# stater stay on in park only 

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837 "2023-07-21T13:50:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sanchez.Roberto.r\_186053](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Sanchez.Roberto.r\_186053](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sanchez.Roberto.r_186053)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837/1 "2023-07-21T13:50:16Z")

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i have a 04 silverado 1500 my starter says on wan in park on i replace the starter and the neutral switch and still the same way

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837/2 "2023-07-21T14:14:43Z")

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$100 starter, $50 neutral switch

First thing I would have tried is the $5 starter relay.

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**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837/3 "2023-07-21T15:46:18Z")

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Sounds like the ignition key switch has the start position stuck closed, so you must move it out of park and neutral so that the neutral safety switch turns the starter off.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837/4 "2023-07-21T21:58:02Z")

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Suggest OP disconnect battery negative whenever parking car until this is fixed. If starter turns on and stays on by itself, & nobody is around, that could cause the starter to overheat & start the car on fire.

The solution is to disconnect the starter from the car’s wiring harness, then to use a volt meter, probing to figure out why the starter’s solenoid wire is being powered up when it shouldn’t. Note that it is possible the problem is actually the starter itself, and the relationship to the ignition switch and transmission selector is a coincidence. Starters can stick in the “on” position sometimes, again very dangerous b/c of possibility of a car fire.

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stater-stay-on-in-park-only/191837/5 "2023-07-29T14:34:33Z")

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The starter may need shims