Hi, Yesterday I was driving on the motorway and I pulled into a service area. I could not shift down in gears. When I stopped and started again, from neutral, I could not put it into gear. It was blocked. I was only able to get into gear when ignition was off, turn ignition on and start to move from 1st to 5th. That way, I made it home. Now the problem is: It starts in neutral but will not go into gear. If I turn off ignition and, as before, put into 1st, then turn the ignition on, the vehicle will NOT START. Now it seems that the battery is not kicking in when I start the vehicle “in gear”, but the Vehicle starts when in neutral. also the clutch is is not in its place. it is now lower to the ground.

2006 (new model) ford transit swb panel van
114,000 miles

The steering rack was recently changed