Thread: Low Power Mode while driving

Ok - so didn't get any responses to my question so will hopefully get some advice from the sysadmin for this page - perhaps i'm doing something wrong - or possibly nobody can assist.

UPDATE: i have now spent approx AUD$3,000 for a new alternator and a $360 battery - and guess what - still have the same issue - not happy Jan!!!.

any suggestion most welcome.

Regs Pete

Originally Posted by PeterLilburn

UPDATE: i have now spent approx AUD$3,000 for a new alternator and a $360 battery - and guess what - still have the same issue - not happy Jan!!!.

any suggestion most welcome.

Regs Pete

Sorry I missed your original post - I have had the problem you had with the radio and it has always been when I have allowed the battery to get down a bit - takes a while to fix and when running turning the radio off at the switch helps and when the system should be all back to full charge doing a hard reset of the cars systems helped. The next level down from "low power" which restricts volume is the radio is on but no sound at all - had that as well.

Now why did you replace the alternator and battery? Did you have codes indicating a failing alternator - the battery light will be on on the dash. If the battery is failing you should get lots of weird fault lights especially on start - including low power on the radio. Did you even get a simple test of both at an auto elect? Despite the complexity of the cars even a basic voltage and load tests show up faults.

Now to the sad bit - why did you pay $3000 to get a new alternator - they are $550 locally and even cheaper from the UK - about 60 mins to install - I did mine in January - relative easy job - even if at a dealer 45min labour cost.

Do not do anything on these cars without getting the codes read.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

Sorry I missed your original post - I have had the problem you had with the radio and it has always been when I have allowed the battery to get down a bit - takes a while to fix and when running turning the radio off at the switch helps and when the system should be all back to full charge doing a hard reset of the cars systems helped. The next level down from "low power" which restricts volume is the radio is on but no sound at all - had that as well.

Now why did you replace the alternator and battery? Did you have codes indicating a failing alternator - the battery light will be on on the dash. If the battery is failing you should get lots of weird fault lights especially on start - including low power on the radio. Did you even get a simple test of both at an auto elect? Despite the complexity of the cars even a basic voltage and load tests show up faults.

Now to the sad bit - why did you pay $3000 to get a new alternator - they are $550 locally and even cheaper from the UK - about 60 mins to install - I did mine in January - relative easy job - even if at a dealer 45min labour cost.

Do not do anything on these cars without getting the codes read.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Garry

Thank you so much for responding Garry - very much appreciated.

It's clear i have a few issues, including what i have been charged from a reputable Land Rover specialist. The $3K did include a minor service, however i certainly have paid well and truly more than the alternator was worth. The Alternator was after the entire car died, along with a considerable burning smell from the alternator - so didn't get any failure notification. The computers have all been reset, when i went back for the third time with the low power fault, and i ended up with a new battery - the old one was only 18 months old.

Still getting the Low power message, even after driving a few hundred kilometres with new alternator and new battery, so something is NQR, but now only happening when i'm on Acc power, without the engine running... And its consistently repeatable... Back i go again,

really not happy

Regs Pete