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Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
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z4alfie
Posts: 35
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Durham UK
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Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
Well, I've had enough of this car, broke down again today with the diesel filter problem, technician has said its dodgy diesel and not a Land Rover issue. However, we've got a new 5 series diesel that we fill up at the same place which has never broken down. The handbrake deployment problem is back again and I can't even be bothered to take it back to the dealer. After the air con problems, the media screen replacement and the the various other issues, we've decided to bail out of this hateful expensive motor and put it all down to a bad experience........... Anyone else had the same experience?
(This post was last modified: 17-12-2013 04:02pm by z4alfie.)
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| 14-12-2013 11:00pm |
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broady43
Posts: 321
Joined: Nov 2011
Location: North Yorkshire
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 18 months
Never had any of these problems in nearly 2 years.Sounds like you have been dealt the wrong card.
5 door Pure sd4 Tech Fuji with black roof, tinted windows, ebony seats, style 4 alloys, xenons, fogs,black grille.
Arrived 29/03/2012.
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| 15-12-2013 12:43am |
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PhilSkill
Posts: 3,880
Joined: Jun 2011
Location: Warwickshire
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 18 months
Sounds like you got dealt a joker, and are best of rid of it, can only imagine you have some deposits in your tank that keep getting drawn into the fuel line.
MY12 Fuji Dynamic SD4 Manual, Pano Roof, Electric Tailgate with own Close module
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| 15-12-2013 01:20am |
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recordman
Posts: 131
Joined: May 2011
Location: CT18
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 18 months
Has anyone ever opened up one of these clogged fuel filters? I did after my last Freelander 2 stopped dead with a supposed blocked filter. I was expecting to see all sorts and gunge and muck, but it was as clean as a whistle.
2013 SD4 Prestige auto/5dr/OG/Fuji pano roof
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| 15-12-2013 09:09am |
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jos
Posts: 224
Joined: Jun 2011
Location: netherlands
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 18 months
wów, bad experience! you have a "monday-morning-car"!
never had this experience in almost two years now.....
ORDER16-09/2011>DEL; 27-01/2012
eD4-PURE fuji /black int./coup
pano-roof/techPACK > done !;painted wheels
3cm lowering/2cm spacers ; ROOFwrap
already > 52.000 km drive ; average;1lit/14km
ré-painted bumperparts and mirrors
4 y.TT mk1
2 y.MINIc-S
4 y.TT mk2
1 yr mini CM;
so i fit exactly in de evoque-profile...
2015 > TTmk3......?
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| 15-12-2013 09:57am |
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Stadt Panzer
Posts: 814
Joined: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
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Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
Never had anything like this in the past 8 years of land rover ownership.
Somewhere in the North Sea.
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| 15-12-2013 10:37am |
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z4alfie
Posts: 35
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Durham UK
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Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
I've got no confidence in it any more, after limping along in restricted mode several times and baking in the summer because the air con wouldn't work and having a permanent gold tinge to the rear alloys due to brake dust from the handbrake problem........... Fed up big time
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| 15-12-2013 10:59am |
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BaringTech
Posts: 20
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: Bromley
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up
Saw this in the news recently...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25234840
I've had one blocked filter so far, just after the first service last march.
Prestige SD4 5-door Auto Santorini Black / Vibe
Ordered - 27/10/2011
Out of pool - 11/01/2012
Delivered - 01/03/2012 
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| 15-12-2013 12:28pm |
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z4alfie
Posts: 35
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Durham UK
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Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
And today dear readers........ The power steering failed as I turned right at a junction across the flow of traffic, nearly caused an accident, couldn't steer and got stuck in the middle of the road. It's in the dealership with no idea how long it will take to rectify. Does anyone from land rover read these posts? I would love to hear what the thinking is.
Spoke with LR customer services, lovely woman, going to launch an investigation on it and get back to me. My seat Ibiza loan car should be replaced tonight with another Evoque......hopefully a reliable one!
(This post was last modified: 17-12-2013 04:34pm by z4alfie.)
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| 17-12-2013 04:00pm |
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WB
WB
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Joined: May 2011
Location: London
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RE: Third breakdown, fourth fuel filter, totally fed up, binning this car after 1...
Get in touch with Land Rover Customer services who are usually very good at dealing with issues. I have seen cars rejected for less serious issues.
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| 18-12-2013 10:10am |
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