Ford F-150 will not start and gear shift can not be moved when key is in ignition. Lights on dash very dim and slowly go out.
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Check your battery. On my 2003 I could not shift out of park. Calling the dealership, they told me if the battery is low enough the vehicle's shifter cannot be moved. I used a jumper cable and it allowed the vehicle to be removed from park. Sounds like a battery problem since the dash lights dim and dim out.
Turn the key one click,then put into neutral,then start
When key is in ignition-key can not turn at all- this prevents from moving the gear shift out of park.
This is an update on my 2014 Ford F-150. After a whole year of investigating why it wouldn't start, it ended up to be the "Body Control Module." Which is the fuse panel behind the passenger kick panel. It had a short in it and when I slammed the module with my fist it came alive and started. Who would ever know. Wonders never cease.