Hi there..I am a new member and also a new owner of a 2002 LR Disco 2. My vehicle is on a small island in the Bahamas that causes some obvious problems...anyway...on my last visit the vehicle would not switch into reverse from time to time...there are no transmission issues...it seems electrical...I was curious to know if this could be related to a switch for the brakes and the cruise control...when I think back to when the problem occurred i was playing with the cruise control ...any suggestions would be great...

 

There is a switch on the side of the transmission that reports to the transmission computer what position you have moved the selector to. It is called an XYZ switch. It can get full of mud or sludge from "wading" or just the AC condensate drain dumping on it. It can be removed, split apart, cleaned out, and re-sealed.

 

Also, is your service engine light on, if so get the fault code numbers and post them which will help us help you.

 

thanks for the posts...I have taken this "hobby" on an island that does not have a lot of service options...not sure why...lol...but i see there is a lot of help here...so..i will keep going with it...is there a tool that can be purchased to get the codes?...

 

I had this trouble and after taking apart the shifting cover, there was a sheetrock screw (not mine) that lodged and prevented movement, Im guessing all kinds of stuff from previous owners could do this.