If the nuetral safety switch is bad will it cause the Check engine light to come on? The Jeep is a 1996 SE, The switch has been replaced and everything is doing what it's supposed to. I'm really trying to make sure something else didn't cause the light to come on. There was a few issues that we addressed at the same time. So if the NSS doesn't cause the light to come on, I'll know to watch for something else to light it up again. Thanks in advance.
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NSS and check engine light
- Thread starter 360-gpn
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winterbeater
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Royal Oak, Michigan
NSS shouldn't make the light come on. Pull the codes.
Hammered
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Jeep Fiend Club
I have a 97 with the same issue... in my case I'm told its the output speed sensor, yours may be a similar issue. its located close to the NSS.
snail
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Jersey
agreed--^
you may also get the P0705 code in that group, etc. in my 97 im getting these exact symptoms, plus my reverse lights dont work, so im 95% sure its just my NSS
- Location
- Columbus, In
Yeah it will. He'll probably get a trans range sensor malfunction code. Both my 97's have done it. It needs to be cleaned and adjusted properly.
- Location
- Columbus, In
AN hour worth of work and you took it to the shop and had the NSS replaced? :doh:
snail
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Jersey
i wonder how much it cost, especially with shop markup prices :eyes:
all you would have needed to clean it up better than new is dielectric grease, CRC cleaner, and common hand tools + an hour
hmm well OP just be glad its over with. i went to clean another NSS the other day and now have to deal with the little bolt being broken at the head and the NSS still stuck on there :bawl:
- Location
- Columbus, In
Yeah it took all of ten minutes to get it clean. took an hour to get the damn thing out though.
Actually it was't mine, a friend bought the jeep and the guy that sold it to replaced it as part of the deal. He also replaced the headliner, the gas gauge, and paid for a new stereo to replace the one that didn't work. And did this for the same $2900.00 dollars he paid for a 1996 SE. I thought he got a pretty good deal, no body damage, interior in nice shape and everything else works.
praetorian
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- La Mirada, CA
Where is the Transmission Range Sensor located, or is it the same as the NSS?
Begster
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cape Cod/Boston, Mass
Same thing.
joe_peters
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grants Pass, OryGun
Yep.
The NSS is mult-talented. It keeps the starter from turning the engine over unless the transmission selector is in PARK or NEUTRAL by interrupting the ground to the starter relay. It controls when the backup lights come on. It also tells the TCU which gear has been selected. Busy little guy, isn't it!
O-Gauge Steamer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
AND!!!! Your Cruise Control can quit working. The TCM sends a signal to the PCM telling it the trans is in either Drive or Overdive. This plus 35mph (on a 98) is CC.
Could they possibly have complicated it more?
Could they possibly have complicated it more?
