Thread: New EAS Compessor Option

When my car (D4 HSE MY12) went for its 26000km service I mentioned that I was having concerns with slow height increases etc. and was reassured that it was normal and no faults could be detected.

Problems/issue persisted, but did not seem to be getting worse and so I accepted it as normal.

Went for 39000km service. When collecting the car have been advised (without me raising the issue again) that I will be getting a new compressor under warranty in a few days. Either the service people detected faults or there is "quiet recall" going on.

Edit: I might also mention that I have a GOE compressor protection plate which does not appear to have been touched during the service. This implies that there was no inspection of the compressor itself. I will remove the plate (and my GOE suspension rods) before I return the car to the dealer for the new compressor installation.

Inspecting the compressor achieves nothing and slow to rise messages aren't faults so don't get recorded so no slackness by the service people in that respect.

Inspecting the compressor is not a service item - hence it was not looked at in a service.

Garry

Originally Posted by Fred Nerk

When my car (D4 HSE MY12) went for its 26000km service I mentioned that I was having concerns with slow height increases etc. and was reassured that it was normal and no faults could be detected.

It is if he told them there is an issue.

Originally Posted by Graeme

For the benefit of others who might fit their own, switch off then if it will raise again, immediately pull the main suspension 20A fuse from the engine bay fuse box to prevent it from lowering again.

I have added a inline dash mounted illuminated switch using a modified "mini fuse holder" - no wiring mods to the existing vehicles wiring.(http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI-ATM-Fuse-TAP-Add-on-Dual-Circuit-Adapter-Auto-CAR-Terminal-7A-10A-15A-20A-/261191725157?pt=US_Car_Audio_Video_Fuses_Fuse_Hold ers&hash=item3cd03d7065#ht_2645wt_806). This way I can prevent the suspension lowering at any time by just turning a dash mounted switch off. When in extended height on the real deep soft stuff I do not want the car to lower because I am slightly over there speed setpoint. All the warnings, bells and chimes go off warning me but the suspension does not lower unless I want it to. Yes I know the lowering is a "safety" feature to keep the CG low and I choose to accept that risk based on the conditions I am in.

Originally Posted by LRTech23

Hmmm.

Very cheeky.

I wouldn't recommend doing this.

If your compressor doesn't screw up under warranty chances are it won't for a while. I don't see replacements after the end of the warranty period very often.

Also as a proud Land Rover dealer employee, I would hate to think that we have customers who take advantage of us in such a way.

My D3 TDV6 MY08 had the compressor fail just out of warranty and just out of the lease program.

I did buy the supposed LR extended warranty from the dealer in Brisbane, undrewritten by Alliance.

As i am now getting the D3 serviced by MR I enquired about chances of getting the compressor replaced under the extended warranty but was told don't even bother as they will not pay up.

Any thoughts on this?

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

My D3 TDV6 MY08 had the compressor fail just out of warranty and just out of the lease program.

I did buy the supposed LR extended warranty from the dealer in Brisbane, undrewritten by Alliance.

As i am now getting the D3 serviced by MR I enquired about chances of getting the compressor replaced under the extended warranty but was told don't even bother as they will not pay up.

Any thoughts on this?

Failed just outside of warranty.....does LR not provide good will claims ? I have had goodwill claims up to 5 years of age....this saves me between 50-75% of the cost. If it is expected to last longer than 3 years (I know that these fail sooner and often) but the expectation is for this to last longer (pretending that I don't know that they do fail sooner and often), I don't see why not. Maybe I just say the right things when I need to claim.....or lucky ?

Be interested to see what happens when my D4 is out of warranty.

Others on here have claimed pumps under the right extended warranty.

Brett.....

If you read the information on the official Land Rover site re Land Rover Assured Extended Warranty it clearly says that 'Suspension comopnantry' is covered. The compressor is a major componant of the suspension componantry therefore I would expect the compressor to be covered by the LR Assured Extended Warranty. See excerpt below.

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Lou...