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My Cavalier will not start in park.If I move the selector to neutral it will start. Could it be a switch?
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∙ 15y ago
yes, the shift linkage has a switch to only allow the car to start in either park, or neutral. All automatic transmissions have a neutral safety switch. It is misadjusted or defective.
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∙ 15y ago
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