Weird Problem • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **Shawn (Underdog)** » 26 May 2003 17:38

I have started and let my car idle till it warms up at least six times now. It only starts in Newtrol. The last thing I did was let it warm up and refilled the trany fluid it was real low. Now it doesn't start. P.S. I charged the battery and checked all the wires.

by **Dave-R (Roppa440)** » 26 May 2003 18:26

Automatic?

Has it got the standard shift lever or has it an aftermarket shifter with a cable?

It could be just out of adjustment so that it is not hitting the dedents for park and neutral right. Or it could be a bad neutral safety switch on the trans. Did you check the connector there and have you checked the switch works?

Is there a bulkhead connector for the wires going to the switch? (check the wiring diagrams) Bad connection there?

by **Shawn (Underdog)** » 27 May 2003 5:51

I will try those things. Yes Automatic. Stock slapstick shifter. I was just weirded out cuz it stoped starting the second I put trany fluid in (and did nothing else).

by **SteveO (Steveo)** » 27 May 2003 18:59

Do the other electrical systems work at this time
(headlights will turns on)?

by **Shawn (Underdog)** » 28 May 2003 19:58

SteveO -- Wow now that I look headlight wont go on. But they were before. Battery is full charged and I can turn the motor over hotwiring.

by **SteveO (Steveo)** » 28 May 2003 23:44

I had the same problem Shawn. Dave mentioned this earlier in the thead,
"bulkhead connector" on the firewall. Bad connection there.
My connection had enough corossion on the electrical connections that it was not making good contact all the time.

by **Shawn (Underdog)** » 29 May 2003 17:19

All better now... Thanks for brining it to my attention that lights wern't on, that got me on the right track. One of the wires behind the alt meter shook loose. After I tightend it It started just fine.

by **SteveO (Steveo)** » 29 May 2003 19:41

Shawn,
Glad you found the problem.
I don't see a photo of your car around here.
Tell me about your Challenger!

by **Underdog** » 06 Apr 2004 19:30

Steve-O I was just looking arround and noticed your reply well a year later :oops:

I posted some pics. By the end of this year hopefully I will have some cool BEFORE (looks like it's getting ready to be crushed) and AFTER pics.