How to repair a 2000 ford f150 that wont shift into park
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- I had a hard time shifting my truck into park. After a while it wouldn't go all the way into park. Also I had to start the truck in the nuetral position. After searching online for a while I found a way to fix the truck for free using a screw driver to tighten 2 torx screws. Hope this video helps someone out there. I'm not a mechanic, just a regular do it yourselfer.
For a couple of months I’ve been parking in neutral and using the parking brake. Couldn’t believe how easy a fix this was. Thank you so much
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This worked great for my 2000 Ford F150. Before I saw this video I thought I had a stretched cable or something worse. All I had to do was lie on the floorboard and shine a light to the top, and there I saw the silver bracket with two screws. I could hand tighten both of them a lot, and then finished up with a torx. That did it, and I didn't need to adjust anything else, and it also didn't require removing anything from the dash. Five minutes total, and that included finding a flashlight. I had no idea, but what a simple fix to a shifter that won't set right and makes it hard to start. Thank you!
this fixed my 2002 Ford Expedition rolling out of park on a slight incline. I also adjusted the shift indicator while I was at it. Great video. It took longer to watch the video than it did to fix the problem.
OMG! I dont know who you are but I want to adopt you as my new brother. You have no idea what you have just done for me. I own a 1998 Lincoln Navigator and Approx. 2 weeks ago Im leaving the bar to go home and my truck wouldnt start. I checked everything but nothing worked. I then prayed (LOL) and thought of putting it in nuetral and it work. Over the course of time (up until now) the issue worsened. I was scared that i would have to replace the transmission or something else expensive. Anyhow, I knew it wasnt the transmission because when the truck drove it drove great (no slipping). So I decided to do something I should have done weeks ago.....GOOGLE IT! And there you were. First thing that popped up was your video. Now Im here at work, first one to get and Im watching your video in complete awe and joy. I decided to run out the truck and in less than 2 minutes I fixed my problem. It actually took me longer to get under the console and locate the screws but once I did it was a matter of seconds. Dude, I owe you sooooooooooooo much. Im a single father trying to save money to start a business so I didnt want to be trapped into purchasing another vehicle or a big repair bill. My Navigator and I have been through alot and its been paid off for years. Its going to run with me until it says it cant go anymore. Seriously, I dont know you but I thank you graciously.
Couldn't have put it better myself!.
Dude.. I can't thank you enough for this video. Truck wasn't shifting into park and the overall shifting was very sloppy. Followed your instructions and everything is working perfectly, shifts like a dream. Also, the bolts that are being tightened are torx head bolts and the bit needed is a T-30. Thanks again for the help!
you just answered my question like a boss
I want to thank you.. I'm a 67 yr old widow on Social Security no extra money. You have saved me so much money! Bless you and your videos.. yes I work on my truck myself
Dude, your video is PERFECT!!!! I thought I'd need a new cable and a mechanic, but under I went and sure enough, it's exactly as described! My truck has never shifted better now!! Thank you so much!!! (This week, it jumped from park to reverse while idling, so I think you just saved me a big insurance claim and a wreck) THANK YOU BROTHER!!!!!
Beautiful - took about 5 minutes to locate, tighten, and adjust. Thanks for the information - great video all the way around!!!
I'm a retired tech 97 f150 - bless you young man. Saved this old man from standing my head too long !! Worked perfect - need to ask Ford why this flimsy PRND21 Cable is so expensive lol - thanks again !!
That's great. Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
If anyone is having this problem, LISTEN and pay attention to what he’s showing you. I can’t thank you enough for saving me what i know would have been a stupid amount of money for something so easy. Thanks again my man!!!
Thanks for the help! One of the best "fix it" videos I've seen. Short, sweet and straight to the point. Took me 2 minutes to fix my 1999 f-150. Thanks!!
i just watched your video and followed your instruction and fixed the truck my husband and nephew who is a military mechanic could not fix ------YOUR THE MAN THAT JUST MADE ME THE WOMAN!!!!!!!!!! with bragging rights for while lol
I was extremely stressed about this exact same situation on my 2002 ford e150 xl van.
I had an appointment next week to have a new steering column put in because the tranny mechanic said it was either the linkage or the steering column. He qouted me @ starting price of $550 including parts and labor.
I watched this vid i decided it was at least worth a try.
I fixed it and wanted to say thank you for taking the time to upload it and save me $550. You saved the day & it means the world to me.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment. I ran into the same issue going through the F150 sites. Realized those threads are years old. Videos make things so much easier.
Thanks again, and good luck.
