2014 Precedent F/R switch intermittent

[mannvel]

My 2014 stretch percent f/r switch started acting up. I reverse out of my garage (reverse works 100%) but when switching to Forward I don’t hear the “click” from the solenoid so then forward doesn’t work. I hit the pedal nothing happens😩
After switching back and forth a couple of times it suddenly works and all is good.
Is this a sign the solenoid needs replacement or does the f/r switch needs to be replaced?

[NoleFan4Ever]

If reverse works every time then it is not your solenoid as it does not know Fwd from Rev. I would start at the switch and hope it is not in the controller....

[E36Racer]

Have you tried to swap the wires on the F/R switch to see if forward works as normal when the switch is in R, and reverse acts up when the switch is in F?

That's a quick and easy way to determine if the switch itself is bad before digging further into diagnosis.

[Htownblue]

You can actually disassemble the switch easily and bend the contact points to make a more solid contact and fix the issue. I’ve had to do that and it solved the issue. Use a small flat head screw driver or a pic set to carefully pry open the switch box. Then bend. Then reassemble. Easy peasy.