Thread: 6 years of Puma Ownership

just a word on dealer warranty work, landrover squeeze them pretty hard, for example a warranty trans removal and refit for a clutch replacement in a puma is just 4.5 hours allowable. that is all they get paid by LR.

this includes everything. the whole procedure.

not fair in my books, it is a good 7 to 9 hours all up to do it right without breaking stuff and this also includes pulling bits of the floor mats up and reassembling, bleeding clutch if slave replaced, removing and refitting exhaust engine pipe, cat and heat shields, bla bla bla.

worse still is the tdv8 vogue alternator replacement time, again IIRC it is 4 hours. and the book says to remove the rh turbocharger!!!! first one i did was 6 hours and some blood levy, too , next one will be quicker

don't be too hard on them, i would hate to be dictated to like that.

jc

Originally Posted by nugge t

My 2010 has now done 73,000 kms and has been fantastic especially given the amount of remote work it has done...I do very few city kms.

Had a few early issues, none of which were show stoppers but the Brisbane dealer has been fantastic and few issues I had were resolved under warranty without question. they do a pre trip service and check over for me as well.

On the last trip I had a starting problem and the Alice Springs dealer was talking ECU, wiring harness but a brain storm from my dealer suggested a loose main relay, and they were right.

Is a great truck that I have really enjoyed modding up and which I love driving.

Mines the same,very few city K's,mostly outback WA and it loves it. Pat

2012, with 26,000km on the clock, had the turbo hose come loose at 137km and went into limp mode. wasn't happy as I was on my way to see my sick Dad and it put me 5 hrs behind on a 960 km drive. Other than the back door not shutting properly every 2nd or 3rd time I close it and after a week or so the back windows seem to wind themselves down 5-10 mm, It's still the only car I've had that puts a smile on my dial, every time I drive it. I have put it places I didn't think it would go but it just keeps going. Mulgo seat rails fitted to give me a bit more leg room, now too much when right back but the handbrake (not the wife) now works as a great foot rest.

2011, 32000km love it but:
1. brake failure-master cylinder bypass
2. clutch replaced
3. ECU remapped by dealer
4. gearbox pulled out and seals done
5. some bit made of cheese replaced on gearbox out put to fix severe backlash

still to do:
1. gearbox very notchy will be fixed by dealer
2. rust starting around bonnet hinges
3. water leaks

All said and done not too bad. still a great vehicle though

Cheers
Mal

Mal, which dealer are you using? barbagellos os pk?

I'm about to take mine into their to investigate the clickety-clacking backlash

Are they planning to do anything about water leaks/ I get occasional small puddles on passenger side footwell in heavy rain.

I guess i'm expecting a lukewarm reponse

Sam

Was intending to take the puma to an independent mechanic to get an end-of-warranty type check done… as part of the my current list of remedial work required LR are quoting me $200 as the service isn’t currently due and this is a ‘health check’ appointment

Thoughts? Are LR likely to be a criticial/picky with issues if they have to fix/pay for it?

Originally Posted by Samblers

I guess i'm expecting a lukewarm reponse

Same here, I'd love to get our backlash looked into but not sure what approach to take with the dealer. Seems quite a few here have had the clutch replaced for the heavy duty one under warranty and now say it drives like a new car, but I'm not sure how to pitch it to the dealer to convince them to do it. Any suggestions advice welcome.

At first they gave me "It's a Defender" excuse for the backlash but I insisted it wasn't good enough. Took them 2 weeks but it does drive much better and in that time they fixed a couple of other things as well... like changing the rear screen because the globe had stopped working!!!! That won't get done by me if it goes after warranty.
They also changed the radio unit which stopped playing CDs (probably Pilbara dust) which didn't bother me at all but the Cook likes a bit of noise to shut me out.
I'm trying to get mine checked for end of warranty but don't think I'll get the stealer to do it.
AlanH.