Perfectly explained and your lighting and Camera did a superb job of showing the adjustment of the shift pointer and why the shifter itself becomes loose over time. Your viewing audience may want to put a small amount of loctite blue or red on the loose screws before they tighten them. No need to take them completely out, just a couple of drops on the exposed threads will do.
Thanks again,
Robert Chavous
Augusta, Georgia
I have a 2001 F150 and was experiencing this problem, brought it the dealership they said that it was the PAS module, they claimed it was fried, and wanted $600USD for the module and $300 in labour. I decided to bring it to a friend that worked on transmission s. We explored under the dash and checked everything related to the steering column, discovered the bolts you showed, well sure enough mine were loose. Once tightened, problem gone. Thank you sharing, I should have made a video and shared the solution to the problem with everyone.
I experienced this same issue recently. The mechanic told me I would need to change the cable because it was stretched. I found this video and was able to tighten the two torx screws and the problem was resolved. No adjustment was necessary and everything now works properly and is aligned. Thanks for posting for those of us who hate spending money that isn't necessary.
I had the exact same problem with my 2001 but it was worse. Mi e would not start because it was not in park properly. Also would not go into drive properly thus giving a grinding noise. Lived with this for about a month and ran across this video. Took about 5 minutes and wham fixed!! Didn't have to adjust the shifter cable though. Thanks for posting this video. Saved me hard earned money.
Your video was exactly what I needed to fix my 2000 F150 shifting problem. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us. I had gotten where I had to park so I would not have to put it in reverse (as I couldn't get it into reverse). I just knew it was going to cost me a lot of money to get this fixed.
Glad to help. It's amazing what they charge an arm and a leg to do. Thanks for watching.
Like everyone else has said, THANK YOU! I was starting to get worried I had a bigger problem on my hands. Turns out, I needed 5 minutes and a T25 Torx driver to fix it. Fantastic!
this video has encouraged me to become a giver and not just a taker on the internet. My 1995 F150 steering column bolt fell out and I could not put it into Park. Because of your video, I saw what the problem was and was able to put it back in and put it in Park now. Thank you for your generosity and all of your help. I just need to remember to tighten it because right now I am 50 miles from my tools. Thank you again
I know it's an old video, but I just watched it yesterday and was able to quickly fix this issue on my son's 2002 F150. It's now shifting better than it was prior to the problem. Thank you for posting this, it was a big help!
Unbelievable, thank you. Found one of the screws on the floor mat, didn't know what it was. The truck wouldn't shift into park. Was getting worried, then googled the issue and watched your video and in less than five minutes had fixed it. The other screw was almost out too. Shift much better now. Again, thank you.
this was my problem..mechanic wanted to change the cable and the shifter...saved me from a scam man thank you
I told my brother to let me borrow his truck this morning man I swear this thing was so f***in complicated driving around (neutral) using emergency brake and all that so I realized why dont you just go to youtube..... we ended up fixing this problem..... thank you so much!!!!!!!
My 2002 Ford Ranger wouldn't stay in park on even a slight incline. This video enabled me to fix it in just a few minutes. Only one of the screws was loose and not very much but it was enough to cause the problem. Thank you so much for the video!
Watch a video last month that said remove the whole steering column cover and I was like, putting it off cause I didn’t want to deal. I’m sooooooo glad I checked one more time and found yours. Much better method and done in five minutes!!!! Thank you!!!!
I bought a 00' Ford f150 for 200$ and this was the problem and they said it would be a 500$ fix. You just saved me a lot of money, thanks man!
Thank you so much. My wife drives this truck daily. 1997 F150 was difficult going into Park and sloppy going through the gears. There also was a torx T30 bolt in the floorboard I found and I did not have a clue where it came from. The head was round and a T30 bit fit it perfectly. After finding this video online it took me about 10 minutes to find and fix the problem. Again, Thank You So Much!!!!!!! You definitely saved quite a few people a good amount of money. My wife is soooooo happy.
You are a god! Or at least a godsend! Took 10 minutes and $0 to fix a problem the repair shop would probably have charged hundreds for by replacing a bunch of parts unnecessarily. You ROCK!!!
Just fixed my 98 NASCAR F150. Wouldn't go into park. Barely could get into reverse. Only one screw was just barely holding on. Thank you!!! You saved my life!!!!
You saved me my G!!!🙌🏾.
A hour ago my 2000 F150 XL stop going into park and was always clunking when I shift.
I drove back home thinking my transmission was going out.
