ENGINE SYSTEMS FAULT

Live Engine System Faulty issue. Right now (Sun 9th Feb) we are in Gympie Caravan park awaiting the local Landrover spares & service guy to open tomorrow morning. Yesterday our 2011 Range Rover Sport got an Engine System Fault about 40klm north while towing our van (2.7 ton). Everything was operating normally , no noticeable loss of power, engine temp normal etc. Landrover extended warranty want to tow it to Maroochydore but can't assist us with the Van so I utilized my Racq cover to get car & van back to Gympie ( after 5 hours, 1 roadside mechanic & 3 tow trucks..... But that's another very long story). So I'm not sure if local Gympie Land Rover specialist will be acceptable to Landy Warranty people so may still need to call on them to truck it to Maroochydore . I'm thinking that there is nothing wrong, code just needs to be reset as per earlier posts & and I will certainly be buying a diagnostic tool soon.

While towing do you use the cruise control? Last Christmas I had a engine fault light and de rate while towing, after few calls to the call centre we decided to press on to Esperance, on the way there ( another 450 KM ) we worked out if we didn't use the cruise control while towing, the problem didn't appear, once back in Perth, we had a software update and was all good. LRA did want to tow the car at first, but after a discussion they let us proceed. After a search on the forum that night, it confirmed that the cruise control / towing was the problem. And all that was needed was the software update,
Jack

Thanks Jack, you guessed it, yes I was using cruise control as I always seem to get better fuel economy. I phoned Landrover Assistance this afternoon to see if the Local but private Gympie Landrover Service Specialist could check it out for them & they said no the car will need to be towed to Maroochydore ( where it will probably sit for 24- 48hrs I guess).

Is the car ok to drive? LRA were keen to put it on a flat top as well ( mainly for safety reasons with the de-rate ) but after I explained to them that the car is fine after a stop and lock, it would re start and would perform normally (until I used cruise control again ) we continued on our holiday with no further problems (and didn't use the cruise ) just wondering if it the same software fault, and you could continue on with the hassle of losing your car for a few days.
Jack

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Originally Posted by GP1200

Is the car ok to drive? LRA were keen to put it on a flat top as well ( mainly for safety reasons with the de-rate ) but after I explained to them that the car is fine after a stop and lock, it would re start and would perform normally (until I used cruise control again ) we continued on our holiday with no further problems (and didn't use the cruise ) just wondering if it the same software fault, and you could continue on with the hassle of losing your car for a few days.

Jack

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Engine seemed all ok even when the fault appeared, I just didn't want to do any damage by driving it further which us what the manual says. "Stop & Lock" at no time since we stopped did I lock the car, are you saying that locking the car has some impact on the fault resetting. The car is currently locked up in a tow contractors compound so I'll unlock it in the morning & see if the fault message is cleared, if so we will continue without cruise control as you suggest. Fingers crossed!

We were told to lock and unlock the car 3x times. The fault lamp stayed illuminated, but we had full power again, when the car de rated, it was very obvious when it lost power, it was sort of like a slipping clutch feeling ( when we used to change gears ....:D ) and the speed dropped off and wouldn't pull.

As it was over a year ago I can't remember the exact light and message that came on, sorry

Jack

That sounds really weird "lock & unlock 3 times" hoodoo voodoo!. Anyway I'll give it a shot tomorrow & see what happens. Thanks😳

It is a basic reset procedure.

Car at LR Sunshine Coast. I explained what I believed the issue was as per this forum. Just had a call..... Software updated & car ready to collect. What a waste of everyone's time & money due to the update not being done last service. Thanks to everyone for your feedback.

Its not as though the updated s/w has only just become available, being well over 12 months old. Shame on dealers who don't ensure s/w is current and shame on LR for not notifying owners of the preventative fix.