Have a 2001 Buick Century limited with a 3.1 engine when car is started it makes a scratching noise in park & neutral only . Sometimes when you turn key to accessory the car will start on it's own .

Asked by cedricleon57 Aug 17, 2015 at 10:53 PM about the 2001 Buick Century Limited Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

purchased new starter and checked
neutral safety switch and had ignition
switch checked they checked out fine.
Any ideas someone may ran across
same problem. HELP!

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

As far as the vehicle starting in the accessory position the neutral safety switch may need to be adjusted and the scratching noise need more information before giving any advice.

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