Member Since: 02 Jan 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 25
Random Seats
Hi
I have a 65 plate Discovery 4 HSE and I have had on going issues for one reason or another. The main one which seems to be ongoing is that my drivers seat will take itself out of its memory position either on entry or exit (not easy access mode normal movement). For example, I could leave the car and when I get back the seat is all the way back (lying down) or when I get in sometimes the seat moves really close to the wheel and traps my legs.
The dealer have had it on numerous occasions and I am getting no where! I have raised it with the dealer who says they cannot find the fault and I have escalated to JLR (who say the sale is with the dealer so go back to them) and the finance house say that because the fault was not reported early enough (it didnt happen straight away) that I should deal with it under warranty with the dealer!
I am getting no where and in the 1 year I have had it I have had:
3 engine management faults (counting down until the engine stops)
Sat nav taking every which way apart from where I need to go
electrical issues with seats (as above and still happening)
door lights in the storage areas started to work after about 7 months ( I didnt know I had them until they came on!)
Off road mode kicking in on the drive (I don't have an off road type of drive!)
Start/stop mode not working
All seem to be left with just the seats and I am so frustrated I have proposed they give me a replacement (similar spec) vehicle or take my car, clear my finance and I will start again. I am going around and around and wondered if
A- Anyone else has this issue with the seats and was it resolved?
B- has anyone successfully given the car up either via the dealer or finance company and how have they done it.
I love JLR and I loved my disco but I am fed up of paying a fairly high monthly payment for a car that has demons and that is making me fall out of love with it!
Any advice welcome.
7th Mar 2017 7:59 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
Just a thought, what are your memory positions set at? I am the only driver of my car and I found that sometimes when I came back to it the seat had moved but then I realised that sometimes I would catch one of the memory buttons when I left the car (I had only set memory 1) so the seat was moving as I walked away. I have now set all my memory positions to the same seat position and have never had the problem again. Cheers Ian
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7th Mar 2017 9:53 pm
Sirrah4941
Member Since: 02 Jan 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 25
Hi
it used to happen when they were all set the same, but the movement was varying each time. The dealer suggested setting them to extremes (setting 2 and 3) and I find it either moves into 2 or 3. I thought i may have knocked the setting but I've seen it when I have opened the door in the morning and as I open the door the seat moves (my hand wasnt anywhere near the buttons) and other times when I have left the car the seat was in the right position but when I come back it wasnt!
Its madness.
7th Mar 2017 10:01 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1663
The car does have an entry/exit mode that moves the steering wheel and seat to make it easier to get in and out. Could it be this mode ? Or perhaps if it is extreme, then perhaps it is this mode that is set up incorrectly and needs correcting?Gary
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7th Mar 2017 11:58 pm
Sirrah4941
Member Since: 02 Jan 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 25
The easy access mode works fine and adjusts how I would expect. The seat movement is too extreme for it to be related. The dealer cannot find anything wrong which is more worrying
8th Mar 2017 3:33 pm
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
For info my 2012 car just exhibited this issue , seats went all crazy on me after switching ignition off, all memory positions lost !
I may be barking up the wrong tree with this suggestion but I have a D3 HSE with memory and when I first had the car I would pick up the keys and unlock the car and the seat had moved (lazy entry enabled) turned out I had picked up the spare key and this moved the seat when I unlocked the car, as swimbo rarely uses the car I disabled the lazy entry and now I have no issuesRange Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8 what a car
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