PUMA air-con issues

Sue, what did they replace to rectify the aircon?

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Originally Posted by Cracka

Well it sounds like you have a pearler of a dealer there Sue.

Don't worry I get that bull:censored:t about Landrovers all the time and it p:censored:s me off big time. You are right every make has its issues, some more than others I guess, but on forums you only here about the problems most of the time unfortunately.

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Yep I think I am lucky to have the right dealer too.. it seems to make all the difference. :)

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Originally Posted by Samblers

Sue, what did they replace to rectify the aircon?

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Sensor - Temp Evaporator. Part # LR 036309 :)

1700kms on the clock and 6hrs in to my 8 hr deove the a/c wasnt as cool as it should be.. Tur ed off for 10 mins then onagain and it worked fine for 15 mins.. Turned it off for about 30ins and it staued cool after that.. From yass to act it was fine. What gives? Frozen core? Running the temp a little warmer now... Tjis is on a sept 12 110

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Originally Posted by Sue

Well the good news is that the air con is fixed and works a treat.. I literally froze all the way home from the dealership as I wanted to test it.. no complaints there.

Bad news is that while they were fixing the air con they discovered a problem in the clutch... so my baby is booked to go back in after Easter for a new Clutch, Transmission and something about the drive train.. (don't ask me I'm a girl).. beware though as the dealer told me that mine is not the first one that's been done it appears to be a fault with the 2011/12 models (he was unsure about the 2013 models) but it's being fixed under warranty and they'll give me another loan car for the week while mine is in..

I am grateful though that:
a) they told me about it as I was totally unaware my car had a problem.. it's one of those things that happens gradually so it wasn't noticed... and...
b) that it was found out now and not in August when I am doing a 13,500kms trip in the outback..

Kudo's to Land Rover for picking up on it, telling me about it, and for arranging to have it replaced with minimal inconvenience for me. My 18 month old defender has already done 61,500kms so in another 6 months there would not have even been a warranty on it and it would not have been their problem any more.. :)



That would be Bruce Lynton on the Gold Coast not the Brisbane Dealership Knodes.. :)

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So you've noticed no problems yet they are changing the Tranny????. Pat

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Originally Posted by LoveB

1700kms on the clock and 6hrs in to my 8 hr deove the a/c wasnt as cool as it should be.. Tur ed off for 10 mins then onagain and it worked fine for 15 mins.. Turned it off for about 30ins and it staued cool after that.. From yass to act it was fine. What gives? Frozen core? Running the temp a little warmer now... Tjis is on a sept 12 110

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Sounds just like what mine was doing... now that they have changed the sensor (see part number above) it's perfect!

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Originally Posted by PAT303

So you've noticed no problems yet they are changing the Tranny????. Pat

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Yep.. and I still can't notice the difference. But they are the experts and if they say it's not right then it's probably not.. :)

booked in for friday! a/c along with wheels, turbo hose and the block off plate that came off! lol

I've been adding some sound/heat insulation, and it DOES make a difference in both aspects. I used Roadkill Stinger Extreme. It took 1 box of 9 sheets and 1 other sheet to do this so far. Just have the back door to go and then I'll start the front.

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Originally Posted by nugge t

I had exactly the saem problem and when I took it to the the dealer they siad they had had "a few" of these recently and fixed it without any fuss.

That seems to be fixed but they damaged the dash taking it out and buggered one of the A/C control switches in the process. Still trying to get a fix answer from them.

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Hey Nugget!
Is that your truck in the latest 4wd action magazine?
Very Noice!

My 90 has spent the last day and a half at the dealer getting the aircon issue sorted:D We'll see what its like when the first bit of hot weather hits. They replaced the sensor and another item whilst the dash was out.

The dealer was great, had a few other items sorted without any qualms whatsoever.

They even re routed my speaker wiring from when I put in the new stereo and speakers :cool:

same same problem. 15 min of icy cold air than less cold and less air flow until almost nothing. turn the AC off for 15 min than on again and it works fine for another 10 min which to me seems to indicate the possibility of something freezing and blocking air flow.
after reading of the many attempts and parts replaced ( the same part replaced more than once...) I am hesitant to take it in to the dealer especially since it is not under warranty, so I am more keen to go to an air con specialist.
Has anyone actually solved the problem? and how much did it cost in the end?

Thanks