Bad Neutral Safety Switch?

On my 1997 Camry, the reverse lights do not come on. I checked the fuse,
and I tried different bulbs. Also, the gear indicator indicates the wrong
gear. For example, when the car is in neutral, the drive light comes on.
My friend told me, that a switch is bad. Maybe called Neutral Safety
Switch. Can you tell me if this is the case, and how to replace this
switch. I tried to dismantle the gear stuff, by the right-side of the
driver, but I was unable to remove the plastic parts in order to get to the
switch. Thanks for your help.

T.I.

Talal said: "For example, when the car is in neutral, the drive light
comes on."

I think Jeff is right in saying that "The NSS could be bad, but I
suggest a linkage issue ahead of a bad switch." Now where is Talal?

On Feb 29, 9:31 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
> I didn't save the original post, but from what I read, when the shifter is
> not selecting the wrong range. The symptoms that I recall were that the
> backup lights do not work and that the wrong range is indicated on the
> instrument panel indicator. Besides the shift lever and the markings on the
> console next to the shift lever, there is another indicator in the
> instrument cluster, and I thought that the instrument cluster indicator is
> wrong. But when he selected D, he got D.
> --
>
> Ray O
>