Neutral Safety Switch replacing?

118,000 MILES • 3.4L • AUTOMATIC
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SAMANTHA_1
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Where exactly is the neutral safety switch located? And what do I need to remove to get it out & replaced?
Sep 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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STRAILER
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Yep, this may be a tough one, the neutral safety switch is inside the transmission or an externally mounted Transmission Range Switch (TR), Park Neutral Position Switch (PNP) located on the manual valve selector shaft, or an internally mounted Internal Mode Switch (IMS) located inside the automatic transmission, item number 811 in the image. So I would look at where the shift cable connects to the transmission and if the switch is not there it is inside the transmission.
Sep 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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