As a phone repair technician for 10+ years and recently a Range Rover owner, I LOVED this video. I would find little fixes like this all the time on my previous cars. Thank you for saving me the time to figure this out. And the cotter pin fit perfectly. You're an awesome technician/engineer!
This is a massively important video that saved me a lot of money that I was about to spend for a recovery vehicle and expensive fix. I followed you video exactly and now have a great fix. In fact this should not be regarded as a temporary fix but it is a stronger replacement for the weak original part. Well done and thank you
Absolute lifesaver!! This happened to me last night and I instantly started Googling and Youtubing fixes and found a forum post and your video. I was able to pull the part out and jerry rig a screw driver in the back of the shifter to engage the button so I could leave the parking lot I got stranded in. Heading to get a cotter pin tonight on my way home from work. Awesome video!
Literally the most life saving video I’ve ever watched on RU-vid!!! My husband and I just did this in repair in 15 minutes thanks to this video. We were able to use the little plaque scraper tool from a dental cleaning kit to pry up the initial piece (r/p/n), so that’s an additional tip. To remove the piece where you have to squeeze the pieces on each end, we used a hemostat. To replace the broken piece, we used a mini Bobby pin. Mind blown!!! Thank you again!!!
My wife i experienced this failure in the parking lot today in 10f weather. Watched the video, quick walk to a close by hardware store and we going again in no time! Saved the day! Thank you for posting!
I was stuck waiting for a tow truck for 3 hours since my truck didn't want to go into neutral. I called my mechanic, sent him the video, and he came and fixed it for about $30. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your video; it was a lifesaver.
I just want to say a huge thank you for posting this video. You literally have saved me a bunch of money. I have a 2016 RRS. While i stopped to do parallel parking, the car would not go in reversed(I'm literally blocking the road;one way) I ended up pulling my emergency neutral and my friend and I ended up pushing it to the curb. The cheapest quote I got after making a couple of calls was for $2,000. That's to replace the gear shifter and labor. I went on RU-vid and thats how I ended up finding this channel, I followed your step and was able to get it fixed it. The only difference is that i ended up using a paper clip and crazy glue to replace the broken piece. I couldn't find the clip you used because of where i was at. ONE IMPORTANT thing to all those that might run into a similar situation, mak sure you turn the car off before reattaching the little module. I was reattached mine while the car was on and nothing happend, no lights were in the module, the car still wasn't shifting, then I realized I had to turn the car off before re- connecting the module. I've been using that paper clip for a week now 😂. I will be replacing it today, tho, with the replacement part i ordered on amazon.
I just want to say with so much gratitude that this video helped me and my boyfriend so much being an hour away from home money is tight this time ,it’s Sunday so no dealerships or mechanics are open too but with little faith we found this video asked people near by for tools and we made this work we wouldn’t have done it without this video tho , thank you so much !! God bless 🧡
Can’t say enough to thank you for making this so easy. Everything worked out exactly as you described and everything went back together and I was in a place where both the dealership as well as any parts departments were either closed or did not have the button readily available. Thanks to this video, the car back on the road today! Thanks again
I just want to say how amazing this video is. This happened to me this evening and after getting a ride to Home Depot to get a t8 screwdriver and the cotter pin it took me less than 15 mins to fix. I do recommend getting a thinner cotter pin however. I used a 1/16 “ x 1” long pin and it worked fine. You will definitely need a thinner pin for it to slide through. As I made the mistake of getting a 1/8 inch pin first and it didn’t fit because it was too big to fit through the hole. Also you may need a pair of pliers to squeeze the pin a little. Also, don’t make the mistake that I did and leave your car on as it will trigger a gearbox fault. LOL lessons learned. Thank you so much. You saved me a $1000s and a two hour tow home
God ll bless 🙌 🙏 ur heart for sharing more experience Derrick philips..learnt more from you.already spending $4570 by dealership on just this shift excluding towing to them..
We had the same thing happen while three hours from home on vacation. Went to hardware store purchased $15 in tools. Wife called dealer and suggested a shop to send it too, he estimated it would be $700 to $900 plus towing. Watched your video, solved the issue in 20 minutes ( had to cut the carter pin three times) and it was off and running! thank you so much for doing this video.
I had this same issue and this video saved my day. I called the AA and showed the man your video and he did exactly the way you showed and I worked. The AA said that my gear shift is more solid now, better than the original. Thank you for your video.
Saved my day today!!! Thanks for your great video ! Followed your directions but Used a small paper clip, bent and cut it with a wire cutter and it worked in 5 min!
Naicce 👍💪👍👍 saved my azz today, was at least 500 miles away from home and this video was THE PERFECT SOLUTION (even though mine is a 2015 Range Rover) and very well explained.!!!!
