Tacoma won't go into gear without pressing shift release

My 2004 tacoma won't go into gear without pressing the shift release. It's not the break fuse. I've already changed it. Any ideas?

 

The break release?

 

Sorry, typo!! Shift release

 

Could be a bad shift lock solenoid. You may be able to hear a slight click noise when in park and stepping on the brake pedal near the shifter. This is the solenoid activating. Here's a diagram. Check the cig fuse as well as the stop.

 

Possible bad brake light switch.

 

If that's the case then do I have to get into the transmission box to change the bad solenoid? The cig lighter works fine but what is the stop?

 

And where is that located?

 

Right behind the brake pedal.

 

Awesome thanks y'all! I'll take a look and see what I can do

 

yall are way over thinking this, the 10 amp brake light fuse in the dash fuse panel is just blown. when that happens the shift lock will not release because the signal isn't there to go through the brake switch to disengage the shift lock.

its a designed safety device in order to prevent you from unknowingly driving the truck without any brake lights

replace fuse and all will be good, if it blows again check for a shorted trailer light converter or the brake light wire or one of the brake lights bulb socket is shorting out to ground.

 

I changed the break light fuse which oddly enough fixed my dash lights.....