Thread: My D4's Reliability (or lack thereof)

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

A reason Not to live in Queensland, all road ferries in NSW are free, including the one to Comerong Island near Nowra which only services 3 houses.

Except for the one from North Shore to Port Macquarie

Baz.

Originally Posted by deano

So my advice to those who get to use their vehicles for what they are apparently designed for, get insurance that covers recovery in remote areas otherwise you may get a nasty surprise.

Dean

From a thread a few months back - there is no such insurance

I can understand the frustration, but if you try to look at your issues pragmatically:

* A steering leak - fixed promptly
* A burst hose - luck of the draw, like a puncture - did you have a hose repair kit?
* A entertainment screen malfunction - not exactly fatal, but annoying
* A crankshaft sensor - okay, that shouldn't fail, but at least it was found and rectified. Perhaps 5 days is a bit long for the repair (I don't believe so, but some might) - you could argue for some sort of compensation on a rental.
* A faulty compressor - known issue (especially for early builds) so would need replacing at some point.
* A screw-up delivering your car to the dealers from Moreton Island.

I don't really see anything there that screams "unfit for purpose"? I would say the last point is the annoying issue, and seems to be a communications process error between LRA, the dealers and the recovery crew.

I certainly wouldn't call your car a dud, and wouldn't doubt taking it anywhere. Maybe you should come to our Brissie seminar

As for Roadside assist - yes there are limits and will be for any policy, one should always read the fine print!

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

You're in Brissy so I assume you bought local. Which service dept do you go to? North or south of the river?

North side. I'm very happy with their service to date and if I decide to go down the Land Rover path again, it will be through these guys.

Originally Posted by gghaggis

I can understand the frustration, but if you try to look at your issues pragmatically:

* A steering leak - fixed promptly
* A burst hose - luck of the draw, like a puncture - did you have a hose repair kit?
* A entertainment screen malfunction - not exactly fatal, but annoying
* A crankshaft sensor - okay, that shouldn't fail, but at least it was found and rectified. Perhaps 5 days is a bit long for the repair (I don't believe so, but some might) - you could argue for some sort of compensation on a rental.
* A faulty compressor - known issue (especially for early builds) so would need replacing at some point.
* A screw-up delivering your car to the dealers from Moreton Island.

I don't really see anything there that screams "unfit for purpose"? I would say the last point is the annoying issue, and seems to be a communications process error between LRA, the dealers and the recovery crew.

I certainly wouldn't call your car a dud, and wouldn't doubt taking it anywhere. Maybe you should come to our Brissie seminar

As for Roadside assist - yes there are limits and will be for any policy, one should always read the fine print!

Cheers,

Gordon

OK - book me in for the seminar - I'll send separate email with my details.

The "maintenance and repairs" session might come in handy.

Dean

I would say they might exclude recovering the vehicle if it was on fire Gordon but you can't keep a straight face and say it is reasonable that they only come to assist where it's 2wd access ...

Cheers

I dont want to be inflammatory here, but how can LR keep stuffing up compressors. Ever since the P38A they have had compressors that have failed; D2, the same, D3 the same...surely by the D4 they could organise one that worked, but alas no. I get that vehicles can have problems, I really do, but why cant they just get compressors that work.

Cheers

But then again, would the fit for purchase under the ACL come in to play....I think that the LR should be fit to go 4wheel driving, and if not, LR should pick up the tab?

Brett.....