| Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Members Map · Groups · Profile · Donate ·
Log In
|
- You are currently viewing DISCO3.CO.UK as a guest - Register to take part or Log In
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
 
|
| 5000km Roadtrip - repeat with 1-year old truck |
|
I just came back from a repeat of last year's 5000km road trip. The car is now one year old exactly and we repeated the same road.
See this second review here:
http://www.willems.ca/lr3/roadtest2.php
|
 6th Jan 2006 10:50 pm |
|
|
Slimer
Site Moderator
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
Posts: 16295
|
Hey Michael, long time since we've had the pleasure of your company, good to see you've been on your travels again. I look forward to reading all about them 
Si The End
|
| 6th Jan 2006 10:55 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
You're welcome.. always fun to talk about my vehicle!
|
| 6th Jan 2006 11:20 pm |
|
|
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
 
|
Welcome back Mike !
Seen your posts on the Chronicle but its better to hear from you on here 
-s
|
| 6th Jan 2006 11:26 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
simon wrote:Welcome back Mike !
Seen your posts on the Chronicle but its better to hear from you on here
-s
Better to BE here! It just kind of slipped... my bad. But I'm back, and as you see the LR3 is going strong.
|
| 7th Jan 2006 1:30 am |
|
|
Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26772
|
Welcome back, and great trip you had.
You mention some niggles in your write up that are covered by Technical Service Bulletins, to be addressed "upon customer complaint only"
The one bulletin you may be interested in is LA415-003 which covers a whole host of stereo/sat nav issues including the rear control problems.
They are all available on the Land Rover GTR site for a small fee, maybe get your dealer to look them up for you?
There is another one on there to sort out the intermittent PDC if you suffer from it. It is coded LA413-001 and is actionable "after customer complaint only"
|
| 7th Jan 2006 1:43 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
Fantastic: that's excellent news. Dealers tend not to know these things, so the numbers are extremely helpful. Thanks!
|
| 7th Jan 2006 3:18 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
Gareth wrote:
The one bulletin you may be interested in is LA415-003 which covers a whole host of stereo/sat nav issues including the rear control problems.
There is another one on there to sort out the intermittent PDC if you suffer from it. It is coded LA413-001 and is actionable "after customer complaint only"
Odd. I just checked: LA415-003 is not available on the site. -004 is ("CD Error Message During Loading"), but no -003. Same for the other one. Could be because I indicated I am in North America, I suppose?
|
| 7th Jan 2006 3:39 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
Oh - they did not show up until I actually paid for a day's access. Found them!
And downloaded them all to go over them - very useful indeed. Thanks again!
|
| 7th Jan 2006 3:55 pm |
|
|
mwillems
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 154
|
Some scary stuff there... here's a few of the possible Damocles' swords my VIN range has:
- Will my paint deteriorate? The fact that LR have issued a special paint map in order to "categorise and understand the paint complaints" could be a tad worrying...
- Will my parking brake clip break? (LA206-002)
- Will my hood start vibrating and moving due to the known insufficient room (LA501-004)?
- Will my A-pillar start leaking (LA501-006)?
- Will I get water ingress (LA501-012)?
- Will my seat cushion develop a gap to the back rest (LA501-011)?
Presumable it's all "no", but I'd be happier with the systems fixed before they break, not after... what say you?
Michael
|
| 7th Jan 2006 4:34 pm |
|
|
Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26772
|
I just had a look, and there is some new stuff on there. I take comfort from the appearence of some known issues on there. It shows that Land Rover are perhaps addressing some of the issues in a structured way.
I would not for a minute expect yours (or my) car to develop all the faults, but if they did, there is a procedure for the dealer to follow.
|
| 7th Jan 2006 5:23 pm |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
DISCO3.CO.UK Copyright © 2004-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
|
|
DISCO3.CO.UK is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.
