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bully3176
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Location: Kinver
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| D3 wont start - Fault says gearbox notr communicating? |
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Anyone had this fault is this a major problem? Cant start D3 and its got that fault message or simillar when you plug in diagnostics? Because its Auto cant tow it! Got warranty so dealer can have it back just wandering if anyone else has had problem simillar and what the fix was? 
Bully
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 16th Mar 2010 9:53 pm |
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Iain G
Member Since: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Filey
Posts: 430
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First sign of low battery voltage is gearbox error messages.
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| 16th Mar 2010 9:57 pm |
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bully3176
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Location: Kinver
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So do you think it could just be a flat battery then?
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| 16th Mar 2010 10:10 pm |
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dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
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check rear light bulbs and fuses too  plus battery contacts and where -ve cable attaches to chassis. There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
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| 16th Mar 2010 10:15 pm |
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bully3176
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Location: Kinver
Posts: 201
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dick dastardly wrote:check rear light bulbs and fuses too plus battery contacts and where -ve cable attaches to chassis.
Would this cause it not to start too? Any bulbs in particular.
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| 16th Mar 2010 10:32 pm |
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Iain G
Member Since: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Filey
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Not had first hand experience but apparently blown rear bulbs can give funny faults!!
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| 16th Mar 2010 11:05 pm |
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bully3176
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Location: Kinver
Posts: 201
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Iain G wrote:Not had first hand experience but apparently blown rear bulbs can give funny faults!!
Any other suggestions folks?
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| 17th Mar 2010 7:16 am |
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Adigorn
Member Since: 14 Mar 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 546
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what happened shortly before the fault
need more info looks for serious communication issue
have u any lights on????
or just the message is she cranking but no fires up or not even cranking
give me more info plese
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| 17th Mar 2010 8:14 am |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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I'm not sure if this will help at all, but I recently provoked a similar error.
I changed the Instrument Pack for a new one (because I was bored  ) and upon turning the key to position II instantly got a shedload of error messages, the main one being supension fault (amber->red lamp) and "Suspension Fault - max 30mph" message.
When they key was turned to position III absolutely nothing happened. No cranking, nothing.
Although I was only playing around I put the old Instrument Pack back in and it worked fine. When I checked the fault codes with the Faultmate FCR, I could see that there was an error in the suspension module "Invalid VIN data".
This means that when we turn the key, the D3 as part of it's start-up checks verifies that the VIN data stored in various modules is all correct and matches up. (I think it is stored in the Instrument Pack, Suspension Module and Body Control Module).
When it finds a mismatch it simply bottles it and refuses to start (maybe related to the immobiliser too?).
I guess that this could also happen when you have a serious communications error between the suspension ECU and a.n.other ECU and this could explain your problem...
Saying this, it doesn't help you to solve it   2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 17th Mar 2010 9:25 am |
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bully3176
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Location: Kinver
Posts: 201
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Paul, thanx for your reply, I had to get the dealer to recover it as technician couldnt fix it at the roadside. I hope this isnt a sign of things to come, Ive always had audis and subarus before and have never once had a problem from any of the numerous cars ive had. If i doesnt get sorted sooner rather than later the dealer can have it back! 
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| 17th Mar 2010 7:55 pm |
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