Steve Miles
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"Lara" is my wifes TD5 90 Land Rover. I bought in February and it has been back to the dealer 5 times, once on the back of a break down lorry. I would of liked to take it back behind my 1973 Series III and Ifor Williams trailer!!!!!
After a month of driving it with no problems it developed a hiccup when accelerating hard, as you do when joining traffic on a A road or motorway. This got worse and worse and has been the reason for four visits.
The last visit my wife was going along and stopped at the traffic lights, she thought she had stalled Lara but infact Lara had stopped, after a short while, after wife turned the key again Lara pulled away from the traffic lights. Two roundabouts later a straight bit of road wife puts her foot down to overtake a car loses power until rolls to a halt at the next traffic lights. Engine had no response to throttle just ticked over got her across main dual carraigeway and into a safer place.
Wife phones me, I leave work and go to her, turn key every thing is alright. Wife insists I follow her home, no shopping for this week, 1 mile down the road once again power goes no throttle response. Recovered to dealer, once again diagnosis no fault found by laptop.
Wife distraught can anyone help cause the dealer can't. Wife don't trust Lara anymore if no help Lara for the boot.
After a month of driving it with no problems it developed a hiccup when accelerating hard, as you do when joining traffic on a A road or motorway. This got worse and worse and has been the reason for four visits.
The last visit my wife was going along and stopped at the traffic lights, she thought she had stalled Lara but infact Lara had stopped, after a short while, after wife turned the key again Lara pulled away from the traffic lights. Two roundabouts later a straight bit of road wife puts her foot down to overtake a car loses power until rolls to a halt at the next traffic lights. Engine had no response to throttle just ticked over got her across main dual carraigeway and into a safer place.
Wife phones me, I leave work and go to her, turn key every thing is alright. Wife insists I follow her home, no shopping for this week, 1 mile down the road once again power goes no throttle response. Recovered to dealer, once again diagnosis no fault found by laptop.
Wife distraught can anyone help cause the dealer can't. Wife don't trust Lara anymore if no help Lara for the boot.