Rotary shifter issue

[someuser]

hey guys, I just replaced my shifter with rotary one and it works fine, but I see a very big flaw/safety issue. I am able to go back and forth between P, R, N and D without pressing the brake paddle and even while driving. I tried at very slow speed and it can easily go back and forth which is very dangerous. I could not do that with my other shifter or on my rotary shifter on my 2020 Explorer ST. Is it cheap ebay version of the shifter that I bought or is there no such locking/safety mechanism built in? Have you guys tried that or noticed that. Would like to know the experience specifically from the folks who purchased the OEM shifter directly from Ford.

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[mxracer]

No lock on the rotary shifter. If you are above a certain speed and rotate the know the dash will show a message something to the effect of "not able to select that gear at speed". So you can rotate till your hearts content but it won't actually shift the trans.

If you tried it while driving what were your results? If it shifted at speed I'm sure your trans would be in pieces at this point.