Pterinos
In Fourth Gear
That is sobering! From looking at the timeline of my original posting of this thread I see that there has been a number of others that have had the same issue. Obviously a lot more common than I originally thought.
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Catastrophic engine failure?!
- Thread starter Pterinos
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So where are with your repair now? Is the Discovery back on the road?
Glad to hear you got it sorted, it would seem others have not been so lucky
Pterinos
In Fourth Gear
I know, that is what I was seeing.Glad to hear you got it sorted, it would seem others have not been so lucky
hi, I bought disco 2017 with 2 year warranty and the warranty expired on DEC2020, though I didnt drive much (38k miles) in the lockdown and finally gave my disco 2017 for last free service with the dealer, it was well serviced on 20MAY2021 with £700 bill and then on 31May2021 suddenly it flashed red light with engine oil critically low and then I stopped the car immediately and dropped the car with the dealer. Now they are saying Engine is gone and I need new engine which costs more than 10k. Important thing is ever since I bought the landrover I have been complaining about the noise in engine and pickup but they kept saying its all fine and once the warranty period is over they are revealing all the things with huge bill , I am now speaking to Landrover Head office to get this sorted out.
Advice welcomed - I have a 2016 disco sport. C58k mileage. Purchased from main dealer c4 years ago. Had a situation yesterday - red triangle on dash, restricted performance flashed up and billowing white smoke out the back. No Big Bang, but power diminished - found a lay-by within half a mile (we were on the a30 near whiddon down, Devon). Recovery have got the vehicle and we have a courtesy car right now but I’m soooo worried as to what this fault is going to be and the likely cost to repair. Any suggestions? And any advice on whether we shd approach Land Rover? I expected better from a ‘premium’ brand!
Once we stopped, it turned over but wouldn’t start again. No other warnings.
I have every finger and every toe crossed!!! Thanks for responding!
I have every finger and every toe crossed!!! Thanks for responding!
I dont think we've heard the last of this issue. There will be another along soon...
Hi people, I had another thread on here which I have updated. It’s a very very long story but I managed to get Landrover to pay for all repairs. It was diagnosed as ‘internal component failure’ . I have no idea what the internal component was but I think it’s something called the engine cooler as they pressure tested this and it was cracked. I fought a good fight - I felt truly aggrieved that a 5 year old vehicle should encounter such serious faults. They replaced 6 parts including the engine air cooler, dpf filter, cat, turbo, intercooler, back box on the exhaust. Originally they offered to fund 47% of turbo costs but as their investigations went on it became clear it was much more serious. They had the car at Harwoods, Basingstoke for 4.5 months. I had a great assistant at Harwoods called Shelby who kept me fully updated. An independent garage and Harwoods both said it needed a new engine but JLR insisted it was not required. When I got the car back they wouldn’t warranty the parts as I had not paid for them. I had lost confidence with the vehicle and we traded it through a garage for a Seat Ateca (don’t snigger) which is new and will hopefully give a few years of trouble free motoring. I miss the handling of the landrover, but reliability is top of my wish list. Sorry to be so long updating!!!
Good you got it sorted but it’s a shame you sold it after all the aggravation but loosing faith in the brand is an all too familiar talking point on here .end of the day it’s not going to do JLR any good .
and not giving you a warranty on the parts they replaced because you didn’t pay for them is the last straw I guess ..
enjoy the new car .
lightning
Trekker
That's a great result, really pleased that you didn't have to pay for the repairs.
l was looking at the D4 because l can't afford to go ahead with my Defender order, but it's put me off the vehicle. lt seems that this engine failure can happen at any time without warning, and there's nothing you can do to prevent it happening.
l was looking at the D4 because l can't afford to go ahead with my Defender order, but it's put me off the vehicle. lt seems that this engine failure can happen at any time without warning, and there's nothing you can do to prevent it happening.
