Thread: Why did I buy a D3?

Hard to comment jtonline. I am a relatively new owner as well. However, reading through the posts for the past year or so, a lot of the issues you have experienced were more common on the earlier models ( ie. balljoints ) and the later models now have 'improved' versions. Or we bloody well hope so.

It is also difficult to comment on a particular owners experience, without ' being' there. Certainly the LR experience seems to be better if the owner embraces the brand so to speak, and in this regard, having the ability to get involved with the online fixes etc is a definite advantage. ( saves the wallet too )

You have the facility to learn a lot from knowledge of others on this site, even to the best service or repair facilities. Don't give up on it yet.

Originally Posted by jtonline

Anyone else having continuous non relating issues?

Have you really never read any posts on Disco3UK in half a decade ?

It's the way new cars are mate,more performance means more money. Pat

just more reasons i wont part with my 95 300tdi

Not right but sounds on around par with most vehicles, you should see the list of faults with new Toyotas and Nissans.
Personally I would do away with the air suspension.

That does not sound like any new car at all.
It actually sounds more like you had a round of very bad luck.
There is no way that is acceptable and Land Rover should have a lot to answer there.
What about statiatory warranty which is deemed a reasonable time for a part or system failure.
I have bought plenty new cars and currently have a few years old Golf tdi. Touch wood but no trouble, many friends have new cars and if any had as many problems as you describe they be very ****ed.

I totally feel for you, if some of the issues have been mentioned on some forums or not, they should never have been there in a car that cost $70k plus when new.
That is same price as 6 brand new Hyundai thingy's and if any of them showed those faults you be peeved. Not that they would as they are more basic but you get the drift.

I hear you and hope you get it sorted, perhaps if you ever get another its one with no problems which they can be and rightly should be.

Originally Posted by jtonline

And the most annoying one is the Front drivers door just doesn't lock sometimes and can't find out why!! But the alarm and every other door does lock/activate and then I pull on the drivers door to check it is locked and it opens and sets the alarm off!!!!!! Has anyone else heard of or experienced this?

There is a relay for the driver's door lock motor in the passenger compartment fuse box (central junction box) that hopefully is failing. Otherwise the fault is likely to be with the locking motor in the door, but perhaps with the connector for the door. Superlocking the vehicle uses a different lock motor so would provide security until the normal locking motor is working again.

In my experience, the dealer servicing your D3 makes a HUGE difference to how you perceive your vehicle.

I would be changing service dealerships. In addition, as it is just out of warranty, a lot of those problems should be dealt with by LR as "good will".

I once had a bad run with my D3 - probably off the road more than any other in Australia. Once I changed dealerships - the few problems I later had were dealt the first time and never reoccurred.

This is where LR Australia are shooting themselves in the foot, in my opinion... they shut down a lot of dealers in a lot of cities - limiting options for getting service/repairs completed by a competent operator. That really kills enthusiasm for the marque. I recall comments of problems in Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra and Brisbane.

Anyhow, don't write it off as a lemon - get LR to fix it properly. I'm sure others will chime in here about the difference between statutory warranty and express warranty. Goods and services bought before 1 January 2011