2001 Dakota Quad - Tried to go to work this a.m. but could not get truck out of park. Drove fine last night Break light comes on when break is pressed.
I don't hear any clicking or noises coming from steering cloumn when key is ON and stepping on break pedal repeatedly. Have moved steering wheel back & forth while pressing break pedal, have tried pushing shift lever furthr into park and holding while pressing on the break repeatedly - Have tried to "fool" it by turning key to ON, pressing breakand trying to move shifter into netural - Nothing works Am I looking at the shift lock silinoid or something like a locked up shiftcable or shifter inside the cloumn or is itinside the transmission "parking prawl". If this is the problem can I do myself or should I shell out and take it to the garage?

 

if it were a ford i would say the nuetral saftey switch would be worth looking at. check your manual and see if dodge uses one of those

 

solenoid
brake
pawl

Too tired to think about your problem though.