2003 Lincoln town car shifter stuck in park/ brake lights not working.

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I replaced the (Brake light switch) on my 2003 Lincoln town car and i still can not shift it out of park nor do my break lights work. A couple weeks ago when I started the car up I went to put my foot on the break to shift to drive and I heard a pop then realized my climate control went black and shift was stuck in park. I know there is a trick to get it into drive but that defeats the purpose of driving it if I have no brake lights. Also fuses were checked none are blown. Before the incident of the (Pop) the car was going into shift fine, climate control and brake lights were working fine. Does anyone know what else could be going on?

How long has your 2003 Lincoln Town Car had this problem?

2 weeks