Evoque fire

(08-05-2013 01:34pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Good to hear it is all fixed and running well, hope you now have many event free miles

Thanks Tim - sorry to see the pictures of your smashed tailgate!! hope it gets/go fixed too.

John

It's in the repair shop all this week

(08-05-2013 01:24pm)jjgray Wrote:  Hi interested parties - just to update you.

After a worldwide search operation (only Liam knows), a new spill-off pipe was found and delivered to the dealer earlier than expected. The car was repaired and has been running fine*.

Thanks to Liam and Taggarts for their efforts. I am a bit miffied that the engine compartment doesn't look pristine any more, and there was certainly a residual smell for a few days, when the engine heated up. However, all does seem to be running smoothly now.

I got the software update for ECO stop-start done at the same time. I didn't see anythign on Topix advising personnel to look out for cars reporting fuel smells, though.

Interestingly, I am getting easily over 36mpg on my daily commute, nearly 37mpg. I was getting around 33 before. Perhaps the leaky fuel pipe is the difference, or maybe my driving style has gone "pipe and slippers" after changing frmo my previous nippier runabout!

*Though I do carry a small fire extinguisher in the car, now!

Good news. Perhaps find a local detailer who can do an engine bay detailing for you and send the bill to LR....

3 days old start fire when driving

(07-06-2013 12:37pm)morgan12 Wrote:  3 days old start fire when driving

Oh no, that's awful! Has your dealership given any indication of the cause of the fire? That must have been pretty scary for you .

(07-06-2013 12:37pm)morgan12 Wrote:  3 days old start fire when driving

Is yours petrol or diesel

(07-06-2013 02:17pm)speary Wrote:  Is yours petrol or diesel

Diesel, got a new car, is this a common problem?

(09-06-2013 03:04pm)morgan12 Wrote:  Diesel, got a new car, is this a common problem?

If you search the forum you will find a few
Note to Liam. Assuming that this forum represents a small minority of Evoque owners and a few have had the fire issue doesnt it point to a potentially bigger more seroius problem across the whole production run.
What is being done to resolve this. Recall ????. JLR really could do without bad publicity. Lucky for you that you dont sell the Diesel in the US, there would be uproar at even 1 fire

Our 10 week old diesel Evoque burst into flames on our driveway on Saturday.

We had taken a short drive and as we parked there was a plastic/rubber burning smell. We got out and white smoke was coming out of the bonnet. We popped the bonnet and there was a small fire at the bottom of the engine on the drivers side. This rapidly became a blaze. The whole front end caught fire with the car only a couple of feet from our house...and with burning oil pouring down the drive way toward the house.

We had to fight the fire ourselves for almost half an hour until the fire brigade came and it took them a further 15 minutes to extinguish the fire.

This was a terrifying experience. Fortunately our house was being decorated and so the garage was full of furniture, otherwise the fire would have taken our house too.

The car is still being assessed for the cause.

Mate, glad your house has not suffered as result of this!
Sorry to hear about your Evoque, but hope they can get to the bottom of it. Assume it wasn't raining at the time you parked it?