Q: Will not go into park. 1993 Ford F250

asked by on December 05, 2016

My truck won't go into park but it will go into all the other gears. The gear shifter is all the way up into park I believe but it's really in reverse. I replaced the steering column tube but it wasn't the problem. The gear shifter had a little play in it, I don't know if that could be a problem.

My car has 302000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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