# Car not starting unless shifter is in an exact spot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting-unless-shifter-is-in-an-exact-spot/142328>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 15, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting-unless-shifter-is-in-an-exact-spot/142328 "2019-06-15T17:39:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![scj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@scj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scj)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting-unless-shifter-is-in-an-exact-spot/142328/1 "2019-06-15T17:39:14Z")

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Have had this a couple times. Shifter is otherwise in park but it develops a problem where you have to wiggle it a bit before car will turn over. What can be done to fix this?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting-unless-shifter-is-in-an-exact-spot/142328/2 "2019-06-15T17:51:04Z")

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Replace the park/neutral safety switch.

Tester

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**Author:** ![scj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@scj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scj)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-not-starting-unless-shifter-is-in-an-exact-spot/142328/3 "2019-06-15T20:13:31Z")

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Thanks. Looks like it’s pretty accessible.