Why will my truck start in only the neutral position?

Asked by Hufflepuff Dec 09, 2022 at 10:45 AM about the 2000 Ford Ranger XL Extended Cab 4WD SB

Question type: General

Hi, I am an college student majoring in Automotive Service Technology. I have 2000 Ford Ranger XLT 4wd automatic transmission. I tested my battery, starter, and my alternator. They passed. I put my truck into neutral and it started. I would just like some help to figure out what would cause that sort of problem.

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Ed92626 answered about a year ago

The truck's 22 years old and that's a lot of starts in Park. It's likely that the neutral safety switch has a burn spot there. As there's no burn spot in Neutral, the truck starts fine there. Just replace the neutral safety switch.

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Lorenzo answered about a year ago

As mentioned above. Just replace neutral safety switch

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