Thread: D3 up in flames

I have been debating whether to post this info as I have not been personaly involved but in the end I thought this worth sharing.

Last week I was made aware of an issue with a D3 whilst towing a boat in the mid northern region of WA. Please note the information and pictures have been made available to me by a work mate and partner of the vehicle driver who has kindly allowed me to share:

D3 travelling normally then a sudden loss of power followed by white smoke and then burning from beneath the vehicle. The people travelling in the D3 were able to detach the boat and move it away as the fire took hold. I understand that the people had very little time to gather other items and became bystanders to a spectacular fire that destroyed the D3.

The vehicle had approx 46000k on the clock, was under warranty and had been serviced as per schedule by a LR dealer in Perth.

I now watch with great interest to see how LR handle the process of investigating the incident and their follow up to the people involved.

My exploration of the Recall notices on the Govt web site indicates that some D3's had a fuel pump issue that could possibly cause a fire. No doubt this would be a point that the investigation would look at!

He may have been better off getting the fire extingwisher out of the boat and using that instead of the camera