wont start plz help

[RoT-PhEaR]

Hi im having a problem with my 1992 saturn SL and im not 100% shure what it is. it started out when i went to start my car i would half to play around with the shifter(automatic) push it up wiggle it in park or use neutral then it got worse and i would half to wiggle in both park and neutral till it got so bad i had to put it in drive turn the key to start it and pop it slowly into neutral till it caught and fired up......well now i cant even get it started no matter how much u play with the damn thing. from the time it started doing it till it flopped was prolly about week and half, i think it might be the neutral start switch but im not shure thought id see if anyone could help me out i tried the good ole papper clip jumper and all i got was a code 12 so i dunno.

thnx, Tyler.

 

[uknewwho]

Sounds like a transaxle range switch.
try disconnecting the range switch and use a jumper wire to bypasss the two connection terminals. If it starts normally, the switch is bad.

hope that helps

Jeremiah

 

[RoT-PhEaR]

this is from the haynes manual.
Neutral start switch (1997 and earlier models) or Transaxle Range switch (1998 and later models)

and if u could plz explain how to use a jumper on the start switch if u can?

thnx, Tyler

 

[Robert Hancock]

Got to be the neutral start switch, either bad or it's somehow become misadjusted.

 

[uknewwho]

a Fused Jumper wire is a jumper wire with a very small fuse inline, this acts as a circuit breaker to protect the rest of the electronics. Now I forget how this works on the range switch, but you might be able to just unplug the switch harness. If you don't have a fused jumper wire, I've yet to find anyone online, or else where, that sells pre-made fused jumper wires, so you have to make it your self. You should be able to use a piece of wire, the same size as the harness and connect the two terminals.

Hope that helps
Good luck

Jeremiah