Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
#1
03-27-2005, 01:42 AM
Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
If you remember me from a couple weeks ago, I just purcahsed a 00 Disco II (27.5k on the clock) and I'm noticed some small things. At no speed or very low speed I hear a groin when steering. This usually happens when I back out of my driveway and turn to go down the road. The other problem is periodically I have my ABS, TC and Descent lights all go on with a beep... like my ABS goes dead. I can shut off the car and turn it back on and the lights do not come back.
In reading previous posts, it sounds like this may be the ABS module going bad... there was no resolution to the previious case so I thought I would see if any of you have seen this. It also looks quite pricey to fix, but it should be covered as my Disco is LR certified (with an additional two year warantee on top of the one year that comes with the cert. My dealer is an hour away, so if this is something I could fix easily in my garage (I'm pretty mechanically inclined) I'd rather do that.
Either way, I'd welcome your thoughts...
In reading previous posts, it sounds like this may be the ABS module going bad... there was no resolution to the previious case so I thought I would see if any of you have seen this. It also looks quite pricey to fix, but it should be covered as my Disco is LR certified (with an additional two year warantee on top of the one year that comes with the cert. My dealer is an hour away, so if this is something I could fix easily in my garage (I'm pretty mechanically inclined) I'd rather do that.
Either way, I'd welcome your thoughts...
#2
03-30-2005, 05:43 PM
RE: Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
ORIGINAL: dma3
If you remember me from a couple weeks ago, I just purcahsed a 00 Disco II (27.5k on the clock) and I'm noticed some small things. At no speed or very low speed I hear a groin when steering. This usually happens when I back out of my driveway and turn to go down the road. The other problem is periodically I have my ABS, TC and Descent lights all go on with a beep... like my ABS goes dead. I can shut off the car and turn it back on and the lights do not come back.
In reading previous posts, it sounds like this may be the ABS module going bad... there was no resolution to the previious case so I thought I would see if any of you have seen this. It also looks quite pricey to fix, but it should be covered as my Disco is LR certified (with an additional two year warantee on top of the one year that comes with the cert. My dealer is an hour away, so if this is something I could fix easily in my garage (I'm pretty mechanically inclined) I'd rather do that.
Either way, I'd welcome your thoughts...
If you remember me from a couple weeks ago, I just purcahsed a 00 Disco II (27.5k on the clock) and I'm noticed some small things. At no speed or very low speed I hear a groin when steering. This usually happens when I back out of my driveway and turn to go down the road. The other problem is periodically I have my ABS, TC and Descent lights all go on with a beep... like my ABS goes dead. I can shut off the car and turn it back on and the lights do not come back.
In reading previous posts, it sounds like this may be the ABS module going bad... there was no resolution to the previious case so I thought I would see if any of you have seen this. It also looks quite pricey to fix, but it should be covered as my Disco is LR certified (with an additional two year warantee on top of the one year that comes with the cert. My dealer is an hour away, so if this is something I could fix easily in my garage (I'm pretty mechanically inclined) I'd rather do that.
Either way, I'd welcome your thoughts...
I was hoping I just "fooled" some kind of sensor, however, turning the vehicle on and off does not help. Like you, I'm an hour from the dealer and don't want to travel over there if this is something I can easily reset??
I look forward to thoughts on this issues as well...
#3
03-30-2005, 06:13 PM
Recovery Vehicle
RE: Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
hey i have a 98 disco. My abs light stays on until i reach about 5 mph. About a month ago it stayed on the whole time driving. even after i shut it off and turned it back on. I un hooked my battery ground for about 30 minutes and it was fixed. I had to enter the radio security code so make sure you know it first.
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03-30-2005, 06:30 PM
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#6
03-31-2005, 01:38 PM
Recovery Vehicle
RE: Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
ORIGINAL: Bait
Nice try, but this will not fix anything. If your lights are coming on this indicates A fault in the system. You need to get A competent shop or Dealer to investigate.
I un hooked my battery ground for about 30 minutes and it was fixed.
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03-31-2005, 05:19 PM
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RE: Love the new Discovery... some minor problems
For the ABS system, one of the most common (and recurring) problems is the the air gap being too large on one of the sensors. Check to see that the sensors are properly seated in the bushing, and (gently) tap them down if they are not. You shouldn't be able to "overdo" it, as the sensors will be pushed out to a correct distance when you start in motion. If you still have an ABS warning after this, you probably have an actual issue.
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04-01-2005, 01:34 AM
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04-01-2005, 02:02 PM
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04-01-2005, 04:47 PM
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