Thread: Discovery 3 Lemon - Landrover Australia

Apart from the tyre problem sounds like typical Landrover ownership.
well at least your not on your own.

Toyota Landcruiser 200 Series- "Oh what a lemon......"

Sorry to hear of your issues on what should be a good vehicle if it has been looked after. All really depends on the kms done and the way the vehicle was operated and maintained. In your case may it sounds like the vehicle may not have been maintained!

If you believe that the dealer is not doing the right thing then you are best to tell them nicely and at the same time seek some advice to your rights. You can go to 'Fairtrading QLD' and find out if you have a claim and what recourse you have.

It may also be worth checking out the Consumer Law website The Australian Consumer Law - Homepage.

The other thing that your issues scream to me is buyer beware!

Sounds like a poorly maintained early life or just had a hard time, most of those faults are relatively 'minor', the trans however is a common modification and needs doing whatever D3 you buy if not already done. I would respectfully suggest that you will possibly get nowhere with fair trading, as it is in the end a used vehicle and has limited warranties. The aftermarket warranty is as you suggest sometimes not worth it - got to read the fine print thoroughly with those

Sorry you are having a rough time of it, but eventually you will get it done right and begin enjoying it

JC

I'd say the main problem is the dealer, they have obviously not looked at the car properly and just released it for sale.

I would have thought new tyres, battery, control arm bushes and full service would have been something they would do before leaving the yard, sounds to me this wasn't done, I would say with all confidence that nothing was done at all.

Baz.

# Park Brake fault – fixed when we bought car

It just needs adjustment procedure.

# Lost centre cap on tyre rim – replaced before bought car
# Flat Battery – three days after getting it home

Assume this was replaced by dealer?

# Low coolant light coming up on dash – took it in to be checked a few times – in the end they adjusted the sensor

Known issue needs new coolant bottle.

# car shuttering – replaced front control arms/bushes and had rotors machined

Dealer not diagnosing properly.

# tow hitch loose – had it looked at and no fix had to shove foam in gap so it doesn’t bounce as much whilst towing

Get a Mitch Hitch.

# car still shuttering – needed to replace tyres as they had bubbles (within three months of buying car) Tyre company scathed the dealership for letting the vehicle go with such poor quality tread.

Should be covered under statutary warranty.

# blinker noise stopped working – fixed… was something electrical??

Probably wiring to earth.

# overtaking truck when car suddenly lost all acceleration – had to replace the fuel system as it overheated and blew bearings etc… apparently a recall had already been done some time ago to prevent this from happening

Known issue Faulty batch of HP pumps LR should replace FOC. Get the dealer to contact LR contact them yourself and push for re-embursment.

# fuel leaking all up back of car – replaced faulty fuel filter

Not fitted correctly at service? or could be faulty connector.

# RHF door not locking all the time – replaced door lock actuator

Not unusual had one replaced but could also be wiring between body and door.

# RHR boot strut split – needs replacing still

Spit or come off the body?

# RHR brake light – replaced bulb

Normal.

# Lost another centre cap on tyre rim (car only ever does highway driving) – needs replacing still

silicon them on.

# Automatic gear box clunking from 2nd to 1st – found no fault. Landrover Townsville recommends ZF Pan & Filter kit to be installed (not yet done)

Change ATF and fit the pan or just change the ATF first to see if it helps.

# Air Suspension fault keeps lighting up on dash – needs new air suspension compressor, relay and hose (not yet done)

Not unusual had to replace mine. New compressor model needs hoses.

# RHR brake light – replaced bulb again

Usual Get good quality or OEM ones.

# travelling long distances (Townsville to Rockhampton) air-conditioning fails to get cold enough (hasn’t been looked at yet) fine normally

Probably needs a re-gas.

Sound like a very poor dealersip.
Did they sell you an Alliance Warrnty or Allianz? Allianz should be OK. There is still a statutary warranty that applies regardless (six months I think?)

Regarding recall for HPFP, there were a couple - but make sure the latest one was performed, as earlier ones didn't fix the problem:
Land Rover

Also make sure the brake hose recall work was done - you should see a trombone-shaped hose if completed, like this:
DISCO3.CO.UK Photo Gallery - Brake recall August 2009/new vacuum line

Rob you mean " if not competed like this"?

I am getting thirsty. Pub lunch soon?

Caver - have you already been to the pub?
If completed, you will see the trombone-shaped hose... what I wrote was right.

Good call on the pub lunch - it's been too long! Maybe make it more central?