Thread: Vehicle shuts down upon cornering

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Did the dealer re calibrate the steering sensor???
I have heard this can do funny things if the battery has been disconnected.

I had a similar problem with my D3 when the wheel alignment got out after a big bump on the beach one day.

The computer logged a steering wheel angle fault which caused the suspension to go into "OMG something broke" mode.

A simple wheel alignment sorted it out.

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Never ... NEVER trust the "tyre mob" to do anything right !!!! checking pressures means "put 50 PSI in them all" ... the gorillas they employ at most tyre places can't even be trusted to put all your wheel nuts back on - I've had this happen to me !!! I always apply the ABC rule to tyre mobs Ask lots of questions Believe nothing they say & Check everytning yourself ...
I know it sounds like a case of "grumpy old man" syndrome but experience has taught me to be VERY wary of tyre places and their "highly" trained staff !!!

Old Salt has given some good advice here.

I recently purchased new set of tyres that have a maximum tyre pressure of 44psi. When I got home I checked the pressure and each wheel was pumped to 50 psi.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Never ... NEVER trust the "tyre mob" to do anything right !!!! checking pressures means "put 50 PSI in them all" ... the gorillas they employ at most tyre places can't even be trusted to put all your wheel nuts back on - I've had this happen to me !!! I always apply the ABC rule to tyre mobs Ask lots of questions Believe nothing they say & Check everytning yourself ...
I know it sounds like a case of "grumpy old man" syndrome but experience has taught me to be VERY wary of tyre places and their "highly" trained staff !!!

That's so true...
Whenever wheels come of one of our vehicles (servicing, new tyres) as soon as the vehicle gets home I run the torque wrench over the wheel nuts. My Holden ute is always under torqued, the D3 is always over torqued!
And, next morning I'll check the cold pressures on all the tyres.
In some cases I can almost hear the 'technician' saying 'I'm not real bright but I can lift heavy wheels...'

Originally Posted by Graeme

Check that the wiring loom behind the left front wheel hasn't come adrift from its mounting on the chassis and been chaffed by the tyre when turned hard left.

Thanks to all who have responded. Looks like there are several things to look at. Graeme, intserstingly the left front wheel was the one that had new tyre fitted. I'll have a look around under there this weekend.

Good idea to havea wheel alignment done also, so will get that investigated.
I wonder also if something was knocked or mis-aligned when the tyre was staked. It was on a reasonably heavy going weekend steep rocky tracks, mud, river crossings etc. 2 days later i'm out of action and car sat in driveway for near on 3 months. Only the occasional drive. Didn't even get to properly clean the underside of car after the trip.

Cheers,
Neil.

Originally Posted by HedleyLamar

Thanks to all who have responded. Looks like there are several things to look at. Graeme, intserstingly the left front wheel was the one that had new tyre fitted. I'll have a look around under there this weekend.

Good idea to havea wheel alignment done also, so will get that investigated.
I wonder also if something was knocked or mis-aligned when the tyre was staked. It was on a reasonably heavy going weekend steep rocky tracks, mud, river crossings etc. 2 days later i'm out of action and car sat in driveway for near on 3 months. Only the occasional drive. Didn't even get to properly clean the underside of car after the trip.

Cheers,
Neil.

A tyre fitting place can do the allignment but cannot reset the Steering Sensor. This I would be getting done first, either by a Stealer or independant LR specialist.
Where do you live?

And put into tight tolerance mode first as well for the alignment. You will need to take it back to them to have it put back to normal. Or dealer will do the lot.

I just got my 3 back yesterday from the dealer and all is well. He redid the alignment - well reset a front tie rod and properly tightened the lock nut this time, I hope.

About a month ago, I noted that the the steering wheel rotated to about 10:00 O'Clock when driving in a straight line, previously it was at 12:00 O'Clock as normal.

Then when I went on the highway, after about 20 km of sort of straight road driving, no stopping, the Brake yellow light would illuminate, then the DSC light and then the suspension light plus a series of warning messages, not HDC, no DSC, and Air Suspension Lowering - to access height rather than the stops and the ride getting a bit bumpy. In town, because of the stop and go, and constant lane changing etc, the lower to the stops or lights going on condition did not manifest itself.

Now with the steering wheel back at 12:00 O'Clock, all is well again. Apparently the tie rod end locknut has loosened and things were on the move - and yes, the steering was not so good.

It was the steering wheel rotation sensor telling the computers that the 3 was turning, the yaw sensor saying no and the wheel rotation counters suggesting a straight line as well and the computers being programmed to release the air whenever these is any confusion about anything.

What bothers me is that I think the 3 is just too smart for itself. I know it is designed for the Autobahn to give Beamers something to chase, (3 ton brick outruns chick magnet again), but sometimes ... The good news is that by removing the F26E or the F35P fuse, I can now beat the computers for the most part. I amuse myself that I still have some control.

Exactly the car thinks it's cornering when it's not because the steering sensor is out of calibration. It has a hissy fit!