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  1. 30th June 2012, 10:53 PM #1
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    Car at dealers for two weeks

    My TDV8 Sport has been at dealers now for over two weeks "investigating" why battery goes flat at random intervals. To date, they advised that the new battery fitted about 5 months ago is faulty. They have replaced the main tailgate switch, plus at my insistence the upper tailgate switch. But, they think that the left rear door catch is faulty. This catch was replaced 3 months ago as it did not lock when car central locked. So is a new part. But, no parts available in Australia. And a delay getting them from UK. So for want of a door latch car is still at dealers Not impressed. And, to date in less than 1 year, car will have had 3 batteries, two left rear door latches, new bonnet latches. Plus rear tailgate latches. I mean I love the car to drive etc but this is painful
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  2. 1st July 2012, 05:34 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Meccles View Post
    two left rear door latches
    I wonder if there's a switch wiring / connector fault.
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  3. 2nd July 2012, 01:15 AM #3
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    How to check/find out? I mean if the dealer with all their tools/software can't find it, me with a DSE multimeter would I imagine have little chance
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    You may have a better chance. Dealer is using diagnostics physical test may well find it. They should go back to the old fashioned method?
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  5. 3rd July 2012, 10:59 PM #5
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    hope they have given you a loan car...
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  6. 7th July 2012, 06:50 PM #6
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    Funny how when I rang to let them know I was a) due back in 3 days and b) not happy and if either a loan car or my car wasn't on the drive my first visit was to the solicitors, voila! Part arrives, is fitted, and all is well, you can have your car back sir and it never once faulted while with us. Mmm.
    What to say I have also been getting updated from LandRover customer relations also emailed advising part had arrived and car would be ready soon. So it is back running has new battery (3rd) new left rear door latch (second) tailgate lower main latch (dealer fitted) and upper tailgate switch (my choice). Lets see what happens.
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  7. 7th July 2012, 06:54 PM #7
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    The car isn't parked near one of those 'smart' (though some would argue rather stupid) power metres is it, there was talk of these draining batteries.

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  8. 7th July 2012, 07:12 PM #8
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    No it is parked in quiet isolated spot, If trees can drain it? Once also in Brisbane normal suburban address nothing unusual.
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  9. 7th July 2012, 09:00 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.
    The car isn't parked near one of those 'smart' (though some would argue rather stupid) power metres is it, there was talk of these draining batteries.

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  10. 9th July 2012, 09:35 AM #10
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    If there's too much electrical interference around, then sometimes this won't let the car go into 'sleep' mode.
    In sleep mode, everything shuts down. Before this mode, the car is expecting to be driven at any second & keeps a few things awake.
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