Check the motor mounts
When we have this problem, we turn the ignition off and shift into neutral, restart the engine and it can then be shifted into drive or reverse.
Top of the transmission.. on a manual shift, it should be just behind and to the left of the shift column.
behind the stick shift
Try bypassing the reverse light switch that plugs into the transmission. If your reverse lights come on, voila! Problem solved. Buy a new switch.
sounds like the auto transmission has a fault
In the car there's a small hole by the shift gears, take cover off, we used a metal nail file To press down, this now lets you shift gears.
shift to nutral,then move lever to reverse
after starting engine with automatic transmission won't shift into reverse ?
Sounds like a problem with the idler gear in between the reverse gear and the layshaft.
you put the gear in reverse and slowly let up the clutch until the car starts moving. then just ride the clutch so you don't kill the engine.
Nissan
Do you have engine sludge? What all do you do with the car?