Get out your Workshop Manual and got to G:06:02 fig 17. I am guessing somehow the manual control valve is not connected to the shift linkage. You will have to drop the pan to see this. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "a56lincoln" <a56lincoln@xxxx> wrote: > My automatic transmission shifts fine (first, second, third) in D > position but ignores shifter positions 1 and 2 (acts like it's still > in D Also, my backup lights stay on in Park. The shifter does not > seem to be misaligned. In other words, P R N D 2 1 all seem to be > aligned correctly with the shifter. I can't find anything in the > manuals about such a problem. > > What am I missing? Any suggestions would be appreciated.