Location

• The location varies by vehicle. Common places for the switch are on the transmission or the steering column.
  
  

Starting Problems

• Problems starting a vehicle can be caused by a faulty neutral safety switch. If a car does not start in park but will start when shifted into neutral, this is a likely sign of neutral safety switch failure. Replacement with a new switch should remedy the problem.
  
  

Shifting Problems

• Sometimes a vehicle will fail to shift into the proper gear. This can be due to a neutral safety switch misalignment. Under normal conditions, a vehicle starts in either park or neutral. Starting in other gears likely means the switch is out of alignment. Locating the neutral safety switch and realigning it solves the problem and allows the vehicle to shift into gear safely.