Just recently bought a P Reg Range Rover 2.5TD, and while generally happy with it, one thing is really starting to bug me.
On day 2 of ownership, I went to the local shopping centre to get some goodies for the car, and when I got out the doors wouldn't lock, and when I got back in the engine was immobilised. After a spell of panic, the fact that I had taken out RAC membership the day before seem very sensible. The RAC man attended, sent me off to do my shopping, and on my return had got me going again. I should add there was no drivers handbook with the vehicle, and hence no access code...but the RAC man was ex Landrover and used a few contacts to get the code for me. He also told me I was the forth Rangerover he had attended in that particular car park with the same problem in two months.
As the key that came with the vehicle had definitely seen better days, I decided to go and purchase 2 new keys from the local Land Rover dealer. I've got these keys now, but fairly regularly seem to be parking places where the immobilising scenario is replaying itself. The RAC man, suggested its because of the amount of radio waves and security cameras around where I work.
Is this a regular thing for this model of Rangie, or have I got a genuine problem.
On day 2 of ownership, I went to the local shopping centre to get some goodies for the car, and when I got out the doors wouldn't lock, and when I got back in the engine was immobilised. After a spell of panic, the fact that I had taken out RAC membership the day before seem very sensible. The RAC man attended, sent me off to do my shopping, and on my return had got me going again. I should add there was no drivers handbook with the vehicle, and hence no access code...but the RAC man was ex Landrover and used a few contacts to get the code for me. He also told me I was the forth Rangerover he had attended in that particular car park with the same problem in two months.
As the key that came with the vehicle had definitely seen better days, I decided to go and purchase 2 new keys from the local Land Rover dealer. I've got these keys now, but fairly regularly seem to be parking places where the immobilising scenario is replaying itself. The RAC man, suggested its because of the amount of radio waves and security cameras around where I work.
Is this a regular thing for this model of Rangie, or have I got a genuine problem.
(we'd been to see them beat Scotland at rugby). I digress; one of the garage guys I spoke to about this problem said he had also had it with some Fords at his place, they push them down the road and the problem goes away!!!! Brilliant!!!!!