Found your video on CZcams and and just like you said. One of my T30 screws fell out completely and the other one was half way unscrewed. 😬
Thanks 🙏🏾🙌🏾
You sir are a life saver! I was dealing with putting it in neutral and using the parking brake but my parking brake started giving me trouble. I just accepted a job across town that starts next week and I wasn't sure I would have a reliable mode of transportation. For me the top screw was actually all the way out and it was actually under the driver's side rug. I tightened up the bottom screw and put the top one back in and now my truck is shifting properly once again. Thank you!
Dude, you nailed it. I've been starting my truck in neutral for a couple of weeks. I tightened the two screws and it now starts in park. Thanks.
great video,,,my mechanic told me the steering colum needed to be rebuilt that the shifting components go bad,, i see that is also a highly common issue on these trucks. $180 for parts and 3 hours labor $400.. almost a $600 repair,,, i started checking out these vids to see if i could do it myself i found your vid,,, i got lucky and this nailed it...took me 15 minutes and i used a penny and a torx driver...thanks....
Great video, I’m headed out to repair my 99 F-150. Saved me some cash, I was ready to take it in to a shop. I changed the shifter tube bushings a couple of weeks ago, but now wouldn’t go into park. 👍🏻👍🏻
First off I want to say Thank you HoodJob4u for taking the time to show us this repair. We would put our 2001 Navigator in park and all of a sudden it would roll forward OR backward making a clicking sound and we swore it was either steering colum or transmission issues. I went to google to type in the symptoms and your video came up in a forum and saved us a fortune. We were literally about to call the truck a loss because we thought it may have been major transmission issues. This completely fixed the problem and everything is working 100%. Our screws were way way looser than yours but thankfully still there. Now they are super tight. I am now going to check my 1999 Ford F150 as well even though it is not giving me problems yet. I am pretty sure those may be loose too.
Ford dealer wanted $299 to fix this. Thanks for saving me !money. Took 5 minutes and works great.
I can't thank you enough!!!! I am NOT a car repair guy AT ALL. But miracle of miracles I was able to fix this because of your video. (My wife thanks you too.)
Well like everyone else, the thought of rebuilding my transmission crossed my mind and after such the simple fix you showed here, I can't help but wonder how many people got taken to the cleaners by those unscrupulous service stations telling them all the new parts needed to fix this problem. I had major back surgery August 30th 2017 and with the help of my low shop stool that put my butt at the same height as my running board, I was able to find and tighten those screws. Now all my problems are solved and wanted to take this moment to Thank you for your video. It was a simple fix and east to fix after watching.
I don't know if this is my problem or if I need an ignition. However, I feel a lot more educated about my truck just from watching you do this video. EFFEN AWESOME!!!
DUDE!!!!!.... Thank you so much for this video... just had my transmission rebuilt due to clutch broke. i started having shifting issues prior to the fix and after finally get enough money to get transmission rebuilt and finally driving again. my truck wouldn't start because it was not fully in park so i had to force it in park and hold it with my left hand n start with my right... THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS MAN.. i was seriously about to take it somewhere and probably pay atleast 100 to get this done which literally took me 3 minutes with a set of start shape allen wrench.
Very smart move with the mirror. Thanks for showing exactly where that bar is under the dash...superb!!!!
Perfect fix. Thank you! The truck stopped shifting into Park for the last few weeks. I checked the linkage at the trans but didn't see anything wrong. Saw your video and used a T-30 torx bit to tighten the screws. Everything was back to normal. May go back and put thread locker on the screws
Thanks again.
Thanks!! I was dreading taking apart my steering column to find out what was wrong. My shifter has been wonky for weeks and started not going into park yesterday. Figured it was just worn. 10 minutes, including getting my tools and putting them away and it shifts like new. Thank goodness for Google and CZcams. Lol
BTW, those screws are T30 Torx screws.
I have a 2000 Expedition and one of the screws fell out that is mentioned. I'm 6'2 and me trying to get into the pedal area to view what needs to be addressed is pretty tough. Thanks to your video...problem solved !!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! This was amazing, just had to take my other car into the shop after being hit by a deer and thought that I was going to have to pay to have the truck fixed as well!!! After I crammed myself under the dash I found everything you were talking about and within minutes I had it all set!!!!! LIFESAVER!!!!!
You just saved us on this. The screw popped out completely and we were on the way to the mechanic when I found this video. Worked perfectly, thank you!
Great! Fixed the issue in 1 minute on my bosses truck thats been broke down since before i was hired. No new cable needed no trasmission work. Just 2 screws to turn. They were backed out 2 full turns. Thanks for the upload!
