Range Rover Hybrid - Major Problem
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Ocdbeemer said:
Whether it cost £1 or £100k the manufacturer is putting lives at risk. Total loss of power, due to an alleged software issue with fuel tank sender, it was not run out of fuel. As stated LR are aware of the issue. This is also about making owners aware.
There are goat herders in the foothills in the Himalayas that know that Range Rovers are not renowned for their reliability. Yet here we are in 2018, in the UK with excellent internet access and exchange of information and you went out and spent 100 thousand of your (presumably) hard earned pounds on a Range Rover then appear surprised when it broke down.Range Rovers are about lugzury, opulence, status, one upmanship etc, not unfaltering reliability. In fact faltering seems something they're quite good at.
The man that looks after my car (7 years old and the repairs amount to 1 headlight bulb) looks after a Prius with over 250,000 miles and tells me it's never gone wrong. A Prius is unlikely to give you the feel good factor of a Range Rover, but it will work. Sir might like to trade up to a Lexus, if sir can't face such a low rent motor car, they do a Hybrid too.
Ocdbeemer said:
The dealer. Apparently a TSB was issued to all dealers.
A Technical Service Bulletin could only be as an aid to diagnosis for technicians "If you see this problem, check x or update y"
It doesn't mean that there is a modle wide problem
Most manufacturers are held to account be VCA for any safety related issues or may issue a voluntary campaign for other model wide issues.
If it is a campaign, your selling dealer should have contacted you.
Some this which is possible but very rare might just be a "tip".
Have you had the car from new?
Willy Nilly said:
There are goat herders in the foothills in the Himalayas that know that Range Rovers are not renowned for their reliability. Yet here we are in 2018, in the UK with excellent internet access and exchange of information and you went out and spent 100 thousand of your (presumably) hard earned pounds on a Range Rover then appear surprised when it broke down.
Range Rovers are about lugzury, opulence, status, one upmanship etc, not unfaltering reliability. In fact faltering seems something they're quite good at.
The man that looks after my car (7 years old and the repairs amount to 1 headlight bulb) looks after a Prius with over 250,000 miles and tells me it's never gone wrong. A Prius is unlikely to give you the feel good factor of a Range Rover, but it will work. Sir might like to trade up to a Lexus, if sir can't face such a low rent motor car, they do a Hybrid too.
😂😂Range Rovers are about lugzury, opulence, status, one upmanship etc, not unfaltering reliability. In fact faltering seems something they're quite good at.
The man that looks after my car (7 years old and the repairs amount to 1 headlight bulb) looks after a Prius with over 250,000 miles and tells me it's never gone wrong. A Prius is unlikely to give you the feel good factor of a Range Rover, but it will work. Sir might like to trade up to a Lexus, if sir can't face such a low rent motor car, they do a Hybrid too.
Lol, the internet is better in Himalayas !
The surprise was the fact the dealer knew and could have prevented it
Ocdbeemer said:
Image this, it’s midnight, dark and raining. All of a sudden the car looses power on a busy motorway with no hard shoulder. You’ve got you family in the car and you need to get to a safe place. The consequences of what could happen are frightening.
The car gets recovered, repaired and returned. But, you find out that LandRover was fully aware of the fault but failed to inform you.
This is a major issue which apparently effects all hybrid RR’s produced this year. However, there are owners out there who are unaware.
LandRover’s response is unforgivable when you think this could easily have resulted in a fatality.
When you spend 100k on a premium car, you expect better !
At least you didn't buy a £130k+, bottom of the class Tesla.The car gets recovered, repaired and returned. But, you find out that LandRover was fully aware of the fault but failed to inform you.
This is a major issue which apparently effects all hybrid RR’s produced this year. However, there are owners out there who are unaware.
LandRover’s response is unforgivable when you think this could easily have resulted in a fatality.
When you spend 100k on a premium car, you expect better !
When looking for my last car i could not get over the number of adverts for ex-Lemon law cars. In the US, the manufacturer has a fixed number of attempts to fix a car and if not they have to take it back. Similar to the UK. However, they have to declare it as a Lemon when trying to sell it after fixing it. If I set my filter to national in Autotrader theres a high percentage of lemons.
That was enough to put me off.
That was enough to put me off.
In fact. I just checked and the first hit I saw said "NO LEMON LAW BUYBACKS!," Clearly it is so common they have to include it on the cars that are not lemons.
If you want to take a sample, search for "branded" or "Lemon". These are the manufacturer's buy backs. If the title is branded then it is similar to being written off in the UK.
If you want to take a sample, search for "branded" or "Lemon". These are the manufacturer's buy backs. If the title is branded then it is similar to being written off in the UK.
Edited by h0b0 on Friday 21st September 19:42
Ron99 said:
Don't forget Skoda, who were 3rd out of 26 manufacturers last year. 
Or Vauxhall, who were 7th.
Sadly LR came in at 24th out of 26 last year, with only Audi and BMW being even more unreliable.
It does make you wonder with these surveys how much it comes down to expectation vs reality.Or Vauxhall, who were 7th.
Sadly LR came in at 24th out of 26 last year, with only Audi and BMW being even more unreliable.
Audi Owner - ‘the EML came on every now and again over the course of 3 years and the dealer couldn’t find the fault. It’s German it should be reliable’
Vauxhall Owner - ‘I did 30k in it and the gearbox didn’t fall out, I was expecting to be on first name terms with every RAC man in the south east’
Tankrizzo said:
Andeh13 said:
Has OP actually told us what the issue is yet? :yawn: 
Yes, you just can't be bothered to read properly.You would have thought the car would have switched to electric power ? Enough to get you 3.6 miles ?
I mean I love a rangey in so many ways...however dad has had three nearly new ones in the last 10 years and they have all needed substantial warranty work.
Personally I would only buy one with a substantial amount of depreciation done with a decent warranty.
Not sure why OP was getting grief either, sounds unacceptable if a known fault for any car.
Personally I would only buy one with a substantial amount of depreciation done with a decent warranty.
Not sure why OP was getting grief either, sounds unacceptable if a known fault for any car.
Exige77 said:
Tankrizzo said:
Andeh13 said:
Has OP actually told us what the issue is yet? :yawn:
Yes, you just can't be bothered to read properly.You would have thought the car would have switched to electric power ? Enough to get you 3.6 miles ?
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