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wedgel322 Member Since: 20 Jul 2011 Location: Leeds Bradford Posts: 161 |
My 2003 range rover has been faultless on a recent trip to cornwall covering 850 miles over a 9 day period unitl an 80 mile journey 1 day....and when i arived at the destination the car seemed to over rev to move when i was undertaking a 3 point turn. i stopped the car and parked up as i had arrived. 1 hour later i set off on a short journey and i only made it 1 mile before the message ''trans failsafe prog'' came on the dash so i decided to turn around and drive back but again sturggled for the car to move when completing a 3 point turn as it required more revs than usual for it to move, i managed to turn the car and when i came to a standstill and placed the car in park for a minute i thought i would give it another go... the car just rolled backwards when in drive!!! so i phoned the AA.
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10th Aug 2011 8:52pm |
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wedgel322 Member Since: 20 Jul 2011 Location: Leeds Bradford Posts: 161 |
cheers mikeyjd, any help is much apprieciated. Hopefully the garage will take info like this on board???
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10th Aug 2011 9:49pm |
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Mikeyjd Member Since: 14 Jun 2011 Location: Wrexham Posts: 543 |
Further info. When the trans failsafe triggers it locks the car in gear (3rd I think), this enables you to limp home. The idea being that if there is less damage to the faulty gearbox/transmission by sticking in one gear.
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10th Aug 2011 10:39pm |
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Rob2529 Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Wirral, uk Posts: 1470 |
There is also a gearbox reset with will return it to original settings and re-learn your driving style and wear in the box. something along the lines of: open car and get it, push acc pedal into kickdown and hold there, then turn key to position 1, then back then 1, then 2 and leave for 30 sec still with pedal hard down then release. do a search and you will find the full correct version. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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11th Aug 2011 12:13am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6409 |
I had very similar behaviour a couple of years ago, loss of drive etc, then after stopping for a while everything was OK again. Then one day it just went, fortunately I was only a mile from home and was able to make it onto the drive before it completely died and the gearbox seized up.
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11th Aug 2011 12:23am |
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Reformed Member Since: 09 Oct 2010 Location: South Posts: 471 |
Where did you get your gearbox done? I only ask as you dont live far from me and if this happens to me I have wondered if there is anyone local(ish) ? Reformed |
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11th Aug 2011 1:24am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6409 |
I had to get the car trailered from home so it just went straight to Harwoods main dealer in Basingstoke for a new one (Route 1 for expediency and I work up that way). If I had had more time I would have possibly used an auto trans specialist in Southampton (http://www.autotranservices.co.uk) or there is a good company in Kent: JT Automatics (www.automatic-gearbox.co.uk) but what I may have saved in LR prices would possibly be lost in transport / time and trouble. . Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE MG Midget Mk1 1962 Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999 |
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11th Aug 2011 8:45am |
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CyberMrT Member Since: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Stratford upon Avon UK Posts: 60 |
I had this on mine and it was the inhibitor switch, never had it again after the switch was replaced.
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11th Aug 2011 6:41pm |
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DaveAngel Member Since: 15 Aug 2011 Location: Cowplain, UK Posts: 205 |
I understand that Briggs Motors in Fareham are one of the best autobox specialists in the south. I'm taking mine in there shortly (probably next month) for a tranny oil & filter change - will let you know if their reputation is deservced __________________ 2015 FFRR SDV8 2011 FFRR TDV8 4.4 - Gone 2005 FFRR TDV6 - Gone |
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21st Aug 2011 5:22pm |
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Reformed Member Since: 09 Oct 2010 Location: South Posts: 471 |
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21st Aug 2011 9:31pm |
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pretlove Member Since: 10 Feb 2011 Location: Bas vegas Posts: 1865 |
dave how much are they charging for that "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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21st Aug 2011 9:40pm |
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DaveAngel Member Since: 15 Aug 2011 Location: Cowplain, UK Posts: 205 |
They estimated about £100, but I will need to check that includes all the filters.
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22nd Aug 2011 7:13am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6409 |
Bah, post holiday blues for my FFRR as on the way to work this morning I got the dreaded TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG. message and the accompanying ding. On and off it went 4 times and then locked the box. I pulled over, switched off then started up again, no fault and carried on. OK for another 20 miles then it started dinging at me, three or four times again. Was in an under 50mph zone and the fault did not lock in again before I got to work - although message left on dash when I switched off. It was a cool damp morning this morning? Will see how we go on the way home tonight. .
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22nd Aug 2011 8:33am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6409 |
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22nd Aug 2011 4:35pm |
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