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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 04:04 PM
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Please help, I had to change the insert at the shifter linkage and now the car 03 won’t crank?? I only have a plug with 4 wires that plugs into the shifter
( no purple) that seems to have no power going into it? All my books have been no help. I checked the inside fuse box #14 was the thought someone had.
I did push on the brakes and tried to crank it and checked the 4 wires no power??
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Any codes? Battery have good voltage? Does the starter click or try to crank at all?
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 01:19 AM
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It's very possible you disturbed the Park/Neutral safety switch while working on the shifter, if so the car will not crank over at all. Pretty sure that's the problem.
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Sorry, forgot to mention that there is power on that connector, but it is only present when the Ignition switch is in the start/crank position.
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I once had a no-crank condition that ended up being a loose battery cable connector.
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