Things that have gone wrong with your Land Rover
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IroningMan said:
A.J.M said:
The entire hand brake was stripped, cleaned, had new shoes etc fitted by my Indy in Novemeber..
He set it up and did the bedding in process as well. It's been done to the exact spec etc that LR would do.
I've no idea why it would be throwing up errors so soon after it.
Bloody car!
Granted, but if a previous owner never had it looked at and it's been through a few overtorques as a result then that could well have been the death of it.He set it up and did the bedding in process as well. It's been done to the exact spec etc that LR would do.
I've no idea why it would be throwing up errors so soon after it.
Bloody car!
I'm not replacing the module as that's a fortune and it's cash I don't have.
IroningMan said:
Personally, and I've only run my D3 for a year, I reckon that the handbrake issue is entirely down to poor servicing - not helped by an over-optimistic schedule.
I was kreading somewhere that they need cleaning out with an airline occasionally to stop the build up of crud which then leads to their failure. Is this procedure even in the service schedule? My guess is that it probably isn't
Now its rainy season which means windows up a lot of the time and after sweltering like a sauna I finally took my Defender to an aircon place to be fixed. Diagnosis - aircon if fine, just no power to it. Electrical problem. Had the electrics checked and after three hours poking around the fault was found to be a wire deep down the back of the engine had chafed against the engine and shorted. Never had a car do that before.
Headlights - fault found to be the indicator/horn/dip stalk.
Two down, but being a Land Rover two new problems have arisen in their place:
Leaking brake fluid from brake thingy that splits braking fore and aft. Needs new brake thingy.
Ignition key barrel jamming and refusing to turn. Apparently a common problem caused by rubbish part in the ignition key barrel. Not yet sure how to deal with this.
Headlights - fault found to be the indicator/horn/dip stalk.
Two down, but being a Land Rover two new problems have arisen in their place:
Leaking brake fluid from brake thingy that splits braking fore and aft. Needs new brake thingy.
Ignition key barrel jamming and refusing to turn. Apparently a common problem caused by rubbish part in the ignition key barrel. Not yet sure how to deal with this.
IroningMan said:
2008 D3. 12 months 78 - 96k miles
EGR valve - warranty
Rear parking sensor loom - warranty
Rear pads worn out
Front ARB bushes - preventative
Front lower wishbone bushes worn out - warranty
Rear upper wishbone bushes worn out - warranty
Now at 102kEGR valve - warranty
Rear parking sensor loom - warranty
Rear pads worn out
Front ARB bushes - preventative
Front lower wishbone bushes worn out - warranty
Rear upper wishbone bushes worn out - warranty
Low pressure fuel pump - warranty
High pressure fuel pump - warranty
Brake light switch - preventative
Warranty has now paid for itself and then some.
My Range Rover is due for replacement in nine months time. I see the new model on the road and I want one more than any other product out there.
But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
Yellow engine light came on. EGR failure. Told it needs a remap to lock them open. Drive across to Carlisle to be told it's been mapped before and they have gone over the top with it so can't do it. Now in local LR dealer trying to do a factory reset so I can have them try to remap it again.
Yellow engine light came on. EGR failure. Told it needs a remap to lock them open. Drive across to Carlisle to be told it's been mapped before and they have gone over the top with it so can't do it. Now in local LR dealer trying to do a factory reset so I can have them try to remap it again.
Yellow engine light came on. EGR failure. Told it needs a remap to lock them open. Drive across to Carlisle to be told it's been mapped before and they have gone over the top with it so can't do it. Now in local LR dealer trying to do a factory reset so I can have them try to remap it again.
Eleven said:
My Range Rover is due for replacement in nine months time. I see the new model on the road and I want one more than any other product out there.
But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
Surely a lot of the initial gremlins will have been fixed? But I do know what you mean. But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
The main thing that puts me off the new Range Rover is the fact that they haven't updated the sat nav / "infotainment" screen - it felt out of date when I got my RR in 2008, so a new system is long overdue.
g7jtk said:
Yellow engine light came on. EGR failure. Told it needs a remap to lock them open. Drive across to Carlisle to be told it's been mapped before and they have gone over the top with it so can't do it. Now in local LR dealer trying to do a factory reset so I can have them try to remap it again.
Get your EGRs blanked. 15 minute job and the car will ingest clean air instead of it's own filth. Problem solved!Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 10th September 11:08
EdJ said:
Eleven said:
My Range Rover is due for replacement in nine months time. I see the new model on the road and I want one more than any other product out there.
But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
Surely a lot of the initial gremlins will have been fixed? But I do know what you mean. But I just don't know if I can be bothered going through the heartache of the snagging list that will be necessary before the car is right.
The main thing that puts me off the new Range Rover is the fact that they haven't updated the sat nav / "infotainment" screen - it felt out of date when I got my RR in 2008, so a new system is long overdue.
k attitude.Even at point of collecting my current TDV8 the salesman needed to wrestle off the rubber trim on the rear bumper and fit one that wasn't deformed.
I managed to get home before the rear diff started spewing oil and had to wait a whole two days until the centre console began making Hammer House of Horror creaking noises as I cornered.
But having to return the car for the diff to be ropaired did at least give me the opportunity to get the various missing bolts and clips replaced, the side steps fitted correctly and the glove box adjusted such that it didn't fling its contents on the floor every time I opened it.
I decided to put up with the NSF door trim clipping the wing because the local LR dealer's independent body shop is marginally more useless than the dealership itself - quite an achievement. However both look efficient and talented against the backdrop of Land Rover, which is possibly the most arrogant, complacent and at times blatantly dishonest manufacturer I have ever encountered.
Yet despite this I, and many others, seem to keep buying their products. They are excellent when working right, it's just the process of getting there that's painful.
wormus said:
Get your EGRs blanked. 15 minute job and the car will ingest clean air instead of it's own filth. Problem solved!
Apparently they can't be blanked on 07 cars onward but can have a software patch. That is the next step.Edited by wormus on Wednesday 10th September 11:08
It only has to be reset because someone has been fiddling that didn't know what they were doing. Now costing me £70 more than it should.
You can shortly blank the 07 onward models.
I'm sure your on disco 3, have a look as there are trail runs of the products going out.
Turns out my hand brake was seized, full on the left side and partially on the right.
Freed up and module brass rod wound back in.
Also replaced the rear right calliper as that had jammed.
Joy.
I'm sure your on disco 3, have a look as there are trail runs of the products going out.
Turns out my hand brake was seized, full on the left side and partially on the right.
Freed up and module brass rod wound back in.
Also replaced the rear right calliper as that had jammed.
Joy.
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