Gear selector message

GrumpyGranddad · Dec 5, 2023

Had a message pop up on the dash saying ‘only leave vehicle in P please visit workshop’. Ran a diagnosis with my Carista dongle which showed fault ‘267528 - selector leaver park position lock switch’

All booked in for repair early January. Craig the master technician at Citygate has said they may have to replace the selector mechanism.

Anybody else had this one?

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WelshGas · Dec 5, 2023

GrumpyGranddad said:
Had a message pop up on the dash saying ‘only leave vehicle in P please visit workshop’. Ran a diagnosis with my Carista dongle which showed fault ‘267528 - selector leaver park position lock switch’

All booked in for repair early January. Craig the master technician at Citygate has said they may have to replace the selector mechanism.

Anybody else had this one?

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New one on me. Not seen it mentioned on this Forum before. Possibly on the T6 Forum.

Rololux · Dec 5, 2023

GrumpyGranddad said:
Had a message pop up on the dash saying ‘only leave vehicle in P please visit workshop’. Ran a diagnosis with my Carista dongle which showed fault ‘267528 - selector leaver park position lock switch’

All booked in for repair early January. Craig the master technician at Citygate has said they may have to replace the selector mechanism.

Anybody else had this one?

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I know that your van is about the same age as mine (Oct 2020), and bizarrely I also had this message a few days ago. I've done some research, and it looks like it could be a faulty micro switch that detects when the box is in park. It does not seem to be a critical fault, and I'm hoping this is the case, as I'm down in the south of Spain at present, not returning home until after Easter!! Would prefer not to have to go to a dealer down here, but if anyone knows differently, and that I should get it looked at, would very much appreciate some advice!

GrumpyGranddad · Dec 5, 2023

Rololux said:
I know that your van is about the same age as mine (Oct 2020), and bizarrely I also had this message a few days ago. I've done some research, and it looks like it could be a faulty micro switch that detects when the box is in park. It does not seem to be a critical fault, and I'm hoping this is the case, as I'm down in the south of Spain at present, not returning home until after Easter!! Would prefer not to have to go to a dealer down here, but if anyone knows differently, and that I should get it looked at, would very much appreciate some advice!

Thanks. Yes, I reckon it’s just a micro switch. Hopefully not critical as they can’t look at it until 4th January.

GrumpyGranddad · Dec 5, 2023

This is from the T6 Forum in September 2023 :-

This fault is fairly new, with regards to seeing it in workshops.
I'd suspect that there will be a repair kit available at some point, but currently, the only way to rectify the fault is to replace the shifter 'tower' inside the vehicle.

Saesneg Shaun · Dec 5, 2023

Yes had this fault. Faulty microswitch in the gear selector. Had the whole selector assembly replaced under warranty

Cwcltd · Dec 5, 2023

Same happened to me; selector assembly replaced under warranty by South Hereford VW last week.

GrumpyGranddad · Dec 5, 2023

Seems like it’s becoming a common fault. Did they do the job in 1 day?
Mad that the whole assembly gets replaced for the sake of a microswitch!

Cwcltd · Dec 5, 2023

They didn‘t have the parts in stock, had to order and book the van in. Took a full day but part of that will have been the workshop fitting new rear disks and pads

GrumpyGranddad · Dec 5, 2023

Cwcltd said:
They didn‘t have the parts in stock, had to order and book the van in. Took a full day but part of that will have been the workshop fitting new rear disks and pads

Thanks @Cwcltd
Mines booked in with a loan vehicle so I’m probably looking at 2 days (unless they get the parts in up front).

Californication69 · Dec 5, 2023

Mine is not the best, you can move it 1/2mm down and it says put the vehicle in park, this is when I have the door open. So I think I’ll ask Swansway to check it out Monday when it’s in for its inspection service. Thanks for the reminder :thumb

Saesneg Shaun · Dec 5, 2023

I had mine done when in for other work. All done in one day and problem has not returned.
Crazy to swap out the whole thing but replace don't fix is how most things are done now I guess.

Ampthill · Dec 5, 2023

Same issue here. Started May 23- ( 2021 Cali- 15000 miles) had the issue dealt with which required replacement of switch and some linkages. Overnight job at the dealer.
Apparently something which affects a number of different VW dsg vehicles.

calibusje · Dec 6, 2023

I knew this looked familiar; same message (but in Dutch)

So, I also had it once and it just stopped on its own when I drove away and never came back (August 2022, bus was 4 months old at the time; now: 20 months old and 36000 km). It is certainly more common than some people think and has been for quite some time. Even last week I met someone with a Cali who had the part in question replaced. You read about it rather regularly when you broaden your reading horizon and do some research on the internet.

Cath&Stef · Dec 9, 2023

Cwcltd said:
They didn‘t have the parts in stock, had to order and book the van in. Took a full day but part of that will have been the workshop fitting new rear disks and pads

Cath&Stef · Dec 9, 2023

We see this message from time to time on our 2015 Golf with DSG. I'm told it's an intermittently faulty microswitch and awkward to fix. In this case, outside warranty, awkward=expensive. They tell me the system pops up this msg when it cannot determine the position of the DSG lever. It disappears by itself, sometimes while we're still driving, and sometimes not until after a restart.
I found a supposedly DIY workaround solution, but the parts were US-based. It basically just bypasses the offending switch.