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starter motor fault

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starter motor fault

Post by lezmtaylor » Thu Jul 16, 2026 11:35 am

I have a fault on starting my 4.4 2002 v8 .
It will not engage the start motor and start the engine when I turn the key in park.
It will engage the motor and start the engine when I select Neutral.
Any ideas ????

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starter motor fault

Post by X5Sport » Thu Jul 16, 2026 2:40 pm

Sounds like the park position sensor isn’t working in ‘P’ so the start interlock is on.

Have you tried nudging the selector lever to see if it’s just on the edge of picking up the lever position?

If it is the switch, I think it’s here:
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