Wont start in park but will start in neutral..help, what is the solution?

The neutral safety switch in a 2008 Dodge Nitro is typically located on the transmission case, near the gear selector linkage. If your vehicle is experiencing starting issues in park and now the park won't engage, it's possible that the neutral safety switch might be malfunctioning. I recommend having a professional mechanic diagnose and repair the issue to ensure it's properly addressed.

Try cranking with shift lever in neutral in case the park neutral safety switch is going bad .

when you park the truck dont move mean is on park but the range sensor is not working to make the by pass to make the truck to start posible you need to replace the range sensor or neutral safety switch

Maybe check to see if the neutral safety switch is malfunctioning. there should be an adjustment on the top of the transmission that is a small L-shaped bar that moves. If it is not adjusted correctly, the shifter may be in park, but the actual transmission may be between park and reverse, thus making it not register that it is in park and the neutral safety switch engaged to say it is safe to start.

If the shifter is on the column, try holding up on the shifter just a little as you try to start it, if this seems to work, that transmission linkage needs to be adjusted. Also try to start in Neutral, if this works, which not always on some models, then most likely is the linkage needing to be adjusted.

Hope this helps.

place back in park or neutral. Cars now a days won't start in gear unless the neutral/park saftey switch is faulty.

Check the distributor

There is a switch in the shifter called the neutral safety switch. This keeps the car from being started except when it is in park or neutral. Yours is going bad. You might try starting in neutral instead of park if that works better. This will get worse until it fails completely.

the vehicle will only start in park or neutral.if it will not go into park,the shift linkage or the column has an issue,but it should start in neutral.

It sounds as if it could be the neutral safety switch. have you tried to start it in neutral instead of park?? If it starts in neutral just have the neutral safety switch replaced. I hope this helps.

does the engine crank over when it stops