Thread: Disco 4 Engine System Failure Warning - beware!

Has this problem happened to many people who don't have DBS or other electrical mods made?
We have had a d4 for about 8 weeks now, 6 of which we towed a 3 tonne full sized van around tasmania with plenty of windy and hilly roads. We also drove melbourne to dubbo along long straight plains with the cruise set at 100 - 110 in D.

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Will

Originally Posted by wcody01

Has this problem happened to many people who don't have DBS or other electrical mods made?
We have had a d4 for about 8 weeks now, 6 of which we towed a 3 tonne full sized van around tasmania with plenty of windy and hilly roads. We also drove melbourne to dubbo along long straight plains with the cruise set at 100 - 110 in D.

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Will

Will, you will probably find that yours already had the latest Engine Management System upgrade.........and any other upgrades / patches.
Happy motoring.

Craig

Does anyone know what happened to Phil? From what i can gather he had a PCM upgrade and then a new issue with his keyfob. There was a start, middle; some plot deviation, but no end to this interesting thread. I really would like to know if his problem was fixed and if he has done some trouble free long distance towing?

Hi Magnus,

Yes I am still alive! I have found MANY more people who have had this problem, almost all under the same conditions, long distances, towing on flat ground for more than 4 hours, then entering hilly country.

As far as I can tell, LRA still does not believe this, and I hear the same rash of stories about the cause, whatever they can latch on to.. If there is a DBS, then that is the first excuse, but many do not have one, or any modification at all, so LRA find anything they can to "blame", anything but the real cause. Some of the stories I have heard are even more ludicrous than what the coughed up to me, and that is saying something!

As for me, not, I have not had a repeat, then again, I have not towed under the trigger conditions since my first episode. This is going to happen around July, so it will be interesting to see what happens.

If it happens again to me without full disclosure from LRA, I will be calling for outside action, so all those who have had the problem, please contact me here and I will provide independent contact details.

As an aside, LRA have still not paid for any of my accommodation or other costs presumably associated with massive failures under the roadside assistance plan, (except a hire car), so treat that with all it is worth - not much!

And no apology for the seat covered in grease or being returned with a dry, yes absolutely dry, tank, or any of the other list of things which indicated that they obviously loved me. I guess an old saying is appropriate here, "truth hurts".

Phil.

Nothing supprises me about LRA, they have even put our vehicle on a special warrenty for extremely modified vehicles listing

They refused to believe that it was a fault with the vehicle, stating it was the accessories or something we did that was causing the issue.

And all this even when the issue was a manufacturing fault and a pre-exsisting issue from the previous owner (ours is a demo) and at that point had no accessories.

But when it was found to be a manufacturing fault, was there an opoligy for all the accusing, not a chance, even the dealer didn't care, they couldn't wait to get rid of us, off you go you have annoyed us enough

They are so good to their customers

Baz.

Very much depends on the dealer. Name and shame?

Do what I do Baz, just sit there, silent until they workout what it is that will get rid of you. My record is 4 hours after closing.

Had the same problem last November with LD4 HSE April 2011 build. First time towing a van with this vehicle.
Towing a 2700kg van going up a big long hill on the Hume Highway. We would have been traveling for approx 6 hours from the central coast. I was pushing the vehicle up the hill at approx 100k/h. Half way up the power instantly dropped to what I thought zero power but it kept going slowly to allow me to pull off the Freeway. In short the vehicle and caravan was towed to Macarthur Land Rover in Camden. I picked it up the following morning. I was advised that all it needed was a computer upgrade. The service manager explained that it was a known problem, the computer thought that the second turbo actuator did not activate and treated it as a turbo failure.
A quick fix but caused a major drama with the van etc. Calling up support, waiting for tow vehicle and booking in to a caravan park with the tow truck!
I agree that with the drama this problem causes it should have been a notified problem with an associated recall.