Thread: New defender - braking quirk or problem?

Hi Louis,
I have a new 90 also, I don't experience what you are describing.
Hope this helps

I have a MY15 90 too and that doesn't happen to mine.

Ask them to take it for a drive so they can see what you mean.

Don't let them get away with telling you that it's 'Just Defender'

Originally Posted by Pocket Rocket

I have a MY15 90 too and that doesn't happen to mine.

Ask them to take it for a drive so they can see what you mean.

They claim they can't find anything and Murphy's law when I drive it with them noting happens. Hence I am trying to find someone that has had the same symptoms and found the remedy so I can tell them what to do as they can't seem to be bothered.

Originally Posted by Pocket Rocket

Don't let them get away with telling you that it's 'Just Defender'

I will get to the bottom of this. I just wish dealers where are interested in what they sell as what we are in what we drive.

Maybe the ABS being activated when it shouldn't be?

What conditions is this happening under? Is it under heavy braking? As your cornering? Or just straight line driving?

It sounds like it could be the ABS, alternatively it could be the DSC if the wheels are trying to maintain traction. We have a roundabout near us that even at slow speeds because of the camber the DSC kicks in giving a bit of vibration when trying to accelerate. It doesn't do it with the DSC off but I can feel the wheels trying to slip. The 110 without DSC doesn't do it so I put it down to the wheelbase.

The hand brake does that if it's tightened too much. Pat