Mr Jason Elder. You are an amazing person. I can't thank you enough. This video has saved my life. Guys this really works and it saved me 1000 pounds. Cotter pins cost me 95 penny from tool station. I am so greatful Jason I really am. Land rover gave me an estimate of 1000 which includes their labour so told them to basically Go to hell Land Rover are so stupid for creating a design like this. Ofcourse its the dirtiest tactic to make more money. JASON MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
thanks so much for posting this, left to go to work this morning and experienced this issue. spoke to garage and they wanted £440 for the whole gearstick , found your post and fixed myself , so pleased , thanks again from the UK
Thanks for the vid! Was able to shift it manually once I hade the shifter button off and get the car in the driveway… don’t have any metal bits laying around but new button coming tmo from Amazon for $17!!! Saved thousands!
I can’t find enough words to express my gratitude. I was stuck in the middle of the road tonight. Your video was a tremendous savior. I followed it to the T, including the metal clip part! I fixed the issue completely in 2 hours, mostly looking for a T8 screwdriver among neighbors. I was never handy with cars or anything else. But I hated to have to tow the car to the dealer after the warranty lapsed 2 months ago. Your fix cost me $0.00!!! The metal clip thing feels sturdier than the stupid piece of plastic. Do you recommend that o buy a new part or stick with what I now have?
Glad I was able to help. I still have the cotter pin in mine too. I agree that it does feel much stronger that it used to with the plastic tip. I don't know how long this will hold up. I am a little concerned that the cotter pin may start to spread over time. But for now it is holding. You can find a replacement button on eBay and amazon if you want to. I have also kicked around the idea of pulling it back a part and epoxying around the cotter pint so that it will be bonded to the plastic button and will not be able to get loose.
Life saver! Can't believe how badly made this part is. The whole car becomes instantly unusable because of a weak bit of plastic. I used super glue and a couple of chopped off and glued small cable ties to the sides to add extra strength to the snapped off plastic. Thanks so much for posting this video. Fyi The official replacement part is $170 in Australia.
Thank you so much Jason you help people across borders, i'm very gratefull to you. I will describe my issue in french because i hope that my comment will help french speakers like me to find this relevant video. J'ai eu ce problème de levier de vitesse lundi dernier et j'ai été remoquée. Impossible de trouver une garage Range ou autre pour prendre en charge la voiture. Je recontacte range cette fois pour acheter la pièce et là il faut acheter tout le levier de vitesse à 716€. Je recherche la pièce d'abord en Français sur Google et je la trouve sur aliexpress et Ebay mais il faut compter 1,5 mois pour être livrée. Je fais la recherche en anglais en espérant trouver la pièce en angleterre ou ailleurs et je tombe sur cette vidéo. Je me suis rendue au garage qui a remorqué la voiture et on a réglé le problème. On a recollé les morceaux avec du composite et on a mis une pince pour solidifier l'ensemble puis on a remis du composite pour que la pince ne soit pas en contact direct avec l'interrupteur; quelques petit coups de cutter pour que la pièce s'intègre correctement et c'était ok.
This video was a LIFE SAVER!! I was about 50 miles from home when this piece broke and I was in a full panic. I googled everything trying to figure out the remedy or what happened. I can truly say that this video has helped me SOOOOO much.
Many many many thanks for sharing this vid. My wife called me and said she could not put the RR in any gear and the dash was telling her to press the trigger. The good thing was that she was at the community mailbox just down from the house and I was on my way home. Jason you were spot on with how to hack it and fix the problem. Being a car buff myself, I had cotter pins at home. I used your vid to pull it apart and a screw driver to engage the trigger then drove it home and finish the rest. I think this fix will outlast the truck - IMO. Kudos and thanks again.
Can't thank you enough for this great video. Was thinking we were going to have to tow truck my car two hours away to the nearest Range Rover dealership and was probably going to cost about $160O Australian dollars to fix. But you have saved us a ton of money. Thank you again for sharing this video 🙏
Great video. What size cotter pin did you use? I've glued the broken end bit back up but would like to add the pin as extra support until I get a new button
Thank you so so so much for this video! Absolute lifesaver! Had to use a Bobby-pin & cardboard to secure the press aspect. Very solid work around! Thank you, took a couple of gentle attempts but we got there and back on the road! Can not believe that tiny bit of plastic is what is used for the RR safely lock on the gear shifter - ridiculous! Utterly underwhelmed by LR on this one
Great Video, today I experienced this failure with my RRS.. Called the dealership and they asked me $1000 to replace the whole gear box. Ended up towing the SUV home and fixed it for free with my wife hair pin temporarily until the replacement part comes in a week... Thank you so much 😊
TIP: 3/32 x 1" cotter pin works perfectly and not too thick. FIRST slip it over a basic butter knife, sliding it up to a thicker area of the knife to widen the gap while bending the cotter from a shallow-V back to parallel, snug over the broken plastic section. No glue needed, it can't slide out. EXCELLENT video. MUCH appreciated.
I'm leaving in France at Versailles and I help some british touristis who brokes the button behind their hotel. thanks to your video I repaired their car and save their vacation
Thank you so much. This video saved the day. RR Sport stuck in park in the middle of our car park blocking access. Managed to repair the switch button with superglue and fix it until new repair kit arrived.
