My car only starts in 'Neutral' - Boston.com
My 12 year old 2003 Kia Spectra will not start sometimes in park. When this happens if I force the shifter into neutral I can get the car to start. A new mechanic checked the car and couldn’t find anything wrong, now what. I just purchased a five year old Toyota Tacoma form a used car dealer on the other side of town. When it first starts it revs up to 1800 rpm, stays there for 30 seconds, goes to 1500 rpm for another 15 seconds. The thing is practically un-drivable and probably shouldn’t have been sold in this condition, when I returned to the used car lot the manager said “they all do it”. Is this a well-known problem. The technician should take a look at the air intake system, air conditioning signal, electronic control module and possible vacuum leaks. My son will be taking a car to college in Amherst this year is there something you can recommend in case of an emergency. It is always a good idea to keep an emergency kit in the car with extra oil, coolant, washer fluid, jumper cable or “jump-box” and of course a AAA membership. When buying a new car where can I find out important information such as how much oil. Source: www.boston.com
