2005 ford escort will not release out of park?

Driven day before, just fine now shifter will not release out of park

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Could be a shift cable or a shift interlock solenoid. Most likely you will have to get it towed to a mechanic for them to fix.

First thing to check is to see if the brake lights are working if not correct and try again. If that isn't the problem then try using a screwdriver and pushing the shift interlock bypass switch it mat take a few tries to get it. If this works then the shift interlock solenoid has failed. You can keep bypassing it with the screwdriver indefinitely