Here's an older post on this same situation .
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3830&p=33834#p33831

Some were lucky and got away with a cleaning and lubrication of the shifter system.

Good luck with the fix.

Sorry to hear of your bad luck.

If you're parting it out , I would be interested in some parts.
Shipping costs could be an issue - I'm in Canada.
I'll send you a personal message.

Looking backward to my ICE driving days .
Had a thought .....
I remember a similar situation where the owner had a huge amount of keys attached to the cars ignition switch.
Over time & many miles the rattling keys damaged the ignition switch and the car car would periodically cut out.

I just did my end of month mileage recording.. I believe today I am over 190,xxx km ( 118,xxx miles) As for my Range remaining readings - keep in mind that my last 20 km (12 miles) drive home involves a climb of approximately 203 m ( 665 ft ) at a speed of about 50 kmph (30mph) In the last few days ...

Happy Holidays to the gang here

A few questions... What kind of mileage does he have?. Does this happen regularly or randomly? Has he tried other drive modes ( E , B ) when this happens. Did the car react as if it was in turtle mode ( speed limitations etc) when this happened? I agree a CaniOn reading would be an eye opener in thi...

For 1 Canadian winter month.....
I would try and get a neighbour to use it 1 day a week .
Get him to charge it up the night before he drives it and would be nice if the charge in the battery is around 50 % or so when he's done.

Love road trips . Great photos of your adventure .
We often take day long road trips when we have some time on weekends.

Some times to initiate the heater mode you need to move the temperature setting into the red for 10 seconds and then move it back to the green neutral position to get the diesel action in motion. I don't have the pipes insulated and also tied into the tank return installing the one way flow valve . ...

I can run the heater 3 - 3 1/2 hours with my 2 liter tank of diesel ,
depending on the temperature.