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Old May 16, 2026 | 02:55 AM
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Hello Everybody This morning, on my 2002 XKR 100th Anniversary, returning from a short drive, while going down the ramp to my garage, I heard a strange noise. Then the gearbox jerked when shifting from forward to reverse. At the same time, the indicator lights on the gear selector stopped illuminating, and the power steering became stiff. The dashboard displayed a yellow warning light and the message "Gearbox Fault." I turned the ignition off and then back on. The message disappeared, the gear indicator lights were working, and both forward and reverse gears were working fine. The steering was also lighter. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Thanks for the advises.
 
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Old May 16, 2026 | 08:31 AM
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Have you checked for a fault code that has been stored ???

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Old May 16, 2026 | 08:58 AM
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Hello Everybody This morning, on my 2002 XKR 100th Anniversary, returning from a short drive, while going down the ramp to my garage, I heard a strange noise. Then the gearbox jerked when shifting from forward to reverse. At the same time, the indicator lights on the gear selector stopped illuminating, and the power steering became stiff. The dashboard displayed a yellow warning light and the message "Gearbox Fault." I turned the ignition off and then back on. The message disappeared, the gear indicator lights were working, and both forward and reverse gears were working fine. The steering was also lighter. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Thanks for the advises.
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Old May 16, 2026 | 10:43 AM
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Loose battery cable, perhaps?
 
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