_colin_

New Member

• Jul 17, 2012

• #1

Hello all!

Been looking through all the other posts to no avail so here goes!!!

When I'm driving along in the wife's Freelander the strangest thing happens on a regular basis.

ALL the gauges stop working, Fuel, Temp, Rev counter, Speedo. All the lights come on, HDC, Handbrake, TC, etc.

You can feel a slight loss of power when this happens, then all of a sudden they all start working again. ( HDC and TC lights always stay on afterwards though).

Can go on a 50 mile journey and it doesn't happen, or go 5 miles and it happens 10 times!!

Has anyone else every heard of this????

My friend reckons it might be the ignition switch??

All help would be really appreciated!!!

Colin.

 

_colin_

New Member

• Jan 10, 2013

• #2

Replaced the ignition switch today and the problem is still there.

 

_colin_

New Member

• Jan 10, 2013

• #3

Also changed the brake light switch under the pedal for good measure - no change.

 

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oiley

Member

• Jan 10, 2013

• #4

I would be looking at an earth fault as this happened on my old disco as the body rotted way on the earth side from the battery, its worht checking.

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Jan 11, 2013

• #5

sounds as though the wiring connection is coming of the back or a bad earth to it

 

_colin_

New Member

• Jan 11, 2013

• #6

Thank you for the replies. Where should I be looking for the wiring/earthing?

 

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oiley

Member

• Jan 12, 2013

• #7

Check the main negative battery lead and all the chassis mounted earths.

 

_colin_

New Member

• Jan 16, 2013

• #8

Thanks for your help, once I've sorted it I'll be back with some photographs!

 

_colin_

New Member

• Apr 19, 2013

• #9

Right, here goes.

Problem solved!

Turns out the actual instrument cluster itself had suffered an 'electrical spike'.

Land Rover wanted £560 for a replacement but I managed to get one on eBay for £25.

Mileage etc must be stored in the actual ECU because when I put the new cluster in the mileage was spot on and the lights no longer came on!

Result! Hope this helps somebody else out one day!

 

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oiley

Member

• Apr 19, 2013

• #10

That's a result then