DB9 Fault Message "General fault. No drive"

[astonbloke]

I have a 2008 auto and took the car for a 6 mile drive before parking up. No problems apart from a warning of possible ice as the temp. dropped to 3C. Returned to car approx. 1 hour later, turned on ignition to be greeted with the above message on the panel. Pressing "D" had zero effect so turned off ignition and on again - same result. On third or fourth attempt, the message did not appear and drove home without incident or any further messages. Having owned the car for 18 months, I am getting used to spurious messages which clear themselves and this forum has many examples but I cannot see any reference to this one. Anyone else come across this please?

[silverspeed]

My guess would be battery but would suggest you get it checked for fault codes by a dealer or Indi specialist.

[Philip0]

I once got a "Gearbox Fault No Drive" message which apparently happens sometimes if you do not press "D" firmly and in the centre of the button. I cleared it with a OBII reader after consulting with the dealer. Hope that works for you.

[craig elam]

same here, my reverse button was exactly same , a good push in the centre usually made it work but it was annoying, recently i had to replace the CD unit so all the centre console was out, i was about to replace the button so decided to strip it and see how it worked, inside was a fairly standard flat circuit board with two copper segments which are connected when the button is pushed , i cleaned the contacts rebuilt it and its been spot on ever since,
gently warm the unit before you strip it , it will make it much easier to unclip the outer case,

[astonbloke]

Many thanks guys. It probably did say "Gearbox fault" and I misread it. The fact that it took a few tries before it worked, probably does mean I was not pushing the button firmly enough. I will see if it repeats and no doubt the problem is now logged for the service guys to see at next service.