Scott in Maine

I have this problem too, so thank you for your posts. The problem had been intermittent, and annoying. And murphy’s law, it didn’t show up when I took the truck to the dealer for the repair; no codes stored in the OBD, and a shockingly un-curious tech who didn’t even try shifting the transmission even a few times where the message definitely would have showed up. I lived with the false messages off and mostly-on for about 9 months, but last night the truck upped the game and drained its battery down to 4v. Typically the truck lights and whatever else was running would time out as if the “accessory” ignition was on then shut off after 20 minutes or so just like it does at a drive-in movie (PITA). Last night, that must not have happened. After an overnight on the charger, the battery was good again this morning. However the “shift to park” message still showing after the morning and afternoon commutes. So, I decided I’d had enough and can’t risk becoming stranded with a dead battery, and disassembled the steering column covers. With the covers off (just 3 hex head screws), the little limit switch on the transmission control assembly was easy to access. With the “shift to park” message active on the instrument cluster, I used a wire to jump the switch, and presto! The truck shut off like it should. I tried a few more times and same result. So I soldered in a temporary fix wire, and I’ll order a replacement shift control assembly. I realize the micro switch is just a few $, but I just don’t want to deal with the soldering and odd limit arm bend. Now, I just wonder what feature disappeared when I jumped the switch. If there’s something wonky, I’ll follow up this post. If not, assume no further updates means everything is normal with the switch jumped.