# Stuck in park **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, parkingbrakes, ford\ **Created:** [September 10, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-in-park/54939 "2010-09-10T22:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drchapple\_153148](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drchapple\_153148](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drchapple_153148)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-in-park/54939/1 "2010-09-10T22:39:45Z")
2001 Mustang is stuck in park. Cannot get out of park when I push the brake pedal. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-in-park/54939/2 "2010-09-10T22:49:03Z")
See if the brake lights are working. Also, as a work-around, try with the key in the ACC position, where the radio is working, but no lights on the dash and the engine on running. Shift to neutral if you can. ---
**Author:** ![drchapple\_153148](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drchapple\_153148](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drchapple_153148)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stuck-in-park/54939/3 "2010-09-11T02:36:58Z")
Brake lights not working. Found wire broke under brake pedal. Connected wire, problem solved. Thanks for your help.