I am a little short on facts on this case, but would appreciate some suggestions before I go further.
My sister was attempting to connect a late model Ford pickup (details on the engine and tranny lacking at this point) to a dual axle lowboy trailer. After backing up and pulling forward several times, she manages to engage the hitch ball with the trailer socket, and get it connected.
She noticed that the trailer lights are not working properly.
Now, she attempted to drive away with the trailer and found she could not get the tranny out of park. After exhausting her options, she left trailer and pickup on the farm and returned home in another vehicle.
She feels the problem may be due to the problem with the brake lights blown fuse, etc).
I doubt this, but dont know much about the newer generation of Ford trannies. I have seen trannies lock into park when the vehicle was in a position to put load on the driveline, or when the linkage may have been damaged.
I need to go with her to try to resolve it, but would appreciate any info that might make this job easier. (I intend to disconnect the trailer and see if I can free up the parking pawl, check linkage, etc, and pull the trailer home with my vehicle if all else fails.)
Thanks