Thank you so much for this video!!!! My trucks problem was exactly what you described. In fact one screw fell off to the floor and my son driving it at the time was smart enough to place in cup holder to save. Re-inserted it and tightened both screws with my Milwaukee screw gun and works like new!!!! Thank you!
Thanks so much, I've had the problem of not going wanting to go into park and 1st gear for months but I got under there and sure enough one had worked it's way almost all the way out and the other was about 1/4" to 1/5" out. Tightened them back down and it is shifting smooth as silk now. I know this video is years old but you saved me a huge garage bill on my expedition as I had already purchased the cable, so I hope you see this. Thanks so much once again.
Thank you. I thought my transmission was gone. The white plastic piece with the adjustment wheel actually broke. I had the selector in drive and wasn't moving only engine revving up. Ford didn't sell this part separate they wanted $45 for the cable and plastic parts. I went to a u -pull it got it free, It was easy to replace with the shifter in 1 the cable loop went over the hook. Thanks again.
Thanks alot. My 94 f150 had the same issue happen today. It caused my key to get stuck in the ignition because it wouldn't go into Park all the way to allow the key to come out. Easy fix!! First video I came to and it was exactly what I needed to know! Thanks again
Thank you so much, I’ve been putting this off for a while in fear of the cost of taking it to a mechanic. Such an easy fix
This video was spot on. My 2001 F150 had this exact issue and this video helped me diagnose and fix the issue. The two screws you spoke about the same amount of loose as your video shows. it all took about 10 minutes to fix. Thanks, you saved me a huge repair bill.
Thank you very much. 1 screw had fallen out and was gone, and the other screw was loose. I checked my center console to see if I happen to put the fallen screw in there, and I found it! So, thanks to you, both screws are back in, and the shifter is working better than it has in a long time. Thank you.
Thanks I haven’t had park for 6months. Then the screw fell out this morning and I lost everything but drive. Found your video now I am back in business. Thought it was a shift cable
Thanks man. I too am not a big mechanic. What I thought had the potential to be a very expensive problem was fixed in 5 minutes. Wish all mechanical problems were this easy to fix!
OMG SIR!! youve saved me time and thousands.. my f150 been doing this for over a month and ive been to several mechanics and the verdict has been a new steering column or new transmission.. After watching your video i dove under the dash and i looked for that bar and not only was the screws loose but i was missing one all together.. so i went to oriellys auto parts got myself a few news one put thread lock on them drove them home and my shifter works again..... No homo but i love you right now
My wife's iPad, hence the picture. Just wanted to say how helpful your video was! Exactly the same problem I had with my 1997 F150. You saved me a lot of time and trouble!!!
Thank you so much I, I borrowed my bro-inlaws truck and I looked at your video and I fixed it !! Thought I broke it ! Awesome and easy video !!!
Awesome dude! I have looked and looked for the problem without finding it. It was a five minute fix after watching your video. Indicator didn't need adjusting but good to know. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Just like many comments here. Thank you! I had one of these screws pop out as I was pulling out somewhere today. Followed your instructions and I got it seated back into place. Now it even works better than before! Again thank you!
Man, I've been struggling with this thing not shifting into park and hardly shifting into anything and having to put bricks under my tires to prevent truck from rolling. this was great help! Thank you! Now gonna work on my E-brake!
Great video, you saved my ass. My truck wouldn't start and I realized it wasn't shifting into park. I did some googling and came across your video. Not only was the screw loose, I found one of mine laying in the floorboard. After tightening them back down the truck went into park and I made it to work just in time. Thanks!
Any mirror I'd like ?
I have a 2000 Expedition. After watching your vid, I went under the dash, saw my torx screws were loose. Thanks.
Thank you. I read on a couple of different truck forums that I needed to tighten these two screws, but could not locate them until I watched your video.
Thank you ! Have been starting my truck in neutral for about 5 days now. Was gonna bring it in to the transmission shop fearing the worst ? Decided first to search the web for possible solutions. After watching your video I found out 1 of my screws had backed completrely out. Fixed it in about 5 minutes. Great video, very helpful. Thanks again !
Amazing how much time and money you can save with just a video. Glad I could help. I will continue to post as I work on my truck. Thanks for watching.
Hey bro I'm having same problems but the middle pin in between those two bolts broke off and came out . How would I go about repairing that any help would seriously help . Thank you in advance
wow I followed your videos of step by step I fixed my no park issue in 5 min. thank you. I thought shift cable. nope my 98 f150 had the 2 lose screws... awesome video and thank you for posting
Glad to hear. Thanks for watching. GOD bless you.
