# 2002 Ford Escape - Park/Neutral Safety Switch?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-escape-park-neutral-safety-switch/150890>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-escape-park-neutral-safety-switch/150890 "2019-10-17T00:22:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LuisSanoguet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@LuisSanoguet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LuisSanoguet)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-escape-park-neutral-safety-switch/150890/1 "2019-10-17T00:22:25Z")

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key stuck in. Will not come out. No circle around the P indicator.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-escape-park-neutral-safety-switch/150890/2 "2019-10-17T00:47:34Z")

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Have you have tried turning it on and off, shifting the car from park to reverse and back to park and wiggling key and shifter together to free the key?

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**Author:** ![LuisSanoguet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@LuisSanoguet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LuisSanoguet)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-escape-park-neutral-safety-switch/150890/3 "2019-10-18T02:06:35Z")

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Thank you for your help. Problem was more difficult than that. I was able to identify it. The problem was with the shifter.

Thanks