1993 FESTIVA LOCKED!

[crazyrog17]

I know you guys resolved it, but if it happens again, it could also be the brake switch! Had this happen in a parking lot 170 miles from home.. rigged it to work and haven't messed with it since. Non-working brake switch = unable to move shift lever in an auto.

-Joe

Good call! Smart to tack onto this thread for future searches.

[Louieisawsome]

My room fuse was blown and the previous owner used a paperclip to wire the shift lock open instead or replacing the fuse -_-

[ricko1966]

You mean by doing electrical work without first disconnecting the battery?

town, crazy, tell me this isn't so!

I know every service procedure starts with disconnect battery,no one does .Who would have seen this one coming though I was changing an oil pressure switch on a Mitsubishi and my wedding ring touched a positive lead,positive starter lead if I remember correctly. Any way dead short to ground through a gold ring it burnt a ring around my finger and peeled the skin off as I yanked the hot ring off my finger.That was when my wife was finally convinced I didnt wear my weding ring to work to my own safety.