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I have a land rover it starts but it wont move!!!!!

I have a 97 disco 1 it starts but wont go into park or drive....

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  • Chris Sorrows May 11, 2010

    What gear is it in then???

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I've had this problem on one of my rovers (97) It was the switch in the brake pedal. The switch is two stage one for the lights and one stage for shift lock. Replace it and your good to go

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Hi centa, sounds to me like the brake release on the gear selector, when you put your foot on the brake it releases the gear selector peg so you move the gear selector, if you can remove the top cover have a look down and see if you can see the lock peg moving, if it is, it sounds to be more like an internal problem. hope it is something simple.

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