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

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.

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!

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.

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!!!!!

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

Beautiful - took about 5 minutes to locate, tighten, and adjust. Thanks for the information - great video all the way around!!!

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 KZfaq and and just like you said. One of my T30 screws fell out completely and the other one was half way unscrewed. 😬 Thanks 🙏🏾🙌🏾

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'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 !!

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!!!

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

That's great. Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.

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.

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.

this was my problem..mechanic wanted to change the cable and the shifter...saved me from a scam man thank you

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!!!!

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!!!

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.

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 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.

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

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 !!!

Glad to help. It's amazing what they charge an arm and a leg to do. Thanks for watching.

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.)

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!

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....

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

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!!!!!!!

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. 👍🏻👍🏻

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!!!!

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!!!

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

Very smart move with the mirror. Thanks for showing exactly where that bar is under the dash...superb!!!!

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

Thanks for sharing your experience it helped me a ton. My screw had got so loose it feel out. Would not have known where to look without this video so thank you!

Thanks for the video. Its still providing value. Saved me a trip to the repair shop on my 2001 F150 Supercrew. Still running strong!

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!!!!

Ford dealer wanted $299 to fix this. Thanks for saving me !money. Took 5 minutes and works great.

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!!!!!

Thank you very much. It took about a minute to fix my 2001 F-150 with your help.

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.

Thanks so much for posting this! I had no idea this was our problem. My shifter had so much play, that it wouldn't go into park, and this wouldn't start! This took about as long as it took to watch the video to fix. Perfect explanation and instructions. Thank you!!!!

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 !!

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 KZfaq. Lol BTW, those screws are T30 Torx screws.

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

Thanks alot, had the dashboard apart before finding this video. Have a 99 ford f150. Worked like a charm!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Thanks a lot for this video. Everything was right there and all I had to do was follow directions. Saved $350.00

This worked for me, thanks so much!!! Was so annoying having to put the emergency brake on every single time I parked.

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 SOOO much. You saved my truck. Can't tell you how many mechanics didn't know this. Thank you!!!!!

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

Thank you! This video helped me solve the problem of my shiftier popping out of Park when my truck was in a slight incline. It also made the alignment of the gear shift lever spot on! As you indicated it was a matter of the two screws backing out. You saved me time and money; Thanks again!

Hey pal, seriously appreciate your video. Watch a half dozen others before coming across yours and your video has by far easily explained exactly what needs to be done to fix the problem. Not only is it an easy to understand video it also actually worked !! I just came back in from fixing my 1997 F150 after watching your video. All in all it didn't take a full 30 minutes for me to do. So again, your video is much appreciated !

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

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 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.

Glad to hear. Thanks for watching. GOD bless you.

So that's the screw I found in the floorboard before the problems started. Thanks man.

You, my friend, saved my life! Milion thanks and very nice, detailed and clear instructions. Kudoz.

Gotta say thank you so much! Your video saved my day and probably a lot of money! You my friend are a hero today!

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.

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 !

Thanks! I was very frustrated until your video showed up to save my F150 from the junk yard. Awesome tip!

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.

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.

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

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.

MAN, thank you so much for this. I've been dealing with the truck not starting in park and not staying in park for years!

Thanks for the tip my friend, my truck is a explorer 98 but has the same problem and i try your advice and it works on my truck, thanks to you i save money, thanks again God bless you.

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.

Great Video & Camera work. My 1985 is in need of this adjustment & I will fix it now that I viewed you on youtube. Thanks-Tim in MI

Mine would not go into 1st gear, 2001 f150, this fixed it for me, thank you so much!

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

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.

Thanks for the vid.. This just happened to me this morning. I could go into drive and reverse but not park. moved the the truck out of the way and took my other car to work. I will be fixing that this afternoon. Good job.