Puma Defender Turbo Hose Recall Notice...Who's Received one?

Got the truck back with the new and improved repair on the turbo hose. I hope this one makes it past day 21.

Despite what most people say about dealers I have to hand it to the guys in the workshop - they are at least thinking about the problem and coming up with solutions.

Attached is a picture of the repair. They have restrained the hose in a few locations with cable ties to force it to bend out of the way of the alternator pulley. They have also fitted a protective cover.

Now that I know that it is an issue I'll keep an eye on it and see if it wears.

Just blew the hose on my new 2.2 defender 90. Following some of the forums from the UK indicate this is a problem with the Puma hoses. So far landrover aus has been great. We were 30ks east of Menzies on dirt when it happened with the nearest service agent 1000 ks away.
A quick look under the hood and the split was easy to find. Not so much fun driving 400ks to Esperance in safe mode.
Let you know how it turns out..

Red Dirt

Just to clarify...


recalls in Aus are traditionally only done for life threatening faults...

What the hose one above is is referred to as a "Service action".

Red dirt back in sunny Gero.
Can't say enough about the boys and girls from landrover oz and the crew at Albany Landrover. Got the bus fixed and shiny clean, LR Oz kept checking we were ok and LR Albany did their utmost to ensure we were on our way despite the ANZAC public holiday. A bonus running into the Perth group on the track near Mundaring :cool: even the good wife seemed pleased.
Hope to see you all at the June run

Red Dirt

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Originally Posted by Red dirt

Red dirt back in sunny Gero.
Can't say enough about the boys and girls from landrover oz and the crew at Albany Landrover. Got the bus fixed and shiny clean, LR Oz kept checking we were ok and LR Albany did their utmost to ensure we were on our way despite the ANZAC public holiday. A bonus running into the Perth group on the track near Mundaring :cool: even the good wife seemed pleased.
Hope to see you all at the June run

Red Dirt

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My MY12 D90 is booked in at LR Albany on Thursday. I'll mention the turbo hose for them to check, but I haven't had any problems. If there's a "Service Action" note on them, I'm sure they'll check it especially as they've had recent exposure to the problem with yours.
Glad to hear everything turned out well and you were looked after wel:)l.
Ciao

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Originally Posted by Red dirt

Red dirt back in sunny Gero.
Can't say enough about the boys and girls from landrover oz and the crew at Albany Landrover. Got the bus fixed and shiny clean, LR Oz kept checking we were ok and LR Albany did their utmost to ensure we were on our way despite the ANZAC public holiday. A bonus running into the Perth group on the track near Mundaring :cool: even the good wife seemed pleased.
Hope to see you all at the June run

Red Dirt

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Great meeting you and the wife and glad to hear you guys made it home safe and sound!

Be sure to check in with the WA crowd under the Special Interest Group section WA AULROians Group. There is quite a bit going on including the June anniversary run as well as our weekend event in September (W4 Challenge).

Cheers,

Lou ( The grey 90 with the black wheels!):D

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Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

Ill have to ask Austral about this when I drop it of to them for its next service.

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Leroy did you ever find out what your problem was (Townsville) ?..

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Originally Posted by JayBoRover

My MY12 D90 is booked in at LR Albany on Thursday. I'll mention the turbo hose for them to check, but I haven't had any problems. If there's a "Service Action" note on them, I'm sure they'll check it especially as they've had recent exposure to the problem with yours.
Glad to hear everything turned out well and you were looked after wel:)l.
Ciao

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Have a peek on Topix. There is a Service Action Bulletin that sounds like it might be what is being discussed:

Q205v3 ROW - Charge Air Cooler Hose and Coolant Hose Spring ( ROW )

I had my 2.2 booked in next week. Today we had a call from the dealer informing us that there's a recall on a turbo hose. It was news just in apparently. She said if we re-schedule for next week we'll be able to get it done. I didn't take the call personally so I couldn't ask questions. Has anyone heard about this? Is there a redesigned hose? Don't tell me they've finally sorted it. That will be good news.

What year 2.2 do you have?
Would be interested to see if this applies to my vehicle. I haven't updated my ownership details with land rover Australia yet.