Auto gearbox not selecting

Freelander vanman · Mar 14, 2012

Evening,

Td4 auto has just covered 501mile since I parted with £1500 for a 120k service and a load of little fixes. Including fixing a switch on the auto box to enable the sport mode.

Tonight I jumped in the van to go home from work but I could not get the gearbox to select a gear. Lever moved (too freely) up and down, but stuck on P.

In the end I wiggled it after ten gnawing mins into D and got home.

Noticed after the service that the gearbox surround was a bit looser than before.

Is it likely to be a loose connection? Something that an idiot such as myself could suss out?

Mark

Ps I did search auto box / selector and read a lot about the auto gearbox oil...

jamesmartin · Mar 14, 2012

look underneath gearbox on selector cale fastens there toward front

teddywood1 · Mar 14, 2012

sounds as though they for got somthing to tighten i would go back after paying -----WHAT!

Freelander vanman · Mar 15, 2012

teddywood1 said:
sounds as though they for got somthing to tighten i would go back after paying -----WHAT!

Thanks. I do intend to. Just need to get it into drive to get there.
Pretty frustrating...

Freelander vanman · Mar 15, 2012

jamesmartin said:
look underneath gearbox on selector cale fastens there toward front

Thanks. I'll have a peek underneath. Thought I'd check first to ensure no spring loaded flange caramels or whatever will explode in my face when I try to lift off the gear selector shroud.

teddywood1 · Mar 15, 2012

at that price I would phone them and tell them to either come and put it right or tow it free of charge to their garage

Freelander vanman · Mar 15, 2012

They came out today. Tried to fix on the drive. Problem : small white plastic retaining clip on the end of the cable broken. They said it was not part of what they fixed, but agreed to do it FOC. (James was right)

They put it into D and I drove it down to Dakar. They gave me a dirty great Kia auto "taxi" as a courtesy car.

I might nip out tonight and try out the taxi, clock up a coupla thousand miles

Freelander vanman · Mar 18, 2012

Update :
Dakar put in a replacement cable. No charge. All fixed.

Optimus Prime · Mar 18, 2012

top job, Dakar are a top bunch, always take mine there, always been happy with the service.

Chaser · Mar 18, 2012

Freelander vanman said:
Ps I did search auto box / selector and read a lot about the auto gearbox oil...

I assume for that price your auto fluid was replaced ?

Freelander vanman · Mar 19, 2012

Chaser said:
I assume for that price your auto fluid was replaced ?

Not shown on the invoice. But they did a 120k service. And from memory auto box oil change is on this.

I'll be annoying and ring them and ask tomorrow

Chaser · Mar 20, 2012

Exactly why I asked.

Freelander vanman · Mar 20, 2012

Chaser said:
Exactly why I asked.

Thanks for the heads up.
I rang them and they said it was done...

Fingers crossed.

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