Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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Car was booked in for a service this morning (4th service, 50k miles).
The car started to become unresponsive when pressing the accelerator. It would after a second or so kick in.
Then various warning lights came on (parking brake failure, gearbox etc).
Stopped the car and restarted and the warning lights went off but the lag from the accelerator was still there.
Should hopefully hear back what the problem is later today.
Any ideas what this could be?
David
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 28th Feb 2013 11:14 am |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Stuck / sticking EGR valve would be favourite for me.
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| 28th Feb 2013 2:11 pm |
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Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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The garage have phoned to say the car is ready. Found no hardware faults but cleared the error codes.
Hopefully this will solve the problem?
Going to collect the car now so will see how it is.
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| 28th Feb 2013 4:50 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Did they record what the codes were? Without those codes it's just guess work. Re the problem reoccurring I wouldn't bet on it not hapenning again. 
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| 28th Feb 2013 4:55 pm |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Bo1970 wrote:The garage have phoned to say the car is ready. Found no hardware faults but cleared the error codes.
Hopefully this will solve the problem?
Think DSL is correct - sorry to have to seem to be the harbinger of doom but I very much doubt it
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| 28th Feb 2013 7:00 pm |
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Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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Picked the car up. Drove about a mile and it did it again.
Turned around and went back (it did it once more).
They put it back on the computer and showed me the fault codes. He said none were engine related and were all old minor faults which had been cleared.
I said there is obviously something wrong and it needs fixing.
They are going to look into the codes to see if any are gearbox related and phone me tomorrow.
Drove the 10 miles home and it did it numerous times in the first few miles but was then fine.
Feels like its going to be a long drawn out process 
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| 28th Feb 2013 9:15 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
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If you can get the codes and post them peeps can give you a better idea what's wrong. Sad to say peeps here have a lot more experience and techie knowledge than some dealers. 
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| 28th Feb 2013 9:18 pm |
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Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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DSL wrote:If you can get the codes and post them peeps can give you a better idea what's wrong. Sad to say peeps here have a lot more experience and techie knowledge than some dealers.
Thanks, i'll try and get them.
Worse thing is they charged me for looking at it (it was in already for a service) and said as no fault was found the warranty woiuld not cover it.
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| 28th Feb 2013 10:06 pm |
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stick
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If you have the lights, then get LRA. Becomes a warranty issue then. d4 HSE
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| 28th Feb 2013 10:23 pm |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
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As reported many times before,my 2012 D4 has the same hesitation problems and it definitely pulls away from standing at a junction in 2nd (even on a slight incline).
Last night I came up to the junction where I always get hesitation, stopped and used the paddles. It showed 2nd again and I used the paddles to go down to first. It then pulled away without hesitation!
So, it is definitely a gear box problem which can and should be sorted out with a software fix. It is also, I believe, partly the brake peddle switch, as it always occurs having used the brakes.
SURELY, LR can come up with a fix before someone has a nasty prang
Paul
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| 1st Mar 2013 11:59 am |
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Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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That's my worry that this would cause an accident.
I called LRA this morning and they have come out to the car.
No faults found and the car would not do the fault on a test drive whilst he was here so I've just got to carry on.
Hopefully that will be the end of it?
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| 1st Mar 2013 12:05 pm |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
Location: Marshfield, Nr Bath
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Liam's our man, and as long as we keep giving him details, I'm sure he'll do his best to rattle the cages at LR Engineering!
Paul
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| 1st Mar 2013 1:05 pm |
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euangibson
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Paul White wrote:As reported many times before,my 2012 D4 has the same hesitation problems and it definitely pulls away from standing at a junction in 2nd (even on a slight incline).
Last night I came up to the junction where I always get hesitation, stopped and used the paddles. It showed 2nd again and I used the paddles to go down to first. It then pulled away without hesitation!
So, it is definitely a gear box problem which can and should be sorted out with a software fix. It is also, I believe, partly the brake peddle switch, as it always occurs having used the brakes.
SURELY, LR can come up with a fix before someone has a nasty prang
Paul
Paul I believe that is exactly the situation I suggested on the "hesitation" thread last week http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic91162.html ....the software clearly will not allow engagement of 1st in auto mode while the car is moving at all.......Dave T carried out the same test as you at a junction where he does not come to a complete standstill....the car hesitated in full auto mode,but did not when manually (paddle) asked for 1st gear.....I genuinely believe this is the "hesitation" issue,as I'm sure I recall the Cayenne had a similar problem "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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| 1st Mar 2013 2:05 pm |
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Bo1970
Member Since: 12 Jan 2012
Location: Staffs
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Update on this.
Car played up yesterday morning so called LRA.
They came out but no faults showing.
This morning playing up again and all warning lights on.
Called LRA again and AA just been out. Plugged computer in but no fault codes showing?
I'd taken pictures of the warnings on the dash. He advised taking car to main dealer to be looked at so I'm in there now waiting for a hire car.
Car will be looked at on Monday.
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| 2nd Mar 2013 3:06 pm |
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