Picked up an 04 from a friend of mine, 140k miles that was totaled out due to hitting a deer, mainly cosmetic stuff, hood, grille, headlights, bumper, etc. which has all been fixed already.... The thing has been pampered and only serviced by a great local shop and Land Rover of buckhead.

Anyways I got it from him since he knew I'd take it and knew I'd make it great like my last 04. Well after having it for a day I've got a few problems. First the m and s lights are flashing, probably the battery so no big deal. Second the e brake light illuminates, it'll go off for a second or two but mainly stays on. I worry about this one because when driving it feels as if the brake is slightly on because it takes off like a slug, weird thing is that if it is in reverse it takes off quick as it should. Third, there was water in the front floorboards and a lot of water in the engine bay right above the firewall...where should I look for clogs? And lastly, right beside the abs module, there is a two prong yellow tip wire that is unplugged from somewhere and I can't figure out where it came from. I've done searches but can't find exactly what I need.

Thanks for any advice! Great to be back!

 

Check your brake fluid level as far as the brake warning light goes. The seals between the reservoir and master cylinder are a fairly common place for a fluid leak if not the master cylinder itself.


If the M&S lights are flashing that would explain your sluggish takeoff in drive, the transmission goes into a failsafe mode when the M&S lights are flashing and defaults to 3rd gear operation when in drive, so you start off in 3rd gear from a stop..

 

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Brake light could just be low fluid level. Or ebrake switch.

Wet floor boards is probably blocked AC drains. Bit tricky to find first time looking.

 

Thanks for the help guys, plan on starting d2 #2 tonight

 

Post a pic of the unplugged wire. Get a new battery or fully charge the one you have and get the codes cleared. Should delete the M&S lights.