Thank you for posting this video,for the last couple days my truck wasn't going completely into park an it was trying to keep rolling,I tightening the 2 screws you mentioned and now it goes into park like it should,I was about to start checking the linkage but thanks to your video its fixed in about 3 minutes.
My 1999 Ford Expedition have the same problem it wouldn't go into park and I need to mess with it to get in to park but by looking at this video it helped me a lot because it was just those two screw that I needed to tighten back on then just mess with the shift cable and now it goes into park with no problem thank you so much for posting this vid
I accidentally hit your video first and can't tell you how much I appreciate it. It turned out to be a ten minute fix, most of which was finding the right driver to tighten the bolt. Thanks again for the info.
Thanks! I was very frustrated until your video showed up to save my F150 from the junk yard.
Awesome tip!
thanks man my f 150 is a 2001 so a bit different of a set up I assumed I either had to climb under the truck to adjust a cable before I take the parking pin out or rip the dash all apart and all I had to do was just tightens the two screws no cable adjustment needed saved me alot of time
Thanks, my truck had the same problem, hardly could get it into park, and I fixed the shift indicator! I always thought I would have to take out the whole dashboard but no, the fixing was easy!
Awesome video. Your video helped me ID why my F150 gear indicator would not moved when I changed gears. The problem was the white mount gear adjuster was broken. I went to Autozone and bought the white mount for the gear adjuster. Problem solved for $13 and 30 minutes of my time.
Same thing happened to me today. Called ford and they want $117 for the part and I'm not going to pay that price just so I can have something that says "motorcraft". What's the name of the part you got?
Antonio Zavala is the aluminum that the two bolts go
Thank you SOOO much. You saved my truck. Can't tell you how many mechanics didn't know this. Thank you!!!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video!!! I've spent months driving my truck trying to force it into park. I thought I was going to have to take it to the shop and spend hundreds to get it fixed. Was able to fix it myself in minutes and it works like new! I'd like thus video 100 times if I could!
Thank so much for this tip. My 1998 Expedition just started doing this and lo and behold the screws had loosened up. What a quick fix!!!!
Thanks for the video! This was exactly what was wrong with my 98 F-150. My truck is now going into park and the shifter feels way smoother.
wow. Thanks. It literally took me 5 minutes to tighten those screws. I used the T25 bit driver. not sure if that is the exact size but it worked. I had a little problem spinning the little Wheel thing that is supposed to change the length of the wire but I'm not as concerned with everything lining up, so much as I am the truck staying in park and not rolling
Thank you very much. It took about a minute to fix my 2001 F-150 with your help.
Thanks a lot for this video. Everything was right there and all I had to do was follow directions. Saved $350.00
Thanks for posting this! It took me about 15 minutes to fix mine after watching this. And I don’t know much about working on vehicles.
Perfect, just tightened my two screws and now all good on my 01 f150, also the tip on adjusting the adjustment screw fixed my 98 F150 console alignment., Thanks for the video. great job.
Thanks for the video, I got the screw back in place and noticed my white plastic piece was broken, but I will try to get a replacement part. You probably saved me a bunch money, thanks again
Thanks alot, had the dashboard apart before finding this video. Have a 99 ford f150. Worked like a charm!
Thanks for the video it saved me a ton of money. One of screws felled out and I went to the parts store and got the correct size Alan wrench and follow your instructions in the video and it only cost me eight dollars and ten minutes of my time
This worked for me, thanks so much!!! Was so annoying having to put the emergency brake on every single time I parked.
Glad I could help. The crazy thing is I'm sure the tranny mechanic knew it was a quick fix. I guarantee you if you would have brought your van in, he would NOT have said "Hey, never mind $550. Just give me $20 for the quick fix."
Thank you, this video worked for our situation. T-27 is the screwdriver I used. I had it for working on my Fusion, it is a special size and looks like it may be a common thing for Ford. I'm not a mechanic though, just what I have experienced.
Thank you! I replaced my 1996 explorer worn shift indicator and still had the problem. I looked around the floor and found the screw and the other one loose. It was easy to find as you described and showed..
Mine would not go into 1st gear, 2001 f150, this fixed it for me, thank you so much!
You, my friend, saved my life! Milion thanks and very nice, detailed and clear instructions. Kudoz.
Wow thank you so much for the video. This is a huge help. I have a family of ford owners and I knew if it wouldn't start to put my key in the ignition and take it out of park and put it back in but it is taking a couple of tries. I will definitely do this this afternoon
Thank you my 98 Ford F250 had the no park situation and could only be started in neutral.. Tightened the two screw and bingo works perfect!! Great video!