Mini Cooper S 2006 Automatic Gear Selector Issue

[zore]

Hi,
I have a Mini Cooper S 2006 which has an automatic Gear Selector issue. The problem is, the gear selector has developed a new position between Neutral and Drive location on the gear selector where the gear selector will engage. On the cluster, the car will show in Drive but the gear selector show Neutral as being selected. If I press the accelerator, the dashboard is turned into a Christmas tree, all of which can be cleared until the issue repeats.

I was informed the issue was due to a faulty transmission control module which was replaced but this did not fix the issue. Now I am being told I should replace the gear selector and linkage. I was wondering if anyone had any issues with the automatic gearbox on this car? I have seen the manual version has an issue where the gear selector become stiffs.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks

[R53rider]

Is it a very late Generation 1 (R50-R53) or a very early Generation 2 (R56)?