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My 99 taurus had the neutral safety switch on the steering column shaft (by the brake pedal) when your shift gear lever at the steering wheel to park it will allow you to start the engine. If your engine does not turn on in park your neutral safety switch is bad. It cost about $30 at O'Reilly's. word of caution disconnect your battery first, then pay close attention how you disconnected the bad nuetral switch. You will have to install the new one in the reverse order. take your time. Purchase the nuetral safety switch and look by your brake pedal to identify the nuetral safety switch by comparing it to the one you purchased. Don't forget to connect your battery after you have installed the new one. You will have to reprogram your radio favorite stations and your clock.
When you say you replace neutral switch,the one on the left side of the transmission? Nuetral and park,Once they are selected it gives a ground to the starter relay.If anything park gear on the nuetral switch isnt getting switched to ground.This can be in the transmission
The splines in the torque converter are stripped, very common problem back in the day.Transmission will need to be removed and torque coverter replaced. rebuilt converter should run about 150 to 200 plus labor and some fluid.
MOST LIKELY YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE NUETRAL SAFETY SWITCH IT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS LOCATED ON THE TRANSMISSION CASE UNDER THE ARM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ATTACHES TO, SEE PHOTO BELOW.
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS Part # NS113T [NUETRAL SAFETY SWITCH]
yes a sensor, depending on the model it will be called a neutral safety switch or a transmission range sensor, check with your local parts store, get the part they list and get under your jeep and find it, usually on the drivers side of the trans
pburcham: In studying up on your problem, I could only come up with a few possibilities from your description.
1. Linkage adjustment
2. A problem with the "Low and reverse Brake band"
however, this usually has a symptom of poor acceleration
due to the transmission slipping. That band has to grab the drum to hold for low gear.
3. Problem with the manual valve in the valve body.
4. Damaged seals causing pressure leakage which will keep the clutches from locking up.
5.Defective "High Reverse clutch" (front) check ball
Possibly a few other things, but everything (unfortunately) is still internal. The inhibitor switch is for the starting circuit and just keeps you from starting the car in anything but park and neutral.
Transmission control unit will not have this harsh an effect. It should operate without the TCU. You should be able to do a manuel shift with the transmission.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
I can say one thing, these transmissions were not known for failures, consequently should be a dime a dozen in salvage yards.
Why or how you got a bad one?????? Don't know?
If I can help, let me know........
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