I have a 99 Navigator and have cursed that cheap pos column shifter for quite a few years. I put more time into making it work than all the vehicles i've had put together before it. Ford was sure building some chit back in the 90's. I just got done changing all the parts in the column because I thought it had a broken shift tube. Nope, wasn't the problem. Must be the torx bits on the bottom of the tube that hold the bracket. Nope wasn't the problem. The problem was the cheap shift cable. It has an adjuster on the end of it where it hooks on the transmission that you can slide back and forth and lock into place when you get it all lined up. Such as truck in park and indicator in park. Lock the lock down and you're all set. Problem with the lock is they can slip and get the results you're getting. It will always go back into park because you're pulling it to the end of the adjustment. Problem is when you try to "push" it into reverse or drive and the adjustment will "slip" and it has to go further so that's why your drive is in second and reverse is in neutral. Get under the truck and see if you can lock the adjuster in. It's yellow in color and you have to pull down on the locking mechanism to lock it. I put a new cable on mine. Turned out it was just unlocked and in good shape. I have my original one on the shelf. The new one cost me $65 bucks on ebay. Was for a 4100 model. You will have to find out which transmission you have. There are two. I will try to put a pic on here but not sure if I can figure it out. I used to all the time and they changed it and last time I tried I gave up on it. Take a good thing and overcomplicate it. Kind of like a cheap ford adjustable shift cable. I think if you check that you will be back in business. Good luck.
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