series of problems ending w/locked transmision in park

[Jvan]

Driving and the anti lock light comes on and I can feel a difference in pedal pressure. Then the heater fan starts cycling on and off. Didn't notice any real change in driving except the break pedal pressure. Parked the car and had lunch, car started right up but fan didn't work and anti-lock light still on.Tried to move shifter into gear and the button wouldn't depress and shifter wouldn't move. Let it run a few more minutes while I thought about the situation and then the heater fan kicked on and the shifter button could be depressed and moved. Drove home and parked for awhile. Started right up and shifted out of park. Drove to a friend and parked on a hill and by habit shifted into park. Came out 15 minutes later and again locked in Park. Tried for an hour, anti-lock brake light still on, heater fan refuses to turn on and gear shift still locked. Checked the fuses and didn't see any blown fuses. Any suggestions. Left the car to watch the games but need to resolve since this is my daily driver. Want to avoid a tow to the daeler if possible. Help!!!

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by Jvan

Driving and the anti lock light comes on and I can feel a difference in (the brake) pedal pressure.
If the ABS light came on then either there is a problem with your braking system, or
you have been spinning your wheels in the snow/sand/ice/whatever.

Then the heater fan starts cycling on and off.
Didn't notice any real change in driving except the break pedal pressure.
Is the temperature gauge showing a higher than normal temperature?
When you say heater fan, do you mean the blower fan inside the car, or the cooling fans under the hood, at the radiator?

Parked the car and had lunch, car started right up but fan didn't work and anti-lock light still on.
If the ABS light comes on when you start your SVX, before you drive it, that sounds like a hard/real problem.

Tried to move shifter into gear and the button wouldn't depress and shifter wouldn't move. Let it run a few more minutes while I thought about the situation and then the heater fan kicked on and the shifter button could be depressed and moved. Drove home and parked for awhile. Started right up and shifted out of park. Drove to a friend and parked on a hill and by habit shifted into park. Came out 15 minutes later and again locked in Park. Tried for an hour, anti-lock brake light still on, heater fan refuses to turn on and gear shift still locked. Checked the fuses and didn't see any blown fuses. Any suggestions. Left the car to watch the games but need to resolve since this is my daily driver. Want to avoid a tow to the daeler if possible. Help!!!

Please answer these questions, so that we can get a better idea of what is going on.
Tom

[Hocrest]

Tom, would a non working brake pedal switch trigger a ABS error???

Jvan, when you press the brake pedal do the brake lights go on.

[Hocrest]

Also Jvan are you using the button on the base of the shifter to move out of "P"? Normally you don't need to press it, but if the normal shift interlock isn't working, you can press that, and the button on the handle to be able to shift.

[Jvan]

When the ABS light came on, I was driving on a city road that was wet but clear of snow and it has stayed on (except when I turn off the car). The fan I'm talking about is the inside heater fan not the radiator fans which are operating normally. No, the temp gauge is showing the normal temp. reading. I'm not sure what the button at the base of the shifter refers to. The shifter has a button for manual shifting and the button at the top of the shifter so you can shift into reverse. That button ,on the top of the shifter knob, won't push in and the shifter lever is locked into park. I know it sounds silly that I was able to shift out of Park when the heater blower fan started to work but that's the truth and now that the heater fan isn't working at all, the shifter is locked into Park. I don't believe the inside heater fan (blower) shouldn't be connected with the brake/shifter interlock but I don't think the ABS light should be connected either.

[Jvan]

Sorry, I forgot to answer the question about the brake lights working. Yes the brake lights work when the brake pedal is depressed.