David McAndrews
Junior Member
I'm having a problem with my 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 with automatic transmission. The key tumbler will not align to allow for removal of the key until the column gear shifter is shoved tighter towards the park position.
It doesn't feel like this is an issue with the ignition switch or key tumbler... it feels like a mechanical blockage between the column gear shifter and key tumbler.
The column shifter seems tight enough (not a lot of play), but it also does not seem to go fully into the park position. Most noticeable is the faded orange spot where the gear indicator would show for park is showing a lot more bright orange these days (brighter from the top side - which again seems to indicate it is not going fully into the normal park position). No other problems are being experienced with the column shifter. Each gear works fine and it does not slip out of gear.
I haven't pulled the steering column cover yet, but I thought I would throw this out here to see what folks think. Any ideas or suggestions? I've included a video so you can see what is happening.
It doesn't feel like this is an issue with the ignition switch or key tumbler... it feels like a mechanical blockage between the column gear shifter and key tumbler.
The column shifter seems tight enough (not a lot of play), but it also does not seem to go fully into the park position. Most noticeable is the faded orange spot where the gear indicator would show for park is showing a lot more bright orange these days (brighter from the top side - which again seems to indicate it is not going fully into the normal park position). No other problems are being experienced with the column shifter. Each gear works fine and it does not slip out of gear.
I haven't pulled the steering column cover yet, but I thought I would throw this out here to see what folks think. Any ideas or suggestions? I've included a video so you can see what is happening.