Hi,
Press clutch? That's a new one. Is the vehicle fully in park or neutral? Also, by chance do you have a scan tool that can retrieve codes? Also, a weak battery may be causing this to happen as well.
Do me a favor. First, try this simple battery load test and let me know the results:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test
Next, if the battery passes the load test, see if it will start in neutral. There may be an issue with the neutral safety switch/range sensor that is sending this message.
If it doesn't change in neutral, we need to scan the can-bus. CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, the different modules are tied together via a few wires. This type of scan will retrieve codes regardless of the module storing them.
Here is a link showing how it's done:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy
Let me know what happens with the two tests I mentioned. Also, let me know if the scan is something you can do or have done.
Take care,
Joe
Aug 4, 2023 at 9:08 PM
