I have an 06 D3 HSE which is suffering from an intermittent fault with the cruise control. Basically it stops working fairly randomly (usually rectified by removing key etc.) It can be a little disconcerting when you suddenly lose power!! Has anyone else experienced this problem I haven't been to the dealer with it yet (bit too busy at work)
Cheers
Andy.
22nd Nov 2006 11:09 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Yes this has been reported previous, I think it is likely to be the contacts behind the steering wheel, or possibly a faulty CC button. The dealer should be able to fix this.
22nd Nov 2006 11:17 pm
ronk
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Dont panic! You are not alone, mine goes to the dealer on Monday for the same fault. A tip I've learned in my limited time with Disco3.co.uk is, use the search facility prior to the panic attack! You will not be the first to experience the fault. The knowledge some of these guys have is amazing.
ronk.
22nd Nov 2006 11:40 pm
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.....and welcome to the site chumble spuz 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
Many Thanks: I will live with the problem until its first service (imminent).At least my D3 wasn't built on a friday unlike my TD5
No other problems so far
Mine is with the dealer right now for this very issue and they just called to tell me they've tracked the issue down to a 'Rotary Coupler' whatever that may be The End
23rd Nov 2006 1:30 pm
10forcash
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That'll be the 'clock spring' assembly behind the steering wheel
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
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2 Times so far
Hi,
My 2005 HSE has been in 2 times so far to get the Cruise sorted. The fist tim, Town & County said it was a software problem & all sorted now.
The next day, faulty again.
Back to dealer, new switch etc fitted. Next day not workin
I phone the dealer. Tell me they will look into problem. They phone me next day to say LR aware its an issue that will be fixed with update???
Today, Cruise is working.............Its bizzare!!!
Cheers
2nd Dec 2006 7:12 pm
lee01277
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Slimer wrote:
Mine is with the dealer right now for this very issue and they just called to tell me they've tracked the issue down to a 'Rotary Coupler' whatever that may be
Same problem 'bit' with mine, but the fault was the SRS system was down.... must be common to a few things ????..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
2nd Dec 2006 9:44 pm
Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
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What
lee01277 wrote:
Slimer wrote:
Mine is with the dealer right now for this very issue and they just called to tell me they've tracked the issue down to a 'Rotary Coupler' whatever that may be
Same problem 'bit' with mine, but the fault was the SRS system was down.... must be common to a few things ????
What are they & should I let the dealer know?
Also I forgot to say in my earlier post.
After the D3 has been to the garage & I started it, I got a system fault message that then said "special functions off" Does this mean anything?
Cheers
Allan.
2nd Dec 2006 10:11 pm
ronk
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Location: Durham
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They've replaced the coupler and the cruise control seems to be ok now. (early days!) The cruise control fault on my car could sometimes be induced by using the 'minus speed' button - but not evey time, Prior to the fix I was shown a plot of the test. It showed a rough line when connected. this I'm told was the representation of a poor connection of the coupler. I'm also told that this could have contributed to my srs light fault indication.
3rd Dec 2006 10:24 am
SN
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This is a periodic fault with mine too - when it goes in for Service #1 I'll get it sorted. Drove over 200 miles in it on Friday, most of the time on cruise on the M40 & M6 - I get to the last 5 miles near me on a 40mph speed camera section and 'pop' no cruise .... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
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Angel1403 wrote:
I got a system fault message that then said "special functions off" Does this mean anything?
Most of the fault messages that appear don't actually mean a damn thing. Just switch off, wait 5 seconds and try again. Don't ever worry about a screen fault unless it persists over re-starts and overnight.
3rd Dec 2006 11:08 am
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I haven't been to the dealer with it yet (bit too busy at work)
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