WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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I have been having quite a few problems with the suspension on my vehicle. Two of the errors I am being told are normal, I have seen the dealers courtesy V8 SE which does show the same messages, however I still dont think I should be getting these messages - at least not every time I go out in the car. The messages I am getting are as follows 'Vehicle raising slowly' and 'Vehicle will raise when unit cooled' the latter message is also accompanied by a warning chime.
Please could some of the other forum members tell me if they get the same - I am pretty sure that before my 1st compressor was replaced I did not get any messages like these.
Thanks for your help, Paul 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
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 7th Sep 2005 5:54 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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The second one happened to me as my compressor went and the same for my father - it is not normal. The first is less clear as I have just posted it happened to me the other week, but not again. I'd tell the dealer he is talking rubbish. Just because their demo does it doesn't mean it's right. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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| 7th Sep 2005 6:31 pm |
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Gareth
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I see "vehicle raising slowly" if I raise and lower the car a few times. It is because the system has a large air accumulator - a long cylinder on the left hand side underneath, which gets emptied when the car is raised. It has enough air capacity to raise and lower the car from access to off road hieght twice before the message comes up on the third raise.
The compressor has to run to re-pressurise this and if the car is raising at the time, it will raise slowly, hence the message. my compressor (under the left hand side, in front of the rear wheel) runs for about 2 minutes before pressure is restored to the accumulator.
If you have a weak or failed compressor, then this will take longer, and the overheat message could be triggered by the system sensing that it is taking too long to repressurize the tank.
I have never seen the overheat message on my car (Nov 04).
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| 7th Sep 2005 8:01 pm |
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Blue
Member Since: 10 Mar 2005
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
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Well, I guess my Disco 3 is growing up: it had it's first suspension failure this week  Oh, now isn't that sweet? 
I thougt I was lucky until now with only one electronic problem upon delivery, but now in the last 2 days this error has appeared 3 times. For me too, the honeymoon is over. The "rising slowly" and "cooling" messages are OK, like Gareth said.
So, I guess I can expect about a week without the car, and a new compressor and sensors installed (sometimes I think it's leaning sideways).
Can any of you experienced victims please confirm if this is the case? Blue
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| 10th Sep 2005 5:02 pm |
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Gareth
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What message have you got?
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| 10th Sep 2005 5:14 pm |
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Blue
Member Since: 10 Mar 2005
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
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The message is "suspension failure", and the instruction book/info icon flashing in the display (actually, I have it in Spanish: "Fallo en suspensión").
But I haven't noticed any real malfunction, it's just frightenning me. Blue
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| 10th Sep 2005 5:30 pm |
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Gurvan
Member Since: 02 Jan 2005
Location: Germany... Not far from both the US and Hard German rock...
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Blue wrote:The message is "suspension failure", and the instruction book/info icon flashing in the display (actually, I have it in Spanish: "Fallo en suspensión").
But I haven't noticed any real malfunction, it's just frightenning me.
I have the same regularly... But usually a clean "reboot" (Off/On, after a while and a chime, start the engine...) usually clears it...
I had a suspension re-calibration donne by a dealer bu still had one of those message since (But only one and this even though I did some light off-roading...)
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| 10th Sep 2005 6:36 pm |
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Blue
Member Since: 10 Mar 2005
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
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Yes, Gurvan, restarting clears the message. How much time did you leave it at your dealer's to do the recalibration? Blue
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| 10th Sep 2005 6:46 pm |
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Gurvan
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Blue wrote:Yes, Gurvan, restarting clears the message. How much time did you leave it at your dealer's to do the recalibration?
It took him a bit less than an hour...
I've had only one instance of that message since...
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| 10th Sep 2005 6:47 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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My 1st Compressor failed at about 8.5K and 6 months - actually locked down in access mode - had to call out LR assistance
Fixed in about 3 days with new compressor
Still getting orange warning lights and 'suspension failure' message - but seems to self rectify v.quickly
Spoke with dealer yesterday (not one that fixed problem) and they susgested turning ignition on/off (don't start engine) 10 times to reset software 
Sceptical - but - everthing crossed - seems to have worked - but early days yet
Also had Air Con fail - O ring failure on connection L/h side of engine bay - fixed in a day
Dealer is Williams in Mnachester - so far so good
Apologies to the silver HSE I followed near the A1 entry at Dishforth on Friday afternoon - not tailgating - just trying to make sure I had the address of this great site Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
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| 20th Sep 2005 8:48 pm |
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Martin
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adam wrote:Apologies to the silver HSE I followed near the A1 entry at Dishforth on Friday afternoon - not tailgating - just trying to make sure I had the address of this great site
Gareth  06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 20th Sep 2005 9:37 pm |
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Gareth
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Jeez that was me!! You could have followed me all the way home 
You were in a layby in Catterick, and pulled up behind me at the junction and followed me down to the M62 correct?
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| 20th Sep 2005 9:39 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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mmm stalker alert 
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| 20th Sep 2005 9:46 pm |
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Gareth
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simon wrote:mmm stalker alert
Mmmm, now if it was the very delicious young lady who followed me home from Tesco's the other week in her 55 reg Bonatti Grey HSE - She can stalk me anytime 
Anyway, this is a  its the first confirmed sign up due to a sticker in the back window, am I correct?
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| 20th Sep 2005 9:54 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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no I think it was when Brian found a sticker in his braille edition of Victor's Monthly Moaner
-s
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| 20th Sep 2005 10:01 pm |
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