Vanguard
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
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All started tonight when we took our daughter to Hockey practice. After stopping in the car park, chatting in the car with the key in my hand I suddenly realised the engine was still running!!! Putting the key in again and stirring it around made no difference so I pulled the key out again and then turned the lights off and the engine stopped! Put the key in and repeated the excercise and the same thing happened.
Whilst worrying about this, someone came up and told me that the break lights had been stuck on for the last half mile. Tried it again and all seemed ok but on the way home lots of bongs tellng me the suspension was lowering and with several warning lights on the dash.
Got home, the suspension still down. Called LRA and they're going to call me in the morning with the possibility of a Technician coming out.
Anyone any idea how serious this is for a car out of warranty?
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Discowex
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Craggy Island
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It'll be something simple like a bad earth.If you can , check the breaklight bulb .
I had the exact same as you last Saturday and it turned out be a loose wire connecting with the light housing on a trailer I was towing. Don't take life me too seriously ..... it's I'm not permanent
" This society needs a fookin enema " Craig Oct 08
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| Fri Oct 10 2008 9:01pm |
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Vanguard
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
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Unnecessary quote removed
Thanks, I will check all the lights in the morning.
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| Fri Oct 10 2008 9:19pm |
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gingerbiker
Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Location: North Yorks
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this will be of no use to you... but...
the same thing (lights can turn the car 'off') happened to my S1 Lotus elise
cured by a new ignition system eg just a lock barrel! the earth had failed/ snapped
cost a lot less than the D3 fix will be, I bet!
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| Fri Oct 10 2008 9:45pm |
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| Fri Oct 10 2008 10:17pm |
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zaphod
Joined: 18 Sep 2007
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Sounds like it could be your brake bulbs - I had the same issue -
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic18669.html
Look half way down the page on the above link for my post - LRA sorted it all by changing the bulbs for LR ones  Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| Fri Oct 10 2008 10:24pm |
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Vanguard
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
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Thanks. Read your post. Guess what I replaced last week and where I bought it! WIll let you know the outcome.
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 6:49am |
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colinm
Joined: 06 Oct 2008
Location: Derbyshire
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Given that just about everything on the car talks to everything else via CAN bus it's possible for a fault in one subsystem to have interesting effects on the whole system. I somehow don't think it will be the bulb that's at fault!
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 10:31am |
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AVE
Joined: 12 Nov 2006
Location: First house on the left
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Faulty bulbs have been know to cause all kinds of problems. Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Ford KA (Miss K Ave's)
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 10:36am |
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lr1
Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Location: Ballymena, Northern Ireland
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 10:50am |
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colinm
Joined: 06 Oct 2008
Location: Derbyshire
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AVE wrote:Faulty bulbs have been know to cause all kinds of problems.
Then its high time LR sacked some of its electronics/software engineers.
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 11:07am |
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DG
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Joined: 12 Dec 2005
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Some rather sweeping generalisations there lr1 
The site has always been a focus point for faults to be raised and discussed and this can give an exaggerated impression that its a problem motor... The truth is that the vast majority of owners are very happy whether in or out of warranty.
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| Sat Oct 11 2008 11:10am |
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Pelyma
Joined: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Clymping, Sussex
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46K miles and no warranty work, owned it since new for 2.5 years on and off road - I know which car I'd rather be driving  DS3 TDV6 HSE
Silver with Alpacca (old one)
DS3 TDV6 HSE
Silver with Alpacca (new one)
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lr1
Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Location: Ballymena, Northern Ireland
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