Hi everyone, was hoping to get help with a problem on my Disco II. It all of a sudden would not go into gear and the brake and reverse lights stopped working. I replaced the brake light switch with no resolve and have no blown fuses. I checked for power to the switch and there is none. Is there a relay or fuse I'm not finding up to the switch?

 

I had this problem once... was caused by a penny getting lodged under the shift mechanism and preventing the lever from fully engaging park. It was basically stuck in park. Pull the cover off and check to see something didn't fall into the slot under the shifter for park.

 

check fuses and brake light switch, bad brake light switch will lock the shifter

 

X2 on the brake light switch

 

Well whatya know... Thanks to everyones advice I checked fuse which was good, brake switch still ok and penny in shifter. Really a penny in the shifter? Damn I found a penny in the shifter! Wasn't the problem but how the hell. The issue was a bad connector to the brake switch. And here is the penny

 

WAY TO GO, 5kcstq! Talk about nailing one! Damn! Lol!

 

Well it was seared into my mind... The penny struck me about 50 miles buried back in the mountains. Thought I was in big trouble because I couldn't start the truck or get it out of park and mobile for a tow even.

Glad it was fixed goonie!