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So I'm driving home and a message appears on the left side of the dash. Red square requiring on " OK " response. (A 2019 Lariat )
The message is " Transmission is not in park"
Of course I'm driving 45 mph and go "shit I hope not"
Everything is fine, no noise, shifts fine, all is good. Stop at the store and when I leave I notice the gearshift doesn't seem to be positioned right. Says D on the dash but looks like it's in neutral.
Again, running great and gives me the message again. The gearshift clicks in for each gear.

Any thoughts?
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I got that same message yesterday, I was driving out of the woods at a slow speed so hit OK and then a message came up my door was ajar. Thought that was why I got the transmission not in park message.
 

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So I'm driving home and a message appears on the left side of the dash. Red square requiring on " OK " response. (A 2019 Lariat )
The message is " Transmission is not in park"
Of course I'm driving 45 mph and go "shit I hope not"
Everything is fine, no noise, shifts fine, all is good. Stop at the store and when I leave I notice the gearshift doesn't seem to be positioned right. Says D on the dash but looks like it's in neutral.
Again, running great and gives me the message again. The gearshift clicks in for each gear.

Any thoughts?
take it a dealer--sounds really easy to duplicate (at least the alignment problem), is definitely not right, and is still under warranty.
 
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I believe that message appears when you open the door when engine is running and still in gear. This might indicate a defective door switch or a door that's not fully latched.
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