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850 not starting - ignition switch? 850

posted by  Ozark Lee on  Wed Jan 7 12:53 CST 2009
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The PNP switch is the Park-Neutral-Position switch on an automatic transmission. It actually tells the transmission more information than just park and neutral but the starter will not engage unless it determines that the shifter is in either park or neutral.

Just for grins try rowing the shifter back and forth from low to park a couple of dozen times and then try to start the car either in park and again in neutral if park doesn't work. The PNP switch is filled with grease and the grease, particularly as it ages, gets stiff when it gets cold outside.

The dreaded flashing up arrow light is also an indicator of a PNP switch problem.

...Lee






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