# Sticking gear shift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 21, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061 "2009-03-21T14:29:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fuzzyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@fuzzyg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fuzzyg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061/1 "2009-03-21T14:29:52Z")

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I have a 1999 Ford Escort ZX2,And the button on the gear shift is stuck,my car is now stuck in park,I hope that it isn’t the transmission?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061/2 "2009-03-21T14:45:57Z")

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Am I to understand that you’re unable to push the release button in?  
Have you tried gently rocking the car?  
Are you parked on a hill?

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**Author:** ![fuzzyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@fuzzyg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fuzzyg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061/3 "2009-03-21T15:53:07Z")

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I’m parked in the garage and the release button is stuck.Thanx for replying.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061/4 "2009-03-21T16:43:26Z")

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You’ll need to get the vehicle to a shop to have the console disassembled and the mechanism repaired, but meanwhile look in the owner’s manual for an emergency release. These are built in to override the mechanism and allow the shofter to be moved through its opsitions when the gates are inoperative. That should get you in D so you can drive it to a shop.

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**Author:** ![fuzzyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@fuzzyg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fuzzyg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticking-gear-shift/28061/5 "2009-03-21T18:44:27Z")

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Thanx, I’m glad that it’s not the tranny.