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Received a recall letter regarding the electric power steering one week ago and a message came on the dash about problem with power steering. When I tried to start the car all I hear was a clicking sound. I tried jumping it but still only a clicking sound and we tried a fully charged battery starter to give it more juice but still heard only the clicking sound. The car is an automatic and is in my garage but it will not shift out of park into neutral. It's frozen in park. Is the electrical problem with the power steering also causing the car to not start and the transmission problem?

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It does sound like low voltage. Check battery termanels really good. Even if you put a fully charged battery in it and the same happened if there is a bad connection in the termanels it will do the same thing. Even if you had a bad started there would still have voltage to take it out of park. Could be why your P/S light came on also.

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You should be addressing this to the service agent doing the recall
he will know what the symptoms are

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  • Posted on Sep 04, 2008

SOURCE: Subject: ignition, the car won't start,

this tells me that you have either a bad connectin on the solenoid of the starter or you have a loose ground cable to the bell housing of trans mission,or you have a defective neutral safety switch......please rate

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SOURCE: New battery, electrics work, no starter sound.

Can you bypass the cylinoid?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 12, 2010

SOURCE: 2004 ion 2 quad coupe,the electric power steering goes out.

GM has just came out with a recall for this problem. It involves the power steering motor. You will get a notice in the mail if your car is involved.

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  • Posted on Jul 05, 2011

SOURCE: 2001 Saturn L300 transmission shifter does not

Almost all newer cars have a safety that won't allow you to shift without a foot on the brake. These are either cable or electric solenoid activated. They fail, so check your owners manual, as it will have the procedure to get it to shift, untill you can get it fixed correctly.

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