NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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 Old Grumble Gut How I miss her
Off the juice for the month, Doctor's orders  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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 15th Jan 2009 1:14 am |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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Mine has this annoying little clunk noise after engaging the EPB - just at the very end of the process. Anyway, had the motor in for service yesterday and the car made a lier out of me - no noise.
So took it home with my pride in the boot and low and behold it happened again 
So had to do some milage last night in the  of rain and got home, took out the key and SCREEEEEECH! F k!
Anyway got into it this morning and perfect....
Dealer said I could get it all cleaned up - about 2 hours and commented that if the module goes then ohhhh! very expensive.
So what is this module they talk of? A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 15th Jan 2009 11:12 am |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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The last time my dealer fixed it under warranty, they did advise it wouldn't be covered in future.
I left it with a "we'll see about that"
However I've got myself out of the habit of using it.
But when I did try it in Dec after a dowsing at Tong lake .. it didn't squeal. I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 15th Jan 2009 11:20 am |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
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tanters wrote:Mine has this annoying little clunk noise after engaging the EPB - just at the very end of the process. Anyway, had the motor in for service yesterday and the car made a lier out of me - no noise.
So took it home with my pride in the boot and low and behold it happened again
So had to do some milage last night in the of rain and got home, took out the key and SCREEEEEECH! F k!
Anyway got into it this morning and perfect....
Dealer said I could get it all cleaned up - about 2 hours and commented that if the module goes then ohhhh! very expensive.
So what is this module they talk of?
Dunno ,might mean the servo/actuator ?
Stephen if they're charging you for it then as an alternative you could leave it till next Saturday , we could adjust it whilst we're fannying with the other stuff.
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| 15th Jan 2009 11:51 am |
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London Lad
Member Since: 27 May 2008
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 505
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CFB.
The car is under warranty, its faulty, they should repair it.
Write to the dealer and LR and tell them they have 10 days to complete the repair under guarantee or you will have it repaired at your cost and sue them for reimbursement. Tell them that you also hold them responsible for any damage, injury or death caused by the safety related fault in the mean time.
Most of the members on here are more technically inclined than the average motorist and have an interest in the technology in the car. This tends to make us more tollerant of these dealer cons like 'it's an adjustment' or 'its a charicteristic' or 'its wear and tear'
However supposing you were say.... a poet... who knew nothing about cars whatsoever. The hand brake doesn't work, the car is faulty, you have a 3 year warranty, you want it repaired. Who cares if it's a 20 hour job or a 5 min one, who cares what the parts cost, its faulty, its their problem, make them repair it or pay. .
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You should never argue with idiots because they will just drag you down to their level....then beat you with experience !
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| 15th Jan 2009 12:07 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15214
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Very true and very well put LL
 I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 15th Jan 2009 12:36 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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You'd have thought LR would have put some effort into a permanent solution by now and issued a recall for all vehicles....
... sorry what was I thinking  drifted off there into dreamland for moment.  D3 HSE V8...
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| 15th Jan 2009 12:47 pm |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
Posts: 4284
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Some chance of that happening Mossy
Car out of warranty since middle '08, tis my problem now 
DW, Sounds good Tnks A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 15th Jan 2009 12:59 pm |
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ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
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No need to sell any more new cars, just keep charging the thousands on the road for EPB clean and adjust. If one person can get it done under warranty that will set the mark for a lot more.
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| 15th Jan 2009 1:06 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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It's under a 'select' extended warranty which is worth as much as toilet paper I reckon.
They want £550 + vat to do the EPB, Airbag light fault (worn connectors), geometry reset and audio subwoofer fault.
Needless to say I aint paying and am now onto LRCS 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 15th Jan 2009 7:53 pm |
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yaugher
Member Since: 24 Sep 2007
Location: SE UK
Posts: 420
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Q...I dont bother using mine (its an HSE AUTO) seems ok without putting it on so...my question is....should I use it or continue just putting her in P ??
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| 15th Jan 2009 10:09 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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Only seems to be problematic after an off-road session, which for me is at least once a week. How can LR justify the design FFS 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 15th Jan 2009 10:21 pm |
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ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
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LRA bloke told my wife to not bother using it....not sure its good for the car long term though. Why do we have so much grief and stress with a handbrake
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| 15th Jan 2009 10:55 pm |
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26702
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It only needs to work once a year, at MOT time. 
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| 16th Jan 2009 12:40 am |
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Jimbob Squarepants
Member Since: 27 Oct 2007
Location: Miles Away from Home
Posts: 1063
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I changed dealers after my original dealer failed to stop the EPB squeaking - twice. I asked my preferred dealer to take a look and was told LR would not cover the cost of cleaning/adjusting the EPB on cars more than 12 months old.
I rang LRCS and they advised me to take the car back to the original dealer who should do the work for free. They had the car last Friday for the whole day, when I got it back I was told they hadn't been able to make the EPB squeak so they had done............nothing 
I was a bit annoyed about this. As I won't be needing the car for a few weeks I have had the dealer come and fetch it and they will keep it until it's sorted.
On the plus side, they did do a very good job of cleaning my car inside and out. Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
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| 16th Jan 2009 2:12 am |
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