It only allows starting in park and neutral and it turns on the reverse lights.
It is on the valve body inside the transmission.
find the conector(s) and jump it. also try starting your vehicle in neutral.
the neutral safty switch is located in the trans range switch if you have an aw4 auto trans replace or clean and reinstall the switch
It is inside the transmission, on the valve body. It is called a range sensor.
either behind or in front of the arm of your brake pedal. Follow the brake pedal up until you find a box, either in front of or behind the brake pedal. You will find that the box has a button on it that is activated by your brake pedal, that is the neutral safety switch.
You might want to check your park-neutral safety switch, if it is not engaged the starter will not run.
Usually it is located on the shifter inside the console. You have to disassemle the console around the shifter to get to it.
it is in the transmission
if it is a jeep Cherokee it needs a neutral safety switch mounted on the passenger side of the transmission. if it is a jeep grand Cherokee it needs the backup switch located on the drvers side of the transmission
check the neutral safety switch. Mine does the same thing. also you might not have reverse lights.
The reverse light switch is part of the neutral safety switch. It is located on the left side of the transmission just above the pan. It has three wires and points towards the left rear tire.
Check the neutral safety switch on the shifter. If you place the shifter into neutral or push the shifter harder into the park position, this may change the switch position to allow it to start. There is a recall on the grand Cherokees for this switch.AnswerIgnition switch or starter.