Thread: Transmission Fault Warning

My D3 V8 just left landrover with a new brake switch, which was the cause of my transmission fault, not to mention the loss of cruise control, HDC, suspension lowering and another light which evades me at the moment

Apparently the computer thought I was accelerating and braking at the same time and was trying to protect the transmission

Also, the guy in town told me to watch the battery as this to can cause problems if the voltage drops.

On the bright side I found a mechanic who knows what he is talking about, I will make sure I ask for him again next time my car is in

G

I recon this is a pretty common gremlin in the D3 and is caused by a variety of sensors giving bad readings. I've had the lights come on after starting the car in a carpark after it had been sitting for 4 hours. Fixes itself with a turn off of the ignition.

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Today I was out playing around Tom Groggin on the NSW/Vic border, drove up to Davies High Plain Hut and then on to Mt Pinnibar.

Whilst the drive up to Pinnibar is pretty steep in parts I was suprised to see transmission fault message come up near the the top. I stopped and the message centre said "transmission fault limited gears available" or something like this.

I felt it was probably due to being a bit hot, so I let it sit for a while and then continued the last 3 -4 km up to the summit, by the time I got there I got the fault warning again about 100m from the summit.

I could hear it whinning and clicking when I stopped so let it cool for a good 45 min before attempting the steep decent.

No messages on the way down but I did nurse it out, using HDC instead of first low for speed control on the very steep bits back down and coasting in neutral where ever possible.

Question is, do I need this seen to ASAP or was it simply a case of overheating?

Also is this a common problem experienced by other.

Regards,

George
TDV6 SE 2008

I suspect it's just a D3 gremlin and it's being cautious about something overheating. I've seen this on several D3s now in similar circumstances.

Having said that I have driven a Sport 2.7 along that exact same track with no warning, but it was just me in it, lightly loaded and moving along nicely. Last time I did that track we gave up after the snow got deeper than a metre ;-)

Seems to be normal when doing hard climbing...happened to two out of three D3s Labor Day Weekend at Dargo. Turned off, swore, started again and all was O.K. Quote "put it in the 'no worries' file".