Member Since: 19 May 2008
Location: Brough
Posts: 214
Picked the car up on Friday after 5 weeks! PERMAGRIN returned,
it had been signed off by LR, New looms, epb control unit, new switch and an overlay loom fitted inside, job done?
Unfotunatly it is back with the dealer!! Only did 53 miles before finding out the air suspension now no longer works!! I lowered it down to access mode and now it is stuck there and will not raise, display says vehicle will raise when suspension cooled!
Now in a Freelander From entrprise
still haven't been told what they have found on the EPB!
Will let you know when I find out
Did they ever tell you Now an ex-D3 owner after 7 happy years. Miss the car but not the big bills
1st Jul 2010 8:20 am
748scratcher
Member Since: 19 May 2008
Location: Brough
Posts: 214
Received the letter below from VOSA , still not happy with it, the repair on the loom was done when the car was 13mths old, so it has lasted longer than the loom, All repairs were done at main agent! still begs the question is the EPB fit for purpose on a 4x4 vehicle , or is it that the loom is insulated and routed poorly ? either way it's a manufacture design fault that should be addressed and rectified. I know that they did change the full chassis loom, switch, actuator, shoes and back plates, this was told to me by the dealer, not by Chris at LR.
Is VOSA 'fit for purpose' Now an ex-D3 owner after 7 happy years. Miss the car but not the big bills
1st Jul 2010 11:54 am
Stu
Member Since: 08 Feb 2009
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2423
Why do I get the feeling that lots of money is involved here. LR need to take the high ground and offer a manual replacement. LR know the EPB is useless, but it's too expensive to admit that. Far better to have a few people stranded in the middle of motorways with other users diving to avoid them. I think it's going to take a death to get this change, as that gets publicity and that ends up costing them.D3 HSE MY05 Auto
Expo Rack, Club MTR, LR Spots, A Bar, Light Guards, GNVP Sump Guard, GNVP Ladder, Cup Holders, RLD A Bar brackets. Disco3Club stickers, Aux power on Mod
1st Jul 2010 1:59 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
I think its more complicated than that; doesn't the car rely on the solid state inclination sensor in the EPB module for its complex stability calculations?
I actually like the EPB concept, and if xEng could make an EPB module powered xEng parking brake, I suspect all issues would simply vanish overnight.
In my mind all the issues originate in the drum brakes. Sure AndrewS found an issue in the module itself, but if the damned shoes didn't keep slipping the module wouldn't feel the need to over-tighten in the first place.
What's the incidence of faults in the D4 'improved' park brakes looking like? Perhaps Spooky can swap all our rear axles for eLocker ones with new brakes, and we'd all be happy Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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Only did 53 miles before finding out the air suspension now no longer works!! I lowered it down to access mode and now it is stuck there and will not raise, display says vehicle will raise when suspension cooled!
