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stownrow

Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Harlow
Posts: 461

2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Indus Silver

HELP brand new FL2 in limp mode !

Hi all just got my new fl2 SD4

Drove it 50 miles and its gone into limp mode?? Land rover assistance sent out the AA who couldnt fix it. So the current state of play is they are currently sent out a lorry to pick it up to take it back !

Do you think i should be looking at rejecting the car??

Thanks.

5th Feb 2012 5:11 pm

druand

Member Since: 07 Sep 2009
Location: south ayrshire
Posts: 825

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Fuji White

Hope you do not have any future need to call LR Assist.
If you do: unless desperate say you are willing to wait on a Land Rover Technician, they come in a Diso with computers etc and can recalibrate/reset ECU problems at roadside, they also phone and arrange hire car.
If they transport car to LR dealer the dealer has to answer to LR customer service and also have a strict time limit to complete repairs or the hire car charges are paid by dealer not LR.
End result a much quicker turn round monitored by customer service. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

5th Feb 2012 5:22 pm

taztastic

Member Since: 03 Feb 2011
Location: North West
Posts: 8652

It depends what the diagnosis is, I would wait and see first, it may be something silly and a simple fix.

Horrible thing to happen though, I hope they provide you with a suitable replacement in the interim period and it is sorted quickly, you will enjoy the car

5th Feb 2012 5:25 pm

chicken george

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13283

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

you wont be able to reject it on one breakdown anyway, it has to be some sort of repetitive seemingly uncurable problem.

Tech guy will probably find a faulty component and it will run fine after.

Shame on a new car though, dampens the enthusiasm somewhat At work
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5th Feb 2012 5:58 pm

Biscay

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Burton on Trent
Posts: 94

2009 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Biscay Blue

Dis it give you any warnings for fuel shortage first? It may of turned the turbo off to conserve fuel.

5th Feb 2012 6:09 pm

stownrow

Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Harlow
Posts: 461

Biscay wrote:
Dis it give you any warnings for fuel shortage first? It may of turned the turbo off to conserve fuel.

Nope no sign had 1/4 of a tank ! They are having a new dosco 4 HSE on its way to me

5th Feb 2012 7:35 pm

Hicksy

Member Since: 29 Apr 2011
Location: Nr Oxford
Posts: 355

2011 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Fuji White

When mine is on a quarter of tank, the thing is nearly empty ,

5th Feb 2012 8:02 pm

Hicksy

Member Since: 29 Apr 2011
Location: Nr Oxford
Posts: 355

Fuel Light comes on just as the needle passes the quarter line

5th Feb 2012 8:06 pm

WarriorBez

Member Since: 29 Jan 2012
Location: rugby
Posts: 539

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Sumatra Black

stownrow wrote:
Biscay wrote:
Dis it give you any warnings for fuel shortage first? It may of turned the turbo off to conserve fuel.

Nope no sign had 1/4 of a tank ! They are having a new dosco 4 HSE on its way to me

Hopefully they will take their time fixing it so you can keep the disco 4 longer

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5th Feb 2012 8:10 pm

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Santorini Black

chicken george wrote:
you wont be able to reject it on one breakdown anyway, it has to be some sort of repetitive seemingly uncurable problem.

Not so. Thats is how the dealer interprets the law for their own end.

All saleable goods must be of 'a merchandable quality' and 'fit for the purpose for which it's intended'.
So, for example, if you bought a deep fat fryer form Argos and it wouldn't heat up to temperature, you'd be either entitled to money back or a replacement. Not to get someone to pull it apart and try to fix it.
That is part of the Sale of Goods Act.

But because you've spent £30k's or so, rather than 30 quid ......... the rest you can guess.

In law, makes no difference if you spent a quid or a million. If it doesn't do what it says on the tin, then the seller must abide by the law.
Once you enter in agreement with the seller to allow them to fix it, so be it at your peril.
And it can go on and on.
I had a similar problem with a new R75 with a squealing clutch and i didn't let them fix it and got a new car later although i had to wait. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

5th Feb 2012 8:24 pm

stownrow

Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Harlow
Posts: 461

Ok so the fault code is a DPV (dpf) problem p244a

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic9421.html...3a4a82a432

How could it go so wrong after just 60 miles?!?

Last edited by stownrow on 6th Feb 2012 12:33 am. Edited 1 time in total

6th Feb 2012 12:00 am

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

stownrow wrote:
Ok so the fault code is a DPV (dpf) problem p244a

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic9421.html...3a4a82a432

Wond how i cold go wrongafter just 60 miles ??

Ay up Stownrow!,
That's real s

t!
I hate dpf full stop. Next car i buy will be petrol but that doesn't help you.
You have to make up your mind pretty quick. As i said before, once you allow the dealer to try and fix it, you've changed the terms of the contract.
At present, the terms are the dealer supplies to you according to the Sale of Goods Act. You are within your rights, if not satisfied, and the goods are not of merchandable quality, which is the case, to a full refund or replacement.
The dealer will of course try to bend over backwards to fix it, but if you agree to this, any rejection of the car or a refund becomes almost impossible Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

6th Feb 2012 12:23 am

iain cooper

Member Since: 27 Aug 2007
Location: north of Glasgow
Posts: 1989

2009 Freelander 2 TD4_e HSE Manual Lago Grey

Pegleg wrote:
stownrow wrote:
Ok so the fault code is a DPV (dpf) problem p244a

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic9421.html...3a4a82a432

Wond how i cold go wrongafter just 60 miles ??

Ay up Stownrow!,
That's real s t!
I hate dpf full stop. Next car i buy will be petrol but that doesn't help you.
You have to make up your mind pretty quick. As i said before, once you allow the dealer to try and fix it, you've changed the terms of the contract.
At present, the terms are the dealer supplies to you according to the Sale of Goods Act. You are within your rights, if not satisfied, and the goods are not of merchandable quality, which is the case, to a full refund or replacement.
The dealer will of course try to bend over backwards to fix it, but if you agree to this, any rejection of the car or a refund becomes almost impossible

you cannot reject the car without giving the dealer a "reasonable" chance to fix it.

Iain

6th Feb 2012 9:44 am

Annie

Member Since: 20 Oct 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 375

2009 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Galway Green

Certainly takes the shine off the new car feeling 59 TD4e XS in galway green

6th Feb 2012 10:16 am

shilen

Member Since: 29 Feb 2008
Location: In the Middle
Posts: 1774

2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Bali Blue

I agree with Iain, I read an article recently that said that with vehicles the law leans towards the dealer and rejecting a car, whilst not being impossible, is far from easy. You also have to give them the opportunity of fixing the fault, if after two or three attempts the problem is still there then you can start the rejection process.

Hopefully your fault is a dodgey sensor or something trivial. Just remember to plan a route of fuel stations when you go out in the Disco, mpg isnt very good! Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
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6th Feb 2012 2:33 pm

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