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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
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Hello Forumites... my D3 is around 5 weeks out of warranty. And last week the Transmission Fault message appeared followed yesterday by Air Suspension Fault light.
It goes into Australs next Monday... we'll see how we go. I am keen to know if the suspension compressor has failed again... you see it has been through 3 in 3 years.
Cheers
Mark Taylor Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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 1st Feb 2010 9:47 am |
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jdea
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Tannum Sands QLD
Posts: 176
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I have had my transmission valve block and brake vacuum pump replace under my extended warranty..... so far so good
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| 1st Feb 2010 9:57 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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Well.. here is the news.
The Land Rover needs a new transmission and suspension compressor.
Land Rover don't want to know about it as the car is about 6 weeks out of warranty. The aftermarket warranty company are supposedly doing something.
The pain in the  factor is that the car has sat for 3 days while "decisions are made". I have been complaining about the transmission for some time over the erratic changes when hot.
So.. I rang LRA myself today to tell them that I don't think it is normal for an auto tranny to die at 60K and for the car to spit out 3 suspension compressors in 3 years.
I got the mirror response... we'll look into it.
I love my D3.... but I can see a divorce coming up soon. The unreliability factor is just proving too much for me.
You know I owned a new Ford Festiva I bought for $12990 drive away in 1998. Under the warranty period, the screw fell out of the hinge on the ashtray. So Ford fitted a new ashtray. That was the sole warranty claim on that car and only repair to the car in 4 years and 80,000 k.
My next car will be a Korean offering with 5 years warranty. My off-roading adventures will now be confined to my Kawasaki KLR650.
Cheers
Mark Taylor Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 10th Feb 2010 8:40 am |
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The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
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If it is on record that you have complained about the transmission before your warranty ran out then I would have thought they should honor something, Mercedes did when my friend had a similar problem with an E class.
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| 10th Feb 2010 9:04 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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In oz you will find you can claim a reasonable expectation of the transmission lasting longer. By law you have a claim. This is the reason manufacturers are happy to come to the party in some way before it goes further.
Which extended warranty is it? “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 10th Feb 2010 10:39 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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Don't laugh but I can't tell you who it is through. All the paper work is in the car... at the dealer. The service advisor tells me that they will approve the work.. but I think LRA should cough up!
Stay tuned.
Mark T Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 10th Feb 2010 10:58 am |
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jdea
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Tannum Sands QLD
Posts: 176
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Just like they should have replaced my brake vacuum pump.......
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| 10th Feb 2010 11:31 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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Did you send a report to DOTARS? “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 10th Feb 2010 9:14 pm |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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So here we are 4 days later.
Neither the dealer nor I have heard from LRA. However the extended warranty people are going to pay for the auto tranny to be repaired in Melbourne and to supply a new suspension compressor.
So the tranny comes out today to be shipped to Melbourne and god know when the car will be back on the road.
It's funny how you can do the paperwork to buy a car in 20 minutes but it can take 3 - 4 days for someone to decide who is going to pay to repair an item that should have ben fixed while the vehicle was clearly under warranty.
I have crossed the D4 from the list... It worries me that I might get a D3 with all its problems plus 1 more.
Cheers
MArk Taylor
P.S. What's DOTAR? Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 11th Feb 2010 5:07 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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So.. 5 days later. Because I have an extended warranty through a third party, Land Rover will not become involved in the post warranty issues. I don't know how they know; but they do.
So transmission on its way to Melbourne for an overhaul and a new or perhaps reconditioned suspension compressor to be fitted. The service manager told me that a short time ago LRA ran out of compressors as there were so many failing!
So the warranty score so far is: transmission, 3 suspension compressors, front ball joints, battery, brackets that hold the mid row seating, front differential, radiator expansion tank, windscreen, servo motor in the HVAC system, short circuit in the front fog lamp circuit.
How many other forumites have had this many problems with their Discos?
Cheers
Mark T Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 12th Feb 2010 9:06 am |
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away
Member Since: 18 Nov 2006
Location: Cossack
Posts: 111
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Of the things you listed, we've had these:
Transmission, 1 suspension compressor, front control arm bushes, front differential
plus:
steering rack, airconditioner compressor, park brake winch, oil leak at turbo charger.
Really doubting purchasing a D4 at the moment.
Cheers
Russ D4: Expedition Rack, 104 Litre Long Range Tank, Raised Air Intake
D3: Every bloomin' thing but the kitchen sink
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| 12th Feb 2010 10:09 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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Hi Russ... yes i left out the Park Brake motor thing... that took 4 visits to the dealer before it was eventually replaced.
D4? no thanks.
My needs for a car are changing since i bought the D3.. my next car will be a Korean offering with a 5 year warranty. Perhaps a Sante Fe diesel. I just need something to tow my light weight camper or trail bike trailer.
The D3 has been an overkill for what I actually use it for. I am not sure if i would venture across the desert in mine. I mean, what do you do if your suspension compressor dies in the middle of the Simpson? There goes your off road height capability etc.
Cheers
Mark Taylor Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 12th Feb 2010 11:10 pm |
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pbhawkin
Member Since: 14 Dec 2006
Location: Mudgee
Posts: 377
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Quote:Because I have an extended warranty through a third party, Land Rover will not become involved in the post warranty issues. I don't know how they know; but they do
Mark,
MY extended warranty was offered to me by the LR dealer when I bought the car new. It is the Alliance one of 2 years.
I would argue that as the LR dealer sold it is is therefore considered a LR accepted product.
BUT it would be Alliance who pays out and Alliance who says it was fair wear and tear or not! regards
Peter
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Oct 2013 SDV6 3.0 HSE.
2007 TDV6 SE E-diff, adaptive lights sold 1/2014
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| 12th Feb 2010 11:31 pm |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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Hi Peter.. yes I bought the post OEM warranty from the dealer. I am just surprised that LRA know about it.
It is for another 4 years or 140K.
Either way, I am glad I am not paying to fix the old girl up.
While I really like the car, in fact I love it; it still amazes me how many things go wrong with it. Especially when it is considered a "Premium" car (Land Rovers words) and you compare it to the young girl next door's Suzuki Swift that just runs day in and day out without and problems.
Cheers
Mark T Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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| 13th Feb 2010 2:49 am |
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MarkTaylor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
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So the latest is... the transmission is in Melbourne and now it appears there are no valve blocks in Australia. LRA have told the dealer there will be a 2 week wait. This translates to the car off the road for a month.
How can there be no spare parts for a car that is still in production. Or has TATA's ownership meant a cut in inventory of parts in the far corners of the empire??
Cheers
Mark T
P.S. The Korean offerings are looking better and better.
P.P.S. I have just waited 4 months to get a new interior mirror for my wife's BMW Z4 as well! Nothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
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