it done by you! I just had that problem today while waiting at the ATM I was stuck there until I watched the video showing me how to Jimmy rigg it, (jerry-rigg) nonetheless oh, I need that done in my car. Does the solenoid have to stay in the ignition/ gear shifter release?
Exactly which Jb weld did you use? Part store got a few different ones and want to make sure I get the right one. I have to keep pushing my brake sometimes once or twice other times ten to twenty times before it releases does this fix that as well?
Will this stop the wheel from locking? I did this as I was low on brake fluid during front end repair. Didn’t think it would hurt anything but now my wheel don’t lock. Idk what I was thinking. I should have just plugged the line and put more brake fluid in. Everybody says online it can’t hurt…..well now my wheel don’t lock. I have the new one in the mail but it was 60$ so I’m hoping I can figure out how to get it to lock again and return the new solenoid…..thanks in advance
At 2:07 I think I see a 1 1/4" long pin on the floor mat. That is what happened to me and I was stuck in park until the pin fell on my foot. Seems the pin came from a shifter tube in the column that pinned a shifter plate. Is that a pin?
So the mettle clip broke off in the same part so releasing the way by shoving a screwdriver in the hole wasn't going to work unfortunately. But I spread some wd40 around the release area and popped off the bottom of the circle piece next to your white compound you used only I just popped the cover off and tapped the bouncing button while pulling the lever and whaaa laa it did what you described no break to drop into gear but no more problems. Simple fix until I can dish out 300-400 for a permanent fix.
Ok so it worked.. this is a win and by the way if you are ok with it. Its a permanent fix no need to buy another part unless you want it 100% like it was from the factory
@@BigTravGill yes no issue sense yesterday the connector is still attached but the results were exactly the way you described no brake petal needed and shifter is smooth.
@@BigTravGill Do you have any advice on what can it be ? My shifter moves to gear 1 and 2 but it doesn't engage it just moves. But is only on neutral car won't move. Any tips on how to fix this would be appreciated thanks.
@@BigTravGill Thank you my man,that is great information. Just subscribed and looking forward to more common sense solutions and trouble shooting tips!
