As long as the key was "on", it's not a short, it's an open circuit. You can try putting the vehicle in Neutral to and run the same test, but yes there should be power coming out on the dark green wire going to the Starter Relay. Make sure the Park Neutral switch connector is not corroded or anything, but it sounds like you have found the issue. Try moving the shifter from Park to Neutral and back to Park just to verify that it's not something in the linkage going to the PNP switch. Sometimes the linkage wears and the switch does get moved all the way into Park. The linkage to the switch should be tight.
The new switch should come with a small alignment bracket, (Positive Assurance Bracket) to make sure the switch goes on correctly, there is an alignment tool J41364 A that is used if the switch is taken off for other reasons, but a new one should come with it aligned.
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Thursday, January 26th, 2023 AT 10:29 AM