Things that have gone wrong with your Land Rover

[jep]

Now had it confirmed that the front valve block needs replacing.

Next weeks 105k service is going to be a bit punchy.

[Camoradi]

Defender 90 300Tdi 1996

Power Steering Hose
Cambelt tensioner x 2
Rear cross member rusted out, replaced last year
Prop shaft UJs (I buy them 4 at a time) I keep them greased but the roller bearings seem to be made of cheese.
Indicator and side light units - probably a full set as they corrode inside.

Other than that, it's done 44000 miles in the last 12 years with nothing else other than fuel and lubricants...lots and lots of lubricants. The thing leaks like a sieve

[Graham]

Clivey said:

Do tell.

It sounds like your Discovery's one of the good ones!

Had the JE engineering stage 2 conversion plus hybrid turbo.. so bigger intercooler, itg filter remap and turbo

[Clivey]

Graham said:

Had the JE engineering stage 2 conversion plus hybrid turbo.. so bigger intercooler, itg filter remap and turbo

Nice...how much did that little lot set you back, if you don't mind me asking?

I only bought mine in October; it's intended as a keeper so once I'm happy with the condition, I'll start to think about similar things.

Edited by Clivey on Saturday 28th June 10:20

[Graham]

Clivey said:

Nice...how much did that little lot set you back, if you don't mind me asking?

I only bought mine in October; it's intended as a keeper so once I'm happy with the condition, I'll start to think about similar things.

Edited by Clivey on Saturday 28th June 10:20

iirc the JE stage 2 was about a grand, cant remember on the turbo, but the JE stage2 is a very good upgrade.

everyone who drives it notices in about 100 yards ! the throttle response is much much better too

[Clivey]

Graham said:

iirc the JE stage 2 was about a grand, cant remember on the turbo, but the JE stage2 is a very good upgrade.

everyone who drives it notices in about 100 yards ! the throttle response is much much better too

Liking the sound of that...my wallet's cowering in the corner!

[Bill]

Even if you don't go the whole hog a £225 remap makes a vast difference.

Back on thread, one of my fuel lines has just rubbed through.

[The Wookie]

We'll ignore the 7 Range Rovers my parents have had as that would take some time...

My '99 90 2.8i:

A/C Failed (third time)
Snapped coil spring
Tensioner pulleys & Water Pump
Dual Mass Flywheel
Clutch release fork
Clutch slave
Gearbox rebuild
Dozens of leaks
Rusty door bottoms
Rotten rear door
Flaking/faded paint
Sloppy door hinges
2 or 3 wheel bearings
Failed stereo
Failed speedo & temp gauge
Plethora of random electrical faults due to rubbish corroding connectors

Not to mention:
Replaced transfer box for longer ratio one (although it was on the way out due to wrongly set diff lock lever)
Added sound deadening

I also suspect I'm in for an alternator bearing and possibly a couple of injectors soon...

It really is a heap of st. It's like a particularly troublesome ex girlfriend I had; high maintenance, unreliable, awful handling too. Really there's no reason to love it and you wish you didn't but you do.

Edited by The Wookie on Wednesday 2nd July 13:55

[anonymous-user]

I've owned my D3 for 6 years or so and honestly forgot how much I've spent on it. It normally pays 1 if not 2 visits to my indie between services because something drops off or wears out. It seems to eat everything but the approach of constant maintenance seems to keep it in rude health. This week? New AC evaporator and front discs/pads. Joy!

[A.J.M]

Parking sensors.

They have never worked properly since I bought it.
I changed the front right inner for a new genuine ( how much?? )
So the fronts worked. Which just threw up the next fault.

Both rear inners were faulty. So again replaced with new genuines ( how much?? Again )
Still not working so bought a new genuine rear loom.

Fitted that last night. Sensors now work. Mostly.

Still throws the odd fault beep in reverse but the sensors now seem to work 8/10 times.
Which is better than 0/10 times.

My suspension compressor is dying slowly and a have a valve block that's faulty.

• sigh*

[jep]

Al, if you're going to get a new compressor, keep an eye out for one from Duckworths. They were the cheapest by far and delivered for free. IIRC, £440 was the cost of a new updated D4 compressor and it fits straight in to our D3's.

