Thread: Tell me your woe,s of owning 2013 2.2 DEFENDER

I think maybe you did get a lemon
ive got a 2013 90 and 130 only problem was intercooler recall both and indicator relay in the 90

Cheers

Mine is a 2012 2.2, & apart from the turbo hose recall (& the melting mud flap), no issues - touch wood.

Originally Posted by stickit

Mine from new , brake shudder 8000ks . 4 times it took them to fix it . Front stub axle put on cross threaded . Land rover full roof rack every joint in frame cranked and rusted one cross member completely broken off . As for living on a dirt road dust all thru cad suffocating you . Back passenger window falls down and definitely lets dust in . Rear door lock replaced and still makes bad noises opening . 40000KS on clock now . Did I get a lemon ??????????

Nope

Land Rover didn't make the roof rack,it's an ARB most likely,every single vehicle I've ever driven on dirt roads let dust in,it's caused by the vacuum directly behind the rear door,run the A/C or get the wind deflectors trucks have fitted behind the cab that directs air around the rear of the vehicle,the rear lock has to positively lock or they rattle,they are adjustable to stop this,the tyre hanging off the door doesn't help,maybe invest in a wheel carrier. Pat

Forgot,if the door handles are set up wrong corrigations causes them to vibrate the window down,rotate the handle so when they vibrate down they wind the window up. Pat

One of these will help stop your rear door acting like a set of bellows. http://rijidijoffroad.bounce.com.au/...ual/4569741648

Go drive an older model on a dirt road. You may never complain about yours again. Haha.

Not a lemon by any means.

Will

Follow the Sapper.

Originally Posted by stickit

Mine from new , brake shudder 8000ks . 4 times it took them to fix it . Front stub axle put on cross threaded . Land rover full roof rack every joint in frame cranked and rusted one cross member completely broken off . As for living on a dirt road dust all thru cad suffocating you . Back passenger window falls down and definitely lets dust in . Rear door lock replaced and still makes bad noises opening . 40000KS on clock now . Did I get a lemon ??????????

If the creaking noise my rear door makes when I swing it open ever goes away, I will be devastated.

Apart from that stub axle blunder and the shoddy roof rack accessory, it sounds like you have been blessed with some classic defender rattle n roll. If u don't love it, sell it.

How do you cross thread a stub axle?!

A good way (and apparenty little known) to eliminate excess dust ingress is to close all windows and set the "outside air" setting i.e. non recirculate. A/C doesn't need to be run.