Vanguard
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 127
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| Help! Major System Failure! |
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All started tonight when we took our daughter to Hockey practice. After stopping in the car park, chatting in the car with the key in my hand I suddenly realised the engine was still running!!! Putting the key in again and stirring it around made no difference so I pulled the key out again and then turned the lights off and the engine stopped! Put the key in and repeated the excercise and the same thing happened.
Whilst worrying about this, someone came up and told me that the break lights had been stuck on for the last half mile. Tried it again and all seemed ok but on the way home lots of bongs tellng me the suspension was lowering and with several warning lights on the dash.
Got home, the suspension still down. Called LRA and they're going to call me in the morning with the possibility of a Technician coming out.
Anyone any idea how serious this is for a car out of warranty?
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 10th Oct 2008 9:48 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
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It'll be something simple like a bad earth.If you can , check the breaklight bulb .
I had the exact same as you last Saturday and it turned out be a loose wire connecting with the light housing on a trailer I was towing.
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| 10th Oct 2008 10:01 pm |
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Vanguard
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 127
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Unnecessary quote removed
Thanks, I will check all the lights in the morning.
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| 10th Oct 2008 10:19 pm |
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gingerbiker
Member Since: 09 Jun 2008
Location: North Yorks
Posts: 201
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this will be of no use to you... but...
the same thing (lights can turn the car 'off') happened to my S1 Lotus elise
cured by a new ignition system eg just a lock barrel! the earth had failed/ snapped
cost a lot less than the D3 fix will be, I bet!
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| 10th Oct 2008 10:45 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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A failed brake pedal switch can cause this
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| 10th Oct 2008 11:17 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
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Sounds like it could be your brake bulbs - I had the same issue -
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic18669.html
Look half way down the page on the above link for my post - LRA sorted it all by changing the bulbs for LR ones  Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 10th Oct 2008 11:24 pm |
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Vanguard
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 127
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Thanks. Read your post. Guess what I replaced last week and where I bought it! WIll let you know the outcome.
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| 11th Oct 2008 7:49 am |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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Engine won't switch off, suspension faults, brake lights permanently on - it's obvious it was the bulb you just changed! 
Hope it sorts it Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 11th Oct 2008 8:00 am |
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colinm
Member Since: 06 Oct 2008
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 47
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Given that just about everything on the car talks to everything else via CAN bus it's possible for a fault in one subsystem to have interesting effects on the whole system. I somehow don't think it will be the bulb that's at fault!
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| 11th Oct 2008 11:31 am |
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AVE
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Nov 2006
Location: First house on the left
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Faulty bulbs have been know to cause all kinds of problems. As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
Disco XXV
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY16
Discovery Sport HSE Lux MY17
Evoque HSE Dynamic MY16 (Gone)
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY14 (Lovely car but preferred the Disco!)
Disco 3 Tdv6 HSE MY05 (owned for 11 years and now gone)
Range Rover Sport HSE MY11 (Gone)
Freelander2 SE (Gone but the most reliable car we've ever owned)
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| 11th Oct 2008 11:36 am |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
Location: Crash and Burn
Posts: 156
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| 11th Oct 2008 11:50 am |
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colinm
Member Since: 06 Oct 2008
Location: Derbyshire
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AVE wrote:Faulty bulbs have been know to cause all kinds of problems.
Then its high time LR sacked some of its electronics/software engineers.
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| 11th Oct 2008 12:07 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Some rather sweeping generalisations there lr1 
The site has always been a focus point for faults to be raised and discussed and this can give an exaggerated impression that its a problem motor... The truth is that the vast majority of owners are very happy whether in or out of warranty.
Enjoy the SEAT 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 11th Oct 2008 12:10 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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46K miles and no warranty work, owned it since new for 2.5 years on and off road - I know which car I'd rather be driving  DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 11th Oct 2008 12:16 pm |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
Location: Crash and Burn
Posts: 156
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