Ditto all the other appreciate commenters. This just saved my butt. My Rover was double parked when the shifter decided to crap out. We were able to fix it in a matter of minutes. Also thanks to Lindsay for the bobby pin suggestion as well. Worked like a charm.
Thank you! Repaired our 2016 Range Rover Sport shifter button by following the simple steps in this video. Only difference is that I used 2 bobby pins (one cut just flush and the other sticking out just right). I used the 2 bobby pins as they were just the right height to fit snuggly in the plastic channel piece. I wonder if the repair with metal pins is better than replacing this with the part I have on order from Land Rover. The part from Land Rover is only $70, but I worry that it will just end up breaking in again in another 4 or 5 years.
Bruh, you just saved me $600 dollars at the dealer. I managed to watch the first part of your video to get my car home and then work on fixing it. I wanted to order that part, but decided to do what you did and move on. I am however getting someone to use a 3D printer for fun to make me a new more sturdy one!
Thanks for the vid. Life saver as well when the button stopped working. Ordered the part from Amazon and should work for a bit until the next time this happens. Such a cheap part for an important component of the vehicle.
Great video and instructions. We are actually going to design a new part and print it on our 3D printer for replacement. Thank you again for showing the problem area and how to access it.
Just did a field repair using this method. Saved a costly tow! I first tried to super glue the plastic piece on just to get it home, but no way is that going to work with the large amount of effort required to push down that button. I am sure JB Weld would have worked. But fortunately, I had a perfectly size cotter pin in my parts collection. I just had to trim it a little to make it overall shorter, squeeze the tip more narrow to fit the channel, and I had to put a big upward bend at the tip so it wasn't pushing the button down all the time. The cotter pin doesn't need any glue to stay in place because it's captive in the plastic channel and by its length. I ordered a replacement part on Amazon for $20, but I am not sure a plastic replacement is going to be better than this cotter pin that is metal. So I might just keep the new button in the glove box. FYI, in pinch you can just remove the part with a T8 or probably press a small flat head screwdriver into the T8 head to get off the screw, and then manually press down the button to change gears. In other words, even if you are very low on tools and supplies, you shouldn't need a tow for this situation.
Thank you 1000 times ! Just fixed mine in 15min. thanks to your great video!!! Exactly the same problem!!! Just added Some super glue to the pin in order to fix it a little bit more (only on the contact area off the metal pin-plastic part off course)
Legend! Worked a charm with my wifes bobby pin. Local Land Rover dealer wanted to send a tow truck! Got it done myself as you described in a few hours for free!
Hi, Sorry I am not sure what would be causing that on your L405. You might want to check your brake light switch. if that is not working then it does not know that you have your foot on the brake. Good luck......
@@jasonelder324 thank you Mr. Elder! I have a gear shift replacement kit and a replacement button as a backup. Where did you buy the cotter pin? Is there a particular size we have to buy? Did you have to cut it or modify it to fit?
Wowwwwwwww,,what an amazing 👏 professional experience ..just wasted money yesterday on this by d dealership..omgggg but it's great.i ve to order this part and keep for future use..thank a bunch sir!!!
Thank you so much. This happened to me today! 03/15/2021 and I did not only a temporary job but an amazing job with a bobby pin and a piece of rubber. That thing is like new! I can't believe RR would charge 1k to do this I did it in about 30 min..
Thanks for this guide you are the man...Mine snapped last night and i searched and searched for a solution....well put togeather guide thank you so much...£45 to £65 part and range rover charging silly money for repair ......wtf....
Thanks for the comment. I am glad I was able to help. When I looked up the repair at first it looked like I was going to have to replace the entire shifter module. Then I found that the button was available aftermarket on eBay and a few other places.
Great fix for this surprise break down. Took a little wiggling to get the cotter pin to hit the switch just right but will fit the bill until the replacement gets here. Sure beats paying for a tow!
thanks Dude, You saved my wife about $1200 from not having to go to the Range Rover criminals. I got the replacement piece on amazon for $25. It is important to really watch the part of video where the new piece sits on the plastic ledge to make the clicking noise. I put it in wrong first and had the arm below the shelf part and of course, no click.
Just wanted to add my thanks!! Great step by step instructions. Stranded in the middle of Utah with limited tools. Getting the T8 driver turned out to be the hardest part. Watched another video that used superglue to fix…what a waste of time. Finally clipped a bobby-pin down to size with some nail clippers (thank goodness for a well stocked makeup bag LOL) and we were back in business!! Thanks again for the great MacGyver DIY!
Fantastic video you saved the DAY! I used this on 2014 range rover super charger sport. The part#LR117072 Gear Shifter module Kit about $70.00 from Land Rover dealer.
Great video! My girlfriend found this video and we were able to use it to fix the shifter until Land Rover replaced it! We got the pin from a hardware store!
Bobby Pins will also do the job if you can't find that pin. AND we used scissor to remove the screw as we didn't have an allen wrench. PERFECT video. You Tube University does it again!
