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Asked by Sdfisher69 Jun 29, 2016 at 11:42 PM about the 2004 Kia Optima EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

What is in when the car only starts in neutral

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Bob answered 8 years ago

The neutral safety switch prevents automatic transmission cars from starting in gear allowing starting only in Park and Neutral. As tennisshoes the switch could be misaligned or it could be bad.

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