Neutral safety switch, ingition switch or....?

[kurtibm]

Hi all,
A first time poster with an issue on his 03 Tahoe..
This is an intermittent problem (about 1 in 100 starts)
I turn the key and... nothing - no starter noise, no click.. nothing.
The battery is fine as are the connections to it. All other power to the truck works as it should.
One time I moved the shifter to neutral a couple of times and it started; other times I have NOT moved the shifter and after several attempts it started. Sometimes I'll switch back-and-forth between neutral & park and it will not start, but then ultimately it will.
The truck has 140K and I love it (bought it @ 40K). For what it's worth it's a 5.3 flex.

I'm hoping that someone has experienced this issue and could point me in the right direction, please.

Thanks, this looks like a terrific forum.

 

[dguerr01]

I've been having this problem for years with my '05 Tahoe. Chevy dealership is unable to reproduce and they offer no advice.
Exactly as mentioned above:
This is an intermittent problem (about 1 in 100 starts)
I turn the key and... nothing - no starter noise, no click.. nothing.
Dealership has replaced battery and replaced the ignition housing in steering column. No luck.

Any suggestions?

 

[YukonXL04]

Sorry I cant help, but maybe some others will chime in. Welcome to the forum.

 

[big_b_in_PA]

It does sound like a neutral safety switch. I haven't had the problem with my vehicle, but working on other brand vehicles and whatnot, I have seen the same issue. It's at least worth a try at $60-80 depending on where you get it.

 

[youngbuck007]

David did you figure out if it was the neutral safety switch? My wife's 03 Yukon recently started doing this as well. It will start first time 3 or 4 times in a row, then won't even crank over. Lights and radio all come on but that's it. We cycle the key anywhere from 5 to 20+ times and eventually one time it will just fire up again. Frustrating...

 

[flappingeagle]

I have the same problem and spoke with a mechanic and he told me that if it does it again put in neutral and if it starts then bring it back . He said he can fix it by adjusting the neutral safety switch by aligning and setting certain pounds of pressure on the switch . I am not sure I understood him correctly , but I am headed back to see what he can do.