My 2000 lincoln town car is stuck in park...won't switch over to drive....what do I do???

you have a bad break switch or fuse if your brake light does not come on it will not leave park when running

Sounds like the safety switches are out of place or broken. The brake pedal lockout complete the start circuit. It was designed to do this to prevent runaways which is similar to your car going into reverse whenit should be locked in Park.

Check the brake switch. On some vehicles there is a switch that must make before it allows you to take it out of park. I have also seen blown fuse/pulled fuse that would do this.

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Do you have power in and out of the brake switch ?

Jo Ann , under the brake pedal there is a switch that is bad that needs replaced. To side step it so you may travel/ use your car. With 1 foot on brake turn key to on position then move gear shifter into natural turn key all the way to start, bam car is out of park and ready to roll/ drive.

This might work for you guy's replace the brake light switch
Easy step by step tutorial watch the video. im sure it will help.
MERCURY MARQUIS STUCK IN PARK
http://youtu.be/fgUn1TuHu-0

check and see if the brake light work, if not replace the brake light switch, they are a problem in this year, also make sure the wires to the swithch are not broken inside the plastic insulator near the switch, use a 12 volt test light to check the switch which is located at the top of the arm the brake pedal is connected to..

manually move the brake switch you installed and have someone check if its comes on at the back...if not ..test for voltage at LG/RD wire- both terminal and wire- if no voltage = Fuse #10/ 20A , #20/ 7.5A, #22/ 20A at the CJB, if good test for voltage at the sockets- both terminal and wire- ......if you get BRAKE lights and still can't move the shift lever... look on the steering column at the SHIFT LOCK ACTUATOR and test that or replace it....hope this helps you..GL

Make sure you have brake lights.This is were the shifter solenoid gets it's signal from to get it out of gear.
One thing you can try is turn the igntion switch towards the run postion stopping just short of activating the electronics.Then try and move shifter to neutral then you can start it and out it into gear so you can drive it to get it fixed.

This problem is caused by the brake light switch being either defective or more likely the wires at the switch are broken, the switch is on the pedal arm under the dash.