Went to go lunch just now, and my 1997 Discovery is stuck in park!! Almost like when your foot is not on the brake when you try to engage into drive, but my foot is on the brake....PLEASE HELP!!

 

Listen for the solenoid switch when you apply the break.My problem when I looked was a small ring clamp had popped off on top of the shifter just under the removable top plate.

 

have some one check to see if brake lights are working, could be stuck plunger

 

I was just the taillight fuse???? My brake lights were out and I went to check the 15 amp fuse and it had popped! I put a new one in, and it went right into drive! Thanks for all the advise!

 

This happened to me the other day. I figured it was a brake switch but didn't know where it was, I pulled out the switch for the cruise, thinking it was the brake light switch and the brake lights came on and stayed on. At least I could get it out of park. When my son got the truck home, the lights worked normally. Next morning, the truck started and worked fine. when he put it in park, then tried to move it, same thing. This time I found the brake light switch was hanging by the wires. When I depressed the switch, the lights came on and we could shift out of park...

Most cars, the switch is depressed to shut off the lights, and when released, the lights go on. Haven't had the time to crawl under the dash to see where the switch goes but it seems backwards. Should I be ordering a switch??

Fuses checked out OK..

 

Replaced the brake light switch, The new one looks to be longer on the plunger end, which I think was the problem. The switch is messed up inside and causing the problems. $20 and back on the roads!!

 

I too had a problem getting out of Park. I checked the pin inside the shifter **** and it was ok. I thought maybe a fuse and checked but ok. I called my mechanic and explained that I was stuck & having problems. I said that recently my anti-lock light had been coming on too. His response was that after checking the fuses were ok, then probably a bad brake switch. He said it is not uncommon for a bad brake switch to cause problems on the Anti-lock system. Who knew?

To get home, he told me to bypass the switch and jumper power to the green/purple wire to activate the solenoid to move the shifter. On my 96 Discovery, the break switch is on top of the cruise control switch. I pulled the connector, used a multimeter to find that the 2nd white wire in was the power. After I started the engine, I put a jumper wire in from 2nd white to green/purple and was able to shift.
Of course, no brake lights because switch disconnected, but I was able to drive it home so I can fix.

Anyway, FYI

 

I'll write this here too for future viewers.
Brake Switch Bypass
-drivers side inside rear cargo door, there are two electrical clips on the glass
-one goes to the Third brake light, the other to the Rear Defroster, jumper these two
-start truck, press Rear Defroster button, shift out of Park, press Rear Defroster button again

 

Nice!

 

Hey Guys -

What are your thoughts on this? Normal corrections seem not to work

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