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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
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| Corrosion on my MY06 Discovery wheels... LRA blew me off! |
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Hi all.. my Discovery 3 with 65000 km on the clock has corrosion on all 4 road wheels. My dealer, Australs in Brisbane put in claim with LRA and they knocked it back saying that the car had not been washed enough and it was caused by brake dust. The car is washed every second Saturday at the Hand Wash Cafe in brisbane along with my wife's Z4 BMW. The BMW is 2 years older than the Disco and has no corrosion on the wheels.
Anyhow, I rang customer care and told them that the car was washed every second week.. they rang back and now have knocked back the claim because the corrosion is caused by "external" matters.
So.. i haven't even driven the bloody thing on the beach. Anybody else had this problem?
Land Rover's attitude means that this is the last car they will ever sell me. They are simply running away from a problem that is caused by poor paint quality on the OEM wheels.
When it comes out of lease, i won't be replacing it.
Check this out: http://disco3iscrap.blogspot.com/2009/11/l...on-my.html
Cheers
mark taylor Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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jonesy63
Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
Location: Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to ...
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I don't have corrosion of wheels, but do have UV deterioration of the plastic trim panel under the windscreen. It has turned grey and when touched, turns to powder. I was just rejected this as a warranty item as well.
It seems LR are happy if their vehicles last until the end of the 3 years and that's it. Not good enough! 
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| 1st Dec 2009 2:06 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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Yes.. I think that for a "Premium Car" (their own words) they are  poor in warranty. Their attitude is simply not good enough.. i ended up talking to some young kid at their call centre.
They have sold me their last car.. add your comments and experiences to my blog!
Cheers
Mark T Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 1st Dec 2009 6:12 am |
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razzle
Member Since: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Tas
Posts: 170
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I have noticed the same thing, but don't really take much notice of it.
Bit of overkill with the blog, good luck with your next new car brand Trust me, what could go wrong?
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| 1st Dec 2009 8:31 am |
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Dan W
Member Since: 21 Jun 2008
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 355
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Yep. My MY08 has the beginnings of what your picture shows. My Mazda SP23 is older than the Disco and it doesn't have any problems, and like your situation I always wash both cars together, but I have taken mine on the sand....just like Landrover invited me to with a letter and DVD when I bought the car!! 2012 MY13 SDV6 SE D4 Ipanema Sand with Almond leather
2012 TDI Passat - they reckon the DSG is crap, I reckon it's awesome
2010 MY11 Mitsubishi Challenger - Gone (it was a "Challenging Year")
2007 MY08 TDV6 SE - gone
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| 1st Dec 2009 8:37 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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ACCC says:
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?...efunds.pdf
How long do consumers’ statutory
rights apply?
Statutory rights are not limited to a set time
period. Instead, they apply for the amount of time
that is reasonable to expect, given the cost and
quality of the item.
This means a consumer may be entitled to a
remedy under their statutory rights after any
manufacturer’s voluntary or extended warranty has
expired.
For example, it is reasonable to expect that an
expensive television should not develop a serious
fault after 13 months of normal use. In this case,
the consumer could argue the item was not of
merchantable quality and ask for it to be repaired,
even if the manufacturer’s voluntary warranty had
expired.
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| 1st Dec 2009 11:12 am |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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Quote:LRA blew me off!
male or female???
just like to know before i complain too.....  one wife.......livid
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| 1st Dec 2009 2:12 pm |
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Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
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And you lot call us whinging Poms, your having a laugh are'nt ya Club Pie n Pea
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| 1st Dec 2009 5:32 pm |
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Zilch
Member Since: 24 Apr 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 131
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Willy Eckerslike wrote:And you lot call us whinging Poms, your having a laugh are'nt ya
 another Pommie from the darkside
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MY103 RR Sport TDv6
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| 2nd Dec 2009 8:18 am |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
Posts: 388
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Just a thought - A long time ago I spent some time in West Texas. The water there caused all kinds of corrosion on specific alloy metals that were totally unaffected at other regions of the US. It really ate through some very expensive refinery compressor radiators. Who knows what minerals and acids are in the water in Brisbane these days? There are a few car washes here in Perth that have red stains on the walls - indicative of high iron content in bore water. As Brisbane has been in drought, are car washes recycling water (and hence detergents even in the rinse water) or using some odd water source? Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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| 2nd Dec 2009 1:22 pm |
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countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 6019
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I looked at the photo, that is not corrosion, it is contaminants on the surface of the wheel. Alloy wheel corrosion is a powder effect and white in colour, not black. It would also be seen as bubbling of the clear coat.
If you get some rubbing compound it can be removed, I have had exactly the same as have lot's of others. Have you ever put polish on the wheels and used proper approved alloy wheel cleaner.
To be honest I am not surprised LR won't cover it.
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| 2nd Dec 2009 2:04 pm |
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blue meanie
D3 Decade
Member Since: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Newbury
Posts: 6861
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it does indeed look like brake dust in the laquer to me as well and theeeeennn......???
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| 2nd Dec 2009 2:13 pm |
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AWD man
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: In Drag
Posts: 831
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I've always used Wonderwheels when my alloys start to look like that, good as new 20 seconds later 57 RRS TDV8
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| 2nd Dec 2009 3:18 pm |
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Phat Face
Member Since: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 354
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I got some flies stuck to my windscreen during the summer. Would they replace the glass? Would they eck as like!
As has been said above, that looks like brake dust to me, I also use Wonder Wheels which works a treat.  Lloyd "Phat Face"
2006 TDV6 HSE in Bonatti Grey
Club 19" GGAT's
Club B.A.S. EGR Bypass
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| 2nd Dec 2009 3:28 pm |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
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ahem....wonderwheels = brick cleaner? stuff. Can ment your centre caps if you're not careful.
HOWEVER, cough. Mr Muscle oven cleaner and a toothbrush will sort that out no problems. Welcome "Lola" 
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