My suspension is down on its knees
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3rd Gear
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My suspension is down on its knees
Hello everyone,
I have a 2006 Land Rover Discovery 3 and it has been sitting for quite a while. All 4 suspensions are down to its lowest, it bounces, and impossible to drive without getting sick even for a mile. I don't know what's wrong with it and I don't want to take it to Glen Cove Land Rover because they are already charging me $400 just to diagnose the suspension issue. Please help me figure out what's wrong with the LR3 with the following symptoms:
1- All 4 suspension are in its lowest. Bouncy when you drive it.
2- Errors in the dash: Suspension Fault, HDC fault or not available, Decreased Traction, Brake Fault, Transmission Fault.
I tried to trouble shoot the issue myself like Mc Gyver haha but to no avail, unless I did it wrong.
1- Tried to bypass the air suspension relay with jumper to engage the air compressor and just fill out the the struts so I can drive it to mechanic. Nope, it didnt't work. Britanica (YouTube) made it look so easy!
Please, whoever is knowledgeable out there, please kindly give me your 2 cents before I burn the car truck down haha! Need a lot of help over here. Puh-lease! Thanks!
I have a 2006 Land Rover Discovery 3 and it has been sitting for quite a while. All 4 suspensions are down to its lowest, it bounces, and impossible to drive without getting sick even for a mile. I don't know what's wrong with it and I don't want to take it to Glen Cove Land Rover because they are already charging me $400 just to diagnose the suspension issue. Please help me figure out what's wrong with the LR3 with the following symptoms:
1- All 4 suspension are in its lowest. Bouncy when you drive it.
2- Errors in the dash: Suspension Fault, HDC fault or not available, Decreased Traction, Brake Fault, Transmission Fault.
I tried to trouble shoot the issue myself like Mc Gyver haha but to no avail, unless I did it wrong.
1- Tried to bypass the air suspension relay with jumper to engage the air compressor and just fill out the the struts so I can drive it to mechanic. Nope, it didnt't work. Britanica (YouTube) made it look so easy!
Please, whoever is knowledgeable out there, please kindly give me your 2 cents before I burn the car truck down haha! Need a lot of help over here. Puh-lease! Thanks!
Camel Trophy
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: North of Seattle
1. There is a TON of information to this effect on this message board. Do a search with appropriate keywords.
2. Have you tried a (hard) reset or even simply removing your negative batt cable and re-connecting?
3. Buy an IIDTool. It will help you diagnose.
4. Could be the battery itself, or brake switch, or a brake/tail light.
2. Have you tried a (hard) reset or even simply removing your negative batt cable and re-connecting?
3. Buy an IIDTool. It will help you diagnose.
4. Could be the battery itself, or brake switch, or a brake/tail light.
Winching
Joined: Feb 2016
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From: Beaumont, CA
So, it sat a while and seems like all air was lost. Besides an obvious leak (in valve bocks, or elsewhere)
Might be struggling to fill up the completely empty reservoir - which then feeds the 4 corners.
Need more info:
Can you hear the compressor running at all?
All fuses intact? Wiring good?
What exactly did you attempt to "Macgyver?"
Might be struggling to fill up the completely empty reservoir - which then feeds the 4 corners.
Need more info:
Can you hear the compressor running at all?
All fuses intact? Wiring good?
What exactly did you attempt to "Macgyver?"
Rock Crawling
Joined: Jul 2019
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From: Londonderry NSW AU
You indicated you jumpered the two large slots when relay was removed and nothing happened, well there is a 60/70 amp fuse, near the relay, that maybe blown as that is a direct connection from the battery when ignition is in position 2. If this does not make compressor run then you have a duff compressor or one of the connectors to the compressor is dodgy.
Pro Wrench
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Melbourne, Australia.
With all those errors my guess would be low voltage or brake switch, do a hard reset and before driving the car hit the brake pedal. If it faults right away its the brake switch, if not look elsewhere ir find someone local with a diagnostic tool.
Last edited by loanrangie; Mar 29, 2020 at 03:32 AM.
4th Gear
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Hi Yogi,
My name is Jay Butler and I am brand new to this forum (literally today). I am an American and permanently reside in Italy. I have a 2006 LR3 TDV6 HSE and my entire air-suspension just failed about two weeks ago. So, I replaced both the front and rear air-suspensions, all four (4) sensors and the compressor. The sensors and the compressor were all Land Rover OEM products, which I ordered form the dealership here, while the air-suspension was from "Dunlop" who, I am told, makes the suspension FOR Land Rover - but doesn't cost as much because they don't put the little Land Rover sticker on it. I haven't even driven the care 100 Kilometers because we are all in-doors from this ridiculous CoronaVirus ordeal.
Anyway, with all of this time on my hands I decided to get into "Overlanding" am looking to put traditional air-shocks and heavy-duty coil springs on the vehicle to hold the very heavy weight needed for that type of driving. So, would you like to purchase my brand new (and newly installed - yet hardly driven) air suspension for a nice discount? I have ALL of the receipts and will gladly provide them to you tomorrow - when I go to pick up the vehicle from the Dealership. They are just now calibrating the parts to the electronics system - that's how NEW all of this is!
Feel free to call me directly in Italy at +39 340 546 5572 or on my U.S. number, which will ring-through to me here, at +1 (775) 461-5255. You are also welcome to write to me here in this forum or send me an e-mail at JayButler@UnSeen.is Either way, I will gladly provide you with any documentation you wish to see and/or answer any questions you may have. Thanks for your time and energy~
My name is Jay Butler and I am brand new to this forum (literally today). I am an American and permanently reside in Italy. I have a 2006 LR3 TDV6 HSE and my entire air-suspension just failed about two weeks ago. So, I replaced both the front and rear air-suspensions, all four (4) sensors and the compressor. The sensors and the compressor were all Land Rover OEM products, which I ordered form the dealership here, while the air-suspension was from "Dunlop" who, I am told, makes the suspension FOR Land Rover - but doesn't cost as much because they don't put the little Land Rover sticker on it. I haven't even driven the care 100 Kilometers because we are all in-doors from this ridiculous CoronaVirus ordeal.
Anyway, with all of this time on my hands I decided to get into "Overlanding" am looking to put traditional air-shocks and heavy-duty coil springs on the vehicle to hold the very heavy weight needed for that type of driving. So, would you like to purchase my brand new (and newly installed - yet hardly driven) air suspension for a nice discount? I have ALL of the receipts and will gladly provide them to you tomorrow - when I go to pick up the vehicle from the Dealership. They are just now calibrating the parts to the electronics system - that's how NEW all of this is!
Feel free to call me directly in Italy at +39 340 546 5572 or on my U.S. number, which will ring-through to me here, at +1 (775) 461-5255. You are also welcome to write to me here in this forum or send me an e-mail at JayButler@UnSeen.is Either way, I will gladly provide you with any documentation you wish to see and/or answer any questions you may have. Thanks for your time and energy~
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