gear stick peugeot 406 petrol 2000?

My 2000 lx estate has done this 3 times now. I have to remove the exhaust (two bolts, between the exhaust and the cat, and 5 rubber supports that hang from the car). Remove the heat sheild that is between the car and the exhaust (6 nuts). This will give acces to a black box with a lid with about 12 screws holding it on. Remove the lid and you will see a ball joint flapping in the breeze. Click the ball and socket back together and your gearbox will work again. Must be a repair to stop this happenig again, but it only happens every 2 years or so.

richard
May 2008

I'd say your gearstick linkage is broken or has come adrift somewhere. That's the cheaper thing to try anyway before replacing the gearbox; indeed, anyone replacing the gearbox would notice the linkage problem anyway. If the gearbox was broken, your gearstick would not 'float' around. Usually this repair would be cheap, unlike replacing the gearbox!

Tony
October 2007