[Bill]

A.J.M said:

Still throws the odd fault beep in reverse but the sensors now seem to work 8/10 times.
Which is better than 0/10 times.

I'm not sure that's better. Mine failed on my Rover but I didn't register the lack of beep, so I drove straight into a low post I hadn't spotted.

[The Wookie]

Bill said:

I'm not sure that's better. Mine failed on my Rover but I didn't register the lack of beep, so I drove straight into a low post I hadn't spotted.

Not so sure myself, the sensors failed on my Mum's Range Rover after a van bumped her up the back and within about 3 weeks it went from being a pristine 8 year old 100,000 mile car into a battered shed!

[Bill]

Must

Not

Stereotype

Woman

Drivers

[The Wookie]

To be fair Mum has always been a good driver in the past... I'd be more inclined to stereotype those who have 'many years of driving experience'

[Bill]

It's certainly easier than stereotyping those de-skilled by driver aids.

[A.J.M]

The system will get left on now and if it faults it will throw the long beep.
I've ran it for nearly 2 years with them being off so used to its size.

Been chatting to my mobile Indy. He has a good compressor that needs a new end cap, which I have as my mate and I rebuilt a good one from a collection of 6 faulty ones. So we have plenty of spare parts bar con rods as they seem to snap.

Will get a seal kit for the valve block and he can rebuild that.

Going to change the hoses to silicone ones and get him to flush the autobox while he's working on the car.

Another wallet shagging for me....

[Eleven]

Ayahuasca said:

Siscar said:

2006 Range Rover TDV8 - nothing
2008 Range Rover TDV8 - nothing
2011 Range Rover TDV8 - windscreen wiper motor, caused by icing but fixed under warranty
2013 Range Rover TDV8 - nothing

I feel sorry for you, clearly you are not benefitting from the proper Landie experience!

No I suspect he is benefiting from the Range Rover experience.

There is something that happens to some Range Rover owners leading them to deny that they ever have a moment's trouble with their cars. I experienced it first with some friends of ours who used to drive new Range Rovers when we had other marques. They flatly denied that they ever had a moment's bother. When we bought a new Range Rover ourselves and had shed loads of trouble with it they all of a sudden opened up about the catalogue of dramas they'd had over the years!

Having owned three successive Range Rovers now I am deeply sceptical when anyone says they don't have trouble with them. Buying a new Range Rover is like buying a new build house. After a fortnight you've got a snagging list which gets addressed. A month later there's another one. Eventually the lists of faults become shorter until eventually the car is right. Then there is just a slow trickle of problems.

As I type my 2011 Vogue is at the dealership for warranty repairs and software patches. One of these being the TV software upgrade. This is one reason why I know Siscar is being...erm... overly optimistic... because all the Range Rovers had the same fault and there was not a fix for it until relatively recently.

I've owned and driven dozens of Range Rovers and there is no congruence between Siscar's findings and mine. I even went on the launch of the latest model where there was a fleet of about 50 of them for us to try. Many of them had faults, particularly suspension and trim related. If cars at the flagship launch events have problems you just KNOW that the cars will no more reliable in the field.

[The Wookie]

In fairness in the 7 or 8 my parents have had I don't think there's been any massive consistency. Two have been total dogs that provided us with a continuous flow of major issues throughout our ownership, two were genuinely problem free but for a select few very minor issues that would be expected on any car, and the rest have been average with one or two significant but not catastrophic issues and a steady flow of occasional minor issues.

I can't say we've experienced different correlation with any of the other brands we frequent.

[Eleven]

The Wookie said:

In fairness in the 7 or 8 my parents have had I don't think there's been any massive consistency. Two have been total dogs that provided us with a continuous flow of major issues throughout our ownership, two were genuinely problem free but for a select few very minor issues that would be expected on any car, and the rest have been average with one or two significant but not catastrophic issues and a steady flow of occasional minor issues.

I can't say we've experienced different correlation with any of the other brands we frequent.

We've had a few marques over the past 10 years and Land Rover has been the least reliable in terms of quality. I don't recall a complete breakdown but endless niggling crap relating to poor quality control.