Gear selector issue
 

I have a 2001 Ford Escape and had an issue today. After getting to my destination I went to put the car in park and it would only stay in drive even if the gear selector was in the 'park position'. I shut the car off and then realized that I would be unable to start the car back up with it currently in drive. After looking around I discovered that the wire from the gear selector in the steering column to the transmission was not connected to the transmission. I was able to 'manually' put the car in park under the hood to get it started and then to drive the same way. My question is, has anyone ever replaced this wire before and if so, how difficult was it (or how much was it at your local shop)?

ive done these repairs before at my shop. Have a reputable shop do the repair because the steering column has to be somewhat taken apart and the new cable threaded into place. This certainly isnt an amateur job and needs to be done right. Depending on the cable price from the dealer, i could see this running you around... just a ball park... an hour of labor... around 100-200 bucks. But this is just a ballpark guesstimate, but it could be more depending on labor time and the part cost.