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gethro

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
Posts: 46

2012 Discovery 4 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Auto Fuji White

How worried should I be......

D3 went into the stealers yesterday to have the steering rack replaced due to a knock in the steering, no major drama.
Got a call just before 5 asking if they could have the car overnight as there were "issues"

Many calls later, they finally agreed to a loner (chrysler voyager

) to ferry myself, wife and 4 kids about in.
when I picked it up at about 6ish (and baby seat from D3), they informed me that not only was the new rack worse than the existing one (apparently to the point of being a safety issue

), but they were having, in their words "major dramas" with the ECU. has apparently lost all its programming and the car is now dead in the water, so to speak.
Has anyone had anything similar??!? Does anyone know if they can get it back up and running, will it be the same or is there the potential for more ECU issues down the track? Up untill it went in, the car itself has had no issues and not missed a beat

.
Any thoughts/suggestions are welcome.

19th Sep 2007 11:48 pm

caverD3

Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922

2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Auto Fuji White

could it be the dealer has done something wrong?

Hope they get it sorted soon, with the right intructions from LR.

â€œThere are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.

20th Sep 2007 1:44 am

gethro

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
Posts: 46

Cheers

. I'm actually quite sure it's something they've done as they're being rather cagey about whats exactly wrong.......but I'm

if I can work out what it would be

. Fail to see how changing the steering rack could impact on the ECU

20th Sep 2007 2:42 am

caverD3

Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922

If you have adaptive lights they use a sensor in the steering which is also used for the wheel directions shown in the screen. Maybe they did something to this sensor? Just a thought.
At least you have a loaner. â€œThere are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.

20th Sep 2007 2:58 am

PCH

Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
Posts: 812

2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji White

I've also read on this forum that the D3 must have sufficient power during the uploading of the ECU with software patches to prevent corruption of the ECU which might mean "dead" D3.

Whatever has happend sounds like mechanic inflicted.

Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier

Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch

20th Sep 2007 3:24 am

jonesy63

Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
Location: Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to ...
Posts: 848

2011 Discovery 4 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Auto Fuji White

I agree Chris... sounds like corrupted eeprom to me... and if Gethro's D3 is a new one, they may not have the correct ECU in Australia... shipping from UK - expect a 2 week wait!

Good luck Gethro!

Rob

20th Sep 2007 1:19 pm

gethro

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
Posts: 46

Thanks all for your responses

. Seems as though CaverD3 and PCH, you were both right

. One extra thing though that made me chuckle, as they hadn't updated/reloaded the sensor in the steering (yes I do have the adaptive h/lights), when the mechanic took it for the inital test drive, it was causing the HDC to engage everytime he went round a corner

. You'd think a LR mech would know what HDC is, but apparently not......poor

thought the world was coming to an end

. Once agin, thanks for your input....panic over now

21st Sep 2007 1:03 am

caverD3

Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922

Glad it's sorted.
Back to permagrin then?

â€œThere are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.

21st Sep 2007 1:29 am

gethro

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
Posts: 46

Well and truely

24th Sep 2007 12:56 am