Tr3y1990

OK PLEASE I NEED HELP ITS URGENT!!!! This Morning i went outside to start the car because i was about to head out to richmond va the car started up perfectly but then i forgot something in the house so i ran back inside grabbed what i needed so when i came back outside to start the car its not even trying to crank when i turn the key nothing happends everything else works from the lights to the radio but whats weird is my gears can move with out my foot on the break i thought is was the battery changed that my battery and oil light stays on but everything else goes off i need help crying with tears!!!!!!

Legender

Sounds like the gear selector position sensor may be out... Car thinks it's in gear so it does not engage the starter. Did you try to start the car with the shifter in neutral?
other ideas?

timmy0tool

iTrader: (7)

yeah there is a neutral safety switch on the gear selector that is probably sticking or bad. just jiggle the level while in 'park' and see if the starter engages. also as legender said, try starting the car in 'neutral' as well.

Tr3y1990

where can i find this switch

dicer

What was meant is to grab the shift lever and move it back and forth and try to start it. It looks like the neutral safety switch is behind the lever on the transmission that goes to the shifter.

Yamae

It is attached to the side of the AT near the ATF cooling line.
It has the special electric grease inside to protect electrical contacts from the corrosion and keep the contact resistance low enough. Problem is the grease does not last forever. When it is aged, it begins to loose the capability to keep the low resistance of contacts. Yours must be in this situation.

Dealers just replace the switch unit and charge you more than $300 since the switch unit alone costs nearly $300.

I usually don't replace the switch as dealers do. I only clean contacts electrically using a battery and a bulb. I even don't remove the switch. I have posted the way how to do it a few years ago and I'm sure you can find it searching the forum. A search is always a good friend.

Tr3y1990

when i went to go start the car i turned my head light on and my car wouldnt start wouldnt do nothing not i just realized that my reverse is highlighted i think my car thinks its in reverse how do i fix is i need hellp now please its been sitting for a week now and im just noticing that maybe thats why it wont do nothing

Tr3y1990

and its not the battery

Tr3y1990

i just realized that my reverse gear is highlighted on the dash board is that why becase the car thinks its in reverse and the car is in park

dicer

So you turn the key and nothing? You turn the key and the engine turns yet won't start? Showing the wrong shifter position could be the shift selector switch also called neutral safety switch. Its on the transmission case where the shift linkage goes from the shifter.

Tr3y1990

i got the gear selector up and got the car started now but its still saying reverse but when i drove it to see if everything was ok its driving like its on over drive or or a different geare other then drive because i wont change gears while im driving

Yamae

Sounds like a problem of the neutral safety switch. Check it. The methods are somewhere in the forum. A search is always your good friend.

randal

There is also an infamous issue with the trunk wiring on early models that results in mysterious electrical issues. You might keep it in mind -> http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/lighting/bulbout.html

billydpowe

iTrader: (1)

so, now what are you going to do? fix it like Yamae said, or what?

randal

You started another thread on this issue???? -> https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...o-nothing.html