Auto Shifter Sticking

[Tetsubo]

I've search through some of the threads from the past, and I kinda but don't get some of these solutions. I own a 2002 Edition.
My shift has just become stubborn as hell to throw into Park, and I can't start the car in park I always have to put her in Neutral. I also am having to force the shifter into drive. Now I have taken the whole assembly a part and it is filthy under the covers. Soda and everything else have not been kind.
How can I fix this?

Side question:
I pulled the knob off and have found 2 blue wires what are they? Do they connect to that black button on my shift(this has never done anything for me)?

 

[Tetsubo]

Sorry, posted this in the wrong section could someone move it to Protege5 please.
Figured out why my knob wasn't shifting, but I am still curious about my second question.

 

[taubut]

Sorry, posted this in the wrong section could someone move it to Protege5 please.
Figured out why my knob wasn't shifting, but I am still curious about my second question.

Hi, I have the exact same problem with my protege 5 where the car doesn't like to go into park most of the time, and then I have to start it in neutral. Could you please let me know what you did to fix this issue?

 

[Tetsubo]

Well, it was a linkage issue, so i would check there first. If you are looking in the engine bay, right hand bottom of the front is where all that crap is. I had set up a bracket to support my intake and it came loose and got snagged down there.second i was reading to check where your shifter is for grime and build up under all those covers. Big rob with a plastic or rubber sleeve in there.