My previous post described a sporadic problem involving a failure of the shifter unlocking mechanism along with the ABS light coming on. Additional symptoms also popped up including: 1)No turn signals, 2) No headlights and 3) loss of all dash lights when the headlights were turned on??? It was suggested that I replace either the brake switch or the ignition switch. Both made complete sense to me and I tried the brake switch first since it was 15 years old and the ignition switch was only 2 years old. Turned out to be the ignition switch. As with alot of things the replacements just don't seem to be made with the same quality as the originals. Thanks for all who offered help.