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#1007 of 1122 Recalls by rverginia May 18, 2008 (6:23 pm)
I took my LR2 HSE in for the first scheduled service at 7,500 miles. While there they told me they would take care of the sunroof issue (they did a total replacement), the seat belt re-routing, and the software update. That is where they found a problem. The car would not take the update and they found a short in the instrument cluster that caused it. A new instrument cluster is on backorder (or as my service advisor said "intergalactic backorder" because thay have absolutely no idea when it will be available. I have a loaner (2007 LR3) until then. Has anyone else experienced this? Also, I am having them install the factory Hitch and wiring. Any comments? The accessory guide say's it's a 1 3/4" hitch, but the service advisor says it's a 2". Which is correct? Replies to this message: yed19 (May 20, 2008 7:19 am) rverginia (May 24, 2008 6:16 pm) rverginia (Jun 14, 2008 9:27 pm)
#1008 of 1122 Taking it in for the 6 month maintenance interval by yed19 May 20, 2008 (7:19 am)
Replying to: rverginia (May 18, 2008 6:23 pm) Reading the last few comments, seems funny.   I have had a great experience with the LR2 HSE so far. I bought it in November and will be taking it in for the 6 month interval. I have had it in the shop twice so far in those 6 months (one for the recall on the sunroof, and another as the oil was low). I was told by the service guy to check the oil often... They just refilled the oil. There is no leak or anything though, it was just low... new engine perhaps?   Both times I took in the car, I got a LR3 loaner (which seems kinda like driving a bus, if you ask me) so no real complaints with losing my LR2 for the few hours.   We will see if the software update will fix the problem with the bluetooth not working with my wifes Motorola Q.   I would absolutely recommend this car to anyone who doesn't live more than 100 miles away from a dealer. While you may have to take the car into a dealer mroe often than a Honda, its definately not a bad experience dropping off the LR2 and getting to drive a LR3 for a day. Replies to this message: rverginia (May 24, 2008 6:16 pm) rverginia (Jun 14, 2008 9:27 pm)
#1009 of 1122 Re: Taking it in for the 6 month maintenance interval [yed19] by rverginia May 24, 2008 (6:16 pm)
Replying to: yed19 (May 20, 2008 7:19 am) Please understand - I really like my LR2 and miss driving it. With gas around here (Seattle area) at about $4.25, I traded the loaner LR3 in for a Jag X-Type. Gets much better mileage since I drive 50 miles a day. Service guy says "within thirty days, or so" on the new part.   My bluetooth worked great with my Moto E-815, but not so great with wife's LG-8350. We'll see how that goes.   Good luck on behalf of your instrument cluster. If your advisor tells you they are having trouble "getting the software update to take", beware! (ha) Replies to this message: rverginia (Jun 14, 2008 9:27 pm)
#1010 of 1122 Re: Taking it in for the 6 month maintenance interval [rverginia] by rverginia Jun 14, 2008 (9:27 pm)
Replying to: rverginia (May 24, 2008 6:16 pm) UPDATE: Since the instrument cluster failure is a lot more widespread than originally thought, the 30 day portion of the lemon law kicked in and my dealer has provided me with a brand new Stornaway Gray LR2 HSE, plus a complementary trailer package and roof rails. Gotta hand it to my dealer, not only did they put me in a loaner for the month, they really came through on the car. BTW - Sirius also waived the normal $75 fee to change to a different receiver, as well as the 1 of 3 count for us 'lifers'. Pretty nice! Big plug to Bellevue (WA) Land Rover / Jaguar for their handling of my situation.
#1011 of 1122 Re: Adaptive Lighting Problems [brownbag72] by arowe1 Jul 09, 2008 (10:51 am)
Replying to: brownbag72 (Oct 02, 2007 9:57 am) My wife is having the same issue with the warning light for the lighting package coming on. We purchased the LR2 about 2 1/2 months ago and have had the vehicle in the service dept twice to try and fix the problem with no success - although they said they fixed it both times.   The 1st time they said they changed out one complete light assembly, the 2nd trip they said they re-calibrated the system. Maybe 3 times is a charm.   Did you ever get yours fixed? If so, what did they do?   Thanks Replies to this message: brownbag72 (Jul 09, 2008 11:30 pm)
#1012 of 1122 Re: Adaptive Lighting Problems [arowe1] by brownbag72 Jul 09, 2008 (11:30 pm)
Replying to: arowe1 (Jul 09, 2008 10:51 am) I've brought mine in twice. Each time the service department said that they reloaded the software and it should be good to go. But, a few miles later as I'm heading home the warning light comes back on. The dealer told me that if the problem persisted to bring it back in and they would do something that takes about 6 hours. I haven't had the time to do this yet. I am stationed in Germany. So, I have to go to a German LR dealer about 30 minutes from my house. They don't offer loaner cars. And, I don't feel like walking around a mall for 6 hours. I wouldn't mind the lighting problem so much if that warning light would just stop flashing. If your dealer finds a fix, please keep me posted. Thanks.
#1014 of 1122 6 way power seats by mikelynch Jul 10, 2008 (4:16 am)
I bought a dealer car LR2 SE and are very unhappy with the front drive seat. The front part does not come up and no one over 5-11 could possibly find this comfortable. Will I have to put in 8 way to be able to live with this. I have discovered they only make a LR2 HSE now and it has the 8 way seats. I have a feeling that is a major reason they changed. I am certainly un nerved that I am stuck with this problem
#1015 of 1122 6 way by 08lr3 Aug 11, 2008 (5:50 pm)
yes, with the HSE change the should have added home link too, in addition to the seat change.
#1016 of 1122 CR review is in by jeyhoe Aug 13, 2008 (1:57 pm)
And it aint pretty. The LR2 finished dead last amoung it's competitors, to include Outlander, Gnd Cherokee, Forrester, CX-7, Explorer. Well, EVERYTHING. Biggest reason - Emergency handling. The LR2's wheels left the ground during emergency manuevers and unlike BMW, which several years ago fixed their 'ESC' type software and the problem, Land Rover has said it's CR's fault. Even though AdvanceTrak WITH Roll-Stability Control was on, the wheels came off the ground. If a Mom with kids was driving instead of a trained driver, what might have happened next?   I was blasted for mentioning this a few months ago when CR first mentioned it. SO I expect it will happen again. I had held out hopes that LR would respond as BMW did, since I am or have been interested in possibly buyng an LR2. But this attitude plus fairly dismal (18) mileage reported by CR has turned me off to it. Replies to this message: lnm (Aug 13, 2008 2:04 pm) kurtamaxxxguy (Aug 19, 2008 6:21 am)

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