Not starting, drove day before

Tiny
DONNA HANEY
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  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
  • 4.3L
  • 6 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 191 MILES
Vehicle has dash lights an all but no sound of trying to crank over, had pass problems with gear shift not going into park all the way, then vehicle couldn't start til I moved gear shifter around, could it be a fuse safty or something.
Monday, February 8th, 2016 AT 10:46 AM

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Tiny
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Fuses do not cause intermittent problems. When they fail, they're done. Since the no-crank is affected by playing with the shift lever, that is the obvious place to look. The neutral safety switch has to be in the "park" or "neutral" position for the starter system to work. An anchor at one end of the cable could be loose or broken. The cable could be out of adjustment, etc. Try shifting to neutral to see if the starter will work.
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Monday, February 8th, 2016 AT 11:03 AM
Tiny
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Tryed starting vehicle in neutral nothing happened, how would I know if cable is bad. Shifter moves with ease in stat passion, could starter be the problem
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Monday, February 8th, 2016 AT 11:21 AM
Tiny
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What do you mean by "problems with gear shift not going into park all the way". Do you mean you can't move the shift lever into park unless you push really hard? Do you mean you shift into park but the car still rolls freely? Do you mean you have trouble getting the gear you selected and you have to move the shift lever around a little?
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Monday, February 8th, 2016 AT 12:12 PM

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