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1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER
197,303 MILES • 3.3L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ELLIOTT FOWLER
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Put new starter on and truck still does not start. battery works fine.
Sep 21, 2017 at 3:08 PM
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It sounds like you have a neutral safety switch that could be bad.

Here is a guide to help you test it and the rest of the system:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-neutral-safety-switch-works

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

There is an inhibitor relay that can be bad as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

Below are some diagrams of your car check them out to help fox the problem.

Please let us know what happens and upload pictures or videos of the problem.
Sep 22, 2017 at 1:35 PM
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