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Originally Posted by phattyduck
Your first post said you heard some sort of alarm with lights flashing and now you say there is no alarm... what's up with that? Have you pulled off the lower dash panel and looked for any aftermarket wiring under there?
Since the starter disengages when you put it in gear, the neutral safety switch is doing its job and cutting off the signal to the starter - which also means that wire is getting 12V "before" it gets to that point.
So, your mechanic is on the right path here. The problem is somewhere between the ignition switch and the neutral safety switch... Now you just have to track it down.
The Green-Black wire coming out of the ignition switch goes to the 7.5A STA fuse, changes to a Black wire to the neutral safety switch, and goes on to the starter relay from there.
Check if removing the 7.5A "STA" fuse stops the starter - if so, the problem is on the Green-Black wire between the ignition switch and that fuse. That is the most likely location for some installer to tap for a starter signal (to disable for an alarm or supply 12V for a remote start).
-Charlie
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Just two more cents. In the case of my son’s Corolla, the remote start fuses were inside the steering column cover. It was easy enough to pop that off and look. And his car did try to start while I was diagnosing.
