Another thing that can cause this is the cable lock solenoid. Dodge uses 2 safety mechanisms that lock the shifter. 1 is the rectangle looking block that moves out of the way when you turn the key. That is the first thing you pointed out behind the rubber cover at the shift lever. The 2nd safety is located inline with the ahift cable. If you remove the lower dash you can see it there. It is the second area poi ted out in the video. There is a 2 wire plug that attaches to the solenoid. If the mechanical block is working and you still cant get ypur rig out of park then try unplugging the solenoid. My shifter would not budge. Took me 30 seconds to get access to the plug. Removed the plug and now I can shift in and out of park at will. The primary safety is still there so shifting out of park withput the key turned is impossible.
On mine it still was locking up after this procedure so I tried keeping the red wire connector disconnected and this unlocked the shifting mechanism. I believe removing the connector disables the foot on brake safety feature so it should only be used as a temporary fix! Great video and very helpful
It happened the same to me, only when I disconnected the red connector the shift was able to get out of parking. Do you know what's the purpose of that cable? No light came up on the dashboard and the truck is running fine now.
Thanks for the close-in shots. We had a tornado that uprooted trees which fell on the windshield of my RAM. It was months before I got it cleaned up and a year with rain going into cab. Finally tried to move it this weekend and shifter is stuck in park. Going to try WD40 first, but at least I now know what I'm aiming for, and have a plan B if that doesn't work. Thanks again!
This fixed my sons truck but have a few questions. How long did this fix the problem? Did you have to do it again? Should we replace this part of so what is it called?
Mine tends to do this when weather is cold. I tried WD 40 and didn't fix issue. So I put a screw driver up and push on the metal slide when trying to shift and that works to get it unstuck.
Dude, the 2 videos I've watched of yours were original solutions to problems, (I hadn't seen 50 identical solutions of listed on you tube)! kudos to you ! you do however need to light up this particular video tho-couldn't see what you were tinkering with.
Thanks man you saved the day
2023, and this saved my life!!! Thank you🌺
Thank you. Just used your video to fix my better half truck. She was stuck at a gas station this morning
Seeing this video really helped me solve my problem of not having to down shift it out of park! Thanks.
Thank you! You saved us a trip to a mechanic. God bless!
Another thing that can cause this is the cable lock solenoid. Dodge uses 2 safety mechanisms that lock the shifter. 1 is the rectangle looking block that moves out of the way when you turn the key. That is the first thing you pointed out behind the rubber cover at the shift lever.
The 2nd safety is located inline with the ahift cable. If you remove the lower dash you can see it there. It is the second area poi ted out in the video.
There is a 2 wire plug that attaches to the solenoid. If the mechanical block is working and you still cant get ypur rig out of park then try unplugging the solenoid. My shifter would not budge. Took me 30 seconds to get access to the plug. Removed the plug and now I can shift in and out of park at will.
The primary safety is still there so shifting out of park withput the key turned is impossible.
On mine it still was locking up after this procedure so I tried keeping the red wire connector disconnected and this unlocked the shifting mechanism. I believe removing the connector disables the foot on brake safety feature so it should only be used as a temporary fix! Great video and very helpful
It happened the same to me, only when I disconnected the red connector the shift was able to get out of parking. Do you know what's the purpose of that cable? No light came up on the dashboard and the truck is running fine now.
Thank you. My 2007 Ram 3500 was stuck in park. It was the ignition switch lock wasn't retracting. A couple shots of lubricant solved the problem.
Thanks for the close-in shots. We had a tornado that uprooted trees which fell on the windshield of my RAM. It was months before I got it cleaned up and a year with rain going into cab. Finally tried to move it this weekend and shifter is stuck in park. Going to try WD40 first, but at least I now know what I'm aiming for, and have a plan B if that doesn't work. Thanks again!
Thank you thank you! I was stuck at a parking lot. Blew my brake line before I found your vid but I got home.
This fixed my sons truck but have a few questions. How long did this fix the problem? Did you have to do it again? Should we replace this part of so what is it called?
Mine tends to do this when weather is cold. I tried WD 40 and didn't fix issue. So I put a screw driver up and push on the metal slide when trying to shift and that works to get it unstuck.
Thanks I appreciate the videos.
Dude, the 2 videos I've watched of yours were original solutions to problems, (I hadn't seen 50 identical solutions of listed on you tube)! kudos to you ! you do however need to light up this particular video tho-couldn't see what you were tinkering with.
yeah glad it helped , ill try to use better lighting in the future .
Saved me big time I was stuck in the middle of nowhere!!!
It got messed up or something
Manual transmission?
Automatic
Thanks!
Will this make it throw a code
Just unplug your battery before you do this if you are unsure
My dodge 1500 stuck in d
Thank you.