3. - Paint peeling from front bumper and from left front wheel 'fender'. New parts on order. LR3 is terrific vehicle. I hope these issues are resolved and other ones don't crop up. The answer to these questions will determine if I shoulda bought an absolutely reliable Toyota Land Cruiser instead. I'm still willing to hang in there at this point. It's a much nicer engine than the 2.7 V6 derv unit. Doesn't suffer sudden crankshaft failure, and doesn't need timing belts to be replaced. The only thing I don't like about Ford based engines, is the reliance on powdered metal con rods, which can stretch at the big end, if lots of high RPMs are used. Prodigy999. 371 posts · Joined 2009. #6 · Aug 11, 2009. the VDM and DSC are the same as the ABS module. The ABS module is located inside the modulator (valve block) under the hood. I wouldn't reccomend replacing it yourself as you need to bleed the brakes when you replace it (unless you are mechanically able). I like car. 2005 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3. I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE REAR HATCH AND NOT THE LOWER TAILGATE. IF THE UPPER HATCH WILL NOT OPEN, THE FIRST STEP IS TO CHECK THE FUSES. IF THE FUSES ARE OK THEN THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY THE LOCK ACTUATOR. THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS THE LOCK IS THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE TAILGATE. then you can fix the problem. 2. Nature of the damage Answer on this question is quite simple. The Land Rover key fobs are big and heavy. With normal use drivers tend to drop them on the surfaces that the cars are parked on. With every drop the circuit-battery assembly gets stressed and one day it separates. Now we have an inoperative key fob. I have not had any problems with it until now, off course, the warranty has expired. After a few days without a soft suspension on the LR3, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a new compressor and install it myself. Total cost $530 (OEM compressor) and about 1.5 hours of my time. Land Rover wanted $900 (retail) for the compressor and about 2 armandjones82. 7 posts · Joined 2010. #7 · Jul 15, 2010. Try to research some other resources regarding your problem on the Transfer Case Electrical Switch. Sometimes, you need to observe very meticulous things about the Rovers on some parts of it. I'm sure you'll get by to fix the problem of it. 31,563. Location. Near Newquay. Sep 5, 2021. #2. The replacement ECU needs to be correctly coded to the rest of the vehicle modules where the chassis number is stored. LR say you can't use a second hand ECM, but I've proved them wrong on my FL2. However you will require some pretty decent diagnostic equipment like JLD SDD, or possibly a Gap VF1musV.

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