'99 GC - Won't Crank in Park - New Shift Position Switch

'99 GC 125k miles

Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
neutral.

Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.

Thoughts?

Chip L

Chip L wrote:
> '99 GC 125k miles
>
> Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
> neutral.
>
> Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.
>
> Thoughts?

If it's not the neutral safety switch then it's the harness
or an issue with the linkage. Hows the engine and transmission
mounts? if they sag it can affect the linkage geometry.

Here is a pic of bad mounts from my ZJ
http://revbeergoggles.com/motormount/



--
DougW

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:33:40 -0500, "DougW"
> wrote:

>Chip L wrote:
>> '99 GC 125k miles
>>
>> Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
>> neutral.
>>
>> Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
>If it's not the neutral safety switch then it's the harness
>or an issue with the linkage. Hows the engine and transmission
>mounts? if they sag it can affect the linkage geometry.
>
>Here is a pic of bad mounts from my ZJ
>http://revbeergoggles.com/motormount/


Are you called the neutral switch the shifter postion switch? Nuetral
switch is usually in/on tranny. If it was replaced then linkage may be
out of adjustment.
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TheSnoMan.com

Linkage adjustment.

The shift lever is in Park, but the Neutral Safety Switch is not in the
right position. Can you push the lever more to the P setting and get the car
to start better?

I once owned a Mustang that would not always start in P. I simply had to
push the shifter more to P to get the safety switch to be happy.







"Chip L" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> '99 GC 125k miles
>
> Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
> neutral.
>
> Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Chip L
>

SnoMan wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:33:40 -0500, "DougW"
> > wrote:
>
>> Chip L wrote:
>>> '99 GC 125k miles
>>>
>>> Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
>>> neutral.
>>>
>>> Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>
>> If it's not the neutral safety switch then it's the harness
>> or an issue with the linkage. Hows the engine and transmission
>> mounts? if they sag it can affect the linkage geometry.
>>
>> Here is a pic of bad mounts from my ZJ
>> http://revbeergoggles.com/motormount/
>
>
> Are you called the neutral switch the shifter postion switch? Nuetral
> switch is usually in/on tranny. If it was replaced then linkage may be
> out of adjustment.

Yea. there is only one switch in the ZJ/WJ line and that is the one
in the transmission.

--
DougW

On Aug 10, 2:59 pm, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
> Linkage adjustment.
>
> The shift lever is in Park, but the Neutral Safety Switch is not in the
> right position. Can you push the lever more to the P setting and get the car
> to start better?
>
> I once owned a Mustang that would not always start in P. I simply had to
> push the shifter more to P to get the safety switch to be happy.
>
Thanks for the info, guys. I'm going to forward your comments to my
tech....


Chip L

> "Chip L" > wrote in message
>
> ups.com...
>
> > '99 GC 125k miles
>
> > Car occasionally would not crank in park. Would always crank in
> > neutral.
>
> > Replaced shifter position switch. Same problem.
>
> > Thoughts?
>
> > Chip L

"Chip L" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Aug 10, 2:59 pm, "Jeff Strickland" > wrote:
>> Linkage adjustment.
>>
>> The shift lever is in Park, but the Neutral Safety Switch is not in the
>> right position. Can you push the lever more to the P setting and get the
>> car
>> to start better?
>>
>> I once owned a Mustang that would not always start in P. I simply had to
>> push the shifter more to P to get the safety switch to be happy.
>>
> Thanks for the info, guys. I'm going to forward your comments to my
> tech....
>
>


After you do that, send him a Dear John letter. You need a tech that knows
this already ...