R***A**N**G**E***R
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have a 1996 ford ranger 4x4 and for the last month my column shifter has felt a bit sloppy and also when I put it in park and then get back in my truck to go some place else it won't shift out of park BUT after a couple tries of turning the key and removing my foot from brake and back again it always would shift out of parking gear and off I would go but today was a different story,as I was getting back in my truck after going to the store I could NOT get it out of park for like 5 minutes FINALLY it shifted out of park and I put it in drive and went home.
I have decided from now on to put it in neutral,turn it off and put on my emergency brake and lock it up when I am not in it, so the obvious question is what in the hell is going on???
update/ALSO the last few days I have noticed that when I have cruise control on and when I go to TAP the brake to disengage the cruise NOTHING happens, truck still goes until I tap the brake 5 or 6 times frantically then the cruise will shut off.
Are there any write up's about this exact issue with other people experiencing this problem and what was the fix? I am ASSuming this is most likely the ( BRAKE SWITCH ) kinda makes sense, please tell me it;s the brake switch,lol
I have decided from now on to put it in neutral,turn it off and put on my emergency brake and lock it up when I am not in it, so the obvious question is what in the hell is going on???
update/ALSO the last few days I have noticed that when I have cruise control on and when I go to TAP the brake to disengage the cruise NOTHING happens, truck still goes until I tap the brake 5 or 6 times frantically then the cruise will shut off.
Are there any write up's about this exact issue with other people experiencing this problem and what was the fix? I am ASSuming this is most likely the ( BRAKE SWITCH ) kinda makes sense, please tell me it;s the brake switch,lol
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