2000 Pontiac Bonneville neutral safety switch location?

Answer 1

There is a switch at the rear of the Shift console which may have something to do with the car not starting in Park,,,, once in a while mine did. However when I removed the switch from it's position ( there is a ball-joint connection on each end of the switch ) it did not make any difference. If fact it started most of the time when the switch was not in position,, but still plugged in. The dealer quoted $450.00, then later $250.00 for the switch which is not serviced separate. It is part of the entire console shift mechanism.. By then I was ready for a junk yard search, but could not locate a 2000, and did not know if other years had the same switch. MY SOLUTION: after tearing the face off the dash, and removing the radio, I could see the ignition switch. I thought it may be the switch. There is a cable that runs from the shifter up to the back of the ignition switch. Undo the clip, then turn the key to ON, and the cable comes out. Make sure the battery is Disconnected..... Then experimenting with the battery connected, pulling out on the cable, then pushing in on the cable I found that the car started every time when I had the cable pushed in. So I put a small metal clip on the black plastic housing that pushed the white piece at the end of the cable further into the ignition switch when pushed back into place. Don't know why or how, but now the car starts every time. Cost 5 cent clip and lots of frustration on why it didn't start, and why it now does,,,, but I'll take it...