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DH says check Neutral Safety/Transmission Range Sensor (you will need a
test light to check if power is getting to the starter)
He discounts the brake theory, but says it has to be in neutral or park.
If you hit the brakes two, three, four times, then all the vacuum is
released from the booster resulting in a high, hard petal. (normal
consequence of no vaccuum in the booster)
He says this is a no crank problem as opposed to a no start issue....all
electrical issues....check battery, ignition switch, neutral safety
switch, and starter in that order...

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> My mother's car is a 1993 Ford Tempo. It won't start, but I think the
>  problem is the brake.  The key turns in the ignition, the dashboard
> lights light (all of them), but it doesn't make a sound. It's NOT the
> battery...I KNOW what a dead battery sounds like. That car has all
> kinds of interlocks with the brake and the shift (it's an automatic)
> and the brake and the ignition. You need to depress the brake to do
> anything, like start the car or shift out of Park. If the brake
> doesn't work, nothing works.
>
> The problem is that the brake pedal won't go down at all. I know
> absolutely nothing about cars, but I suspect something in the brake
> mechanism (linkage?) is jammed. I couldn't find a tow truck to get it
> to the mechanic before they closed at 2, so I have to wait until
> Monday. Can they even tow it if it's stuck in Park? I thought it
> would be nice if I could fix it before then and save some money and
> annoyance.Any suggestions for a mechanically-challenged person (that
> doesn't involve disassembling the car)?
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth Tioga Co. PA
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