Used Gap IIDTool to program some extra spare keys. They tend to go missing when your family decides to drive your car... Will attach one of the spares 'somewhere' on the outside of the vehicle, where it cannot get wet, muddy, snowy, icy, damaged, or ripped off, when out in the forest. For those of you who do not yet have a Gap tool - don't waste any time thinking about it. Buy one. Table stakes, for a smoother LR3 experience.

 

Good idea, there is a limit to the number of keys you can program per truck!

 

While travelling through Oklahoma yesterday minding my own business (still more than 400 miles from home) I sudden got a message that said "Cruise Control is not available at this time" Wait What?
All I did was push the resume button. The idea of travelling 400 miles down the interstate without the cruise control was not something I wanted to do. This prospect was starting to sink in as I drove to the next town for gas.

I shut the car off, refueled up and when I stated it back up........... NOPE still broke. This problem is one of the things I used as a negotiating point to get the price lower than asking when I bought it so I knew it was either a bad brake light / wire harness issue or the clock spring that was bad again. Both of these are easy fixes at home, but nothing I can do while out on the road.

I changed from bulbs to LED's a few years ago, but it seemed easy enough in the parking lot to pull the tail light fixtures and swap the middle and top LEDs. STILL not working, so the 2 year old clock spring must have died. I decided to see if there were any codes I could clear and get it working. I plugged in the GAP Tool and saw the usual "B"s and "U"s but nothing to indicate it would affect the cruise control. Since it was plugged in and the car was running I thought I would look at live values. The GAP Tool showed every one of the buttons on the steering wheel as being pressed as I pressed them, so the clock spring was good and this must truly be a problem that will required some expert help from the forum.

Frustrated, I shut the car off, removed the GAP Tool and stated it back up preparing myself for a long afternoon with no cruise control.

But when the car started the little "i" and arrow was gone. the problem was corrected somehow. I did not question how or why it was fixed, only that it was fixed. I was just glad it was working and would use it until it failed again. I made it home with no issues and now write this story to show, as many of the previous stories have shown, the importance of owning the GAP Tool. I may yet have this issue show up but for now I will write it off as an electrical gremlin.

Jeff

 

Replaced all 4 brakes pads and both sensors, and then flushed the brake fluid.

 

Removed driver seat to repair the forward, backward non-movement issue. Found the part online, just waiting on the delivery truck. While it is down, I may complete some other service related items. (more to follow)

 

Had my first ever tow with a rover. Alternator died at a gas pump. Changed out the alternator and did the belts/tensioners. Knuckles only a little bloody so not too bad!

 

Just got my gab iid tool very excited latter i will update my transmission Ecu

 

My California hesitation is gone after the update thanks god

 

We got an un-seasonal dump of snow overnight so the youngest and i took a drive up to have a play.

 

Congrats on getting rid of the Cali stop issue. I had my truck on the dealers software updates for and hour and a half a couple of years ago but didn't fix the problem for me.