We have a 2017 discovery with £52k miles, full LR service history and no previous concerns with the vehicle. The engine light appeared on the dash and said the oil level was critical. We stopped at the nearest dealership and filled up with two bottles, the light disappeared and all seemed ok. A few hours later, the red engine light appeared and the car then completely cut and the vehicle was recovered by LR. We’ve been advised it’s most likely a catastrophic engine failure with both turbos also failed, costing about £20k!
Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on how to proceed?
Also if we replace the engine, does this affect the value of the vehicle and will it need declaring on DVLA documents?
Thanks in advance
Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on how to proceed?
Also if we replace the engine, does this affect the value of the vehicle and will it need declaring on DVLA documents?
Thanks in advance
You and a lot of other people apparently.
I'd suggest reading this thread from the start and the others on this forum covering the same issue;
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I'd suggest reading this thread from the start and the others on this forum covering the same issue;
Seized TDV6 Engine.
Last week my 2015 Discovery 4 engine seized without warning on the A1 just east of Melton Mowbray, I bought it 18 months ago from Inchcape in York along with three years extended warranty. The engine seized with no warning and no indications from the oil light. I just managed to pull off and in...
www.lrukforums.com
Engine died- crank shaft fault
I own a discovery TD4 HSE. 8 yr, less than 60k on clock. Fully serviced, Landrover approved, MOT pass in March. Returning from Aberdeen engine completely shut down on duel carriageway. No warning lights nothing. Once recovered garage say diagnostic test found that the crank shaft had seized...
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Crank shaft snapping
Hi there wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction, I bought a 2015 range rover sport autobiography just over 3 month ago, and the crank has snapped and needing a new engine possibly. warrantyhas ran out (only got 3 month) I’ve seen some people on here saying to take it Land...
www.lrukforums.com
Discovery 4 TDV6 goes BOOM!
Hi everyone, first post on the forum. Bought a 100k Discovery 4 TDV6, engine blew up after six month (rush hour, M25), still love it, what are my options?
www.lrukforums.com
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hood135
Big Landy Fan
If you replace like for like then you'll probably only need to change the engine number on the document. Not hard to do, just requires you to send the V5 off to the DVLA, howeveryou mightneed to send proof of the change like a receipt of the work. Did it with my 90 when I realised the previous owner hadn't changed it when they put the new engine in. Otherwise you might need to declare a change to the listed engine cc and/or fuel type.
But of course that's only if you want to do things by the book. Would probably cause less headaches when selling it in the future if the paperwork all matches.
Thank you, I did have a read yesterday and it’s quite worrying. I’m also concerned that if we go ahead with the repair then the same thing could happen down the line with the replacement engine!? There’s no guarantee and nobody seems to have any significant warning.You and a lot of other people apparently.
I'd suggest reading this thread from the start and the others on this forum covering the same issue;
Seized TDV6 Engine.
Last week my 2015 Discovery 4 engine seized without warning on the A1 just east of Melton Mowbray, I bought it 18 months ago from Inchcape in York along with three years extended warranty. The engine seized with no warning and no indications from the oil light. I just managed to pull off and in...
Engine died- crank shaft fault
I own a discovery TD4 HSE. 8 yr, less than 60k on clock. Fully serviced, Landrover approved, MOT pass in March. Returning from Aberdeen engine completely shut down on duel carriageway. No warning lights nothing. Once recovered garage say diagnostic test found that the crank shaft had seized...
Crank shaft snapping
Hi there wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction, I bought a 2015 range rover sport autobiography just over 3 month ago, and the crank has snapped and needing a new engine possibly. warrantyhas ran out (only got 3 month) I’ve seen some people on here saying to take it Land...
Discovery 4 TDV6 goes BOOM!
Hi everyone, first post on the forum. Bought a 100k Discovery 4 TDV6, engine blew up after six month (rush hour, M25), still love it, what are my options?
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Ive not heard yet of it happening to anyone twice, but never say never!