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suesas

Member Since: 12 Nov 2014
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Manual Bonatti Grey

engine failure

Hi can anyone help, we bought a Land Rover Discovery 3 07 plate in July from a Mitsubishi dealer. They provided a 3 month warranty and sold me a extended warranty for a further 2 years, which I thought was internal warranty provided from the garage. However, 3 months on I have received a letter from garage enclosing a Mitsubishi used car warranty document. Since we purchased this car I have had two wheel bearing replaced and an air-suspension fault which the garage rectified as it was in the first 3 months. Then on Monday whilst driving to work I heard a noise coming from engine and then a few seconds later the engine failed and would not restart. As the warranty was now with Mitsubishi I rang them who told me to send it to land Rover for them to investigate. The Land Rover garage has confirmed the engine will need to be replaced and they would need to do a two hour investigation to find out the reason for this failure which would cost Â£312. I have heard there is a fault with the 07 plate engines which can cause sudden failure which complete destroys the engine. Has anyone heard of any manufacturer defects on this year of discovery? We have also been told by Mitsubishi the warranty is invalid as the garage should have not sold it and then set it up to start 3 months after we had bought it. Any advice comments would be gratefully appreciated.

12th Nov 2014 10:51 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72901

Has the LR given more details than the engine's knackered?

12th Nov 2014 10:52 pm

suesas

Member Since: 12 Nov 2014
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2

no not until they do further investigations.

12th Nov 2014 10:54 pm

CDS
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Member Since: 12 Oct 2009
Location: All over the UK!
Posts: 3330

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tangiers Orange

If be thinking 'warranty mis-sold' threaten trading standards etc have long battle with garage which will result in uou getting your money back on the vehicle??
Discovery 3/4 & RRS keys cut and programmed at your home or work
Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto retro fit - see it here
BAS Remaps/ EGR Blanking
Software updates/ enabling
Mobile Servicing & Repairs

12th Nov 2014 10:56 pm

Bradders

Member Since: 21 Oct 2014
Location: Ashford, Kent
Posts: 126

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Java Black

What's the mileage on the car? The belts should have been done at either 105,000 miles or 7 years

12th Nov 2014 11:07 pm

MarsKy

Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 847

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Rimini Red

As posted on another thread today -

Fortunately you have bought from a registered dealer. Irrespective of the age of the car, and any warranties (or none), you have a 6 months period from purchase to identify problems and get them fixed:

The consumer returns the goods in the first six months from the date of sale and requests a repair or replacement or a partial refund. In that case, the consumer does not have to prove the goods were faulty at the time of sale. It is assumed that they were. If the retailer does not agree, it is for the retailer to prove that the goods were satisfactory at the time of sale. This comes from Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002, derived from EU Directive 1999/44/EU which became Clauses 48A to 48F inclusive of the Sale of Goods act in April 2003.

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/consumer-rights/
(But I've never known anyone to actually have used those rights).

See also:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/3...er-rights-
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/3...-the-bill-
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/3...i-covered-
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/4...een-apply-

12th Nov 2014 11:34 pm

CDS
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Member Since: 12 Oct 2009
Location: All over the UK!
Posts: 3330

Site member 'Bobs' is yer man on things like this

Discovery 3/4 & RRS keys cut and programmed at your home or work
Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto retro fit - see it here
BAS Remaps/ EGR Blanking
Software updates/ enabling
Mobile Servicing & Repairs

13th Nov 2014 1:10 am

r1mad

Member Since: 11 Oct 2014
Location: lincoln
Posts: 33

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini Red

hi did you pay outright cash or with credit card or finance .. if with card give them a ring and they will start ball rolling or if finnace give them a ring as they have a deptment for this as in theory its in their intrest as they still have an intrest in car .

13th Nov 2014 1:53 pm

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