Hi all, hoping someone can shed some light on an issue I'm having with a newly acquired D2.
Example 1: I can be driving along a normal smooth road at 30mph, and out of nowhere the TC light will come on and the car will either pull to the left or to the right, and the steering will feel heavy and I have to 'fight' the wheel to stay driving straight. I imagine this is because the traction control is braking one of the front wheels unnecessarily. Sometimes its very slight and isn't an issue, I just let off the accelerator then back on and it goes away. Other times though if I don't have a good grip on the wheel it can pull quite aggressively and can cause me to swerve unexpectedly. When it happens more agressively the car will struggle to accelerate until i let off and let the TC light go off.
Example 2: When driving on bumpy country roads this is much more exaggerated, and a wheel going into potholes or over recessed drains will trigger it too.
When I initially got the car it seemed like it only really pulled to the left hand side, so I replaced the front left ABS sensor as a bit of a shot in the dark but the issue still remained, though I then noticed it was pulling both ways. This may just be coincidience and I hadnt really noticed it pulling to the right beforehand. I do have the ABS relay out the car now though so I'm not endangering everyone else on the road with unexpected swerving!
I do have a friend with a proper Land Rover diagnostic tool that can read sensor outputs and such, but not really sure where to start with checking it. There are no stored codes.
Any help with diagnosing what it is would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Example 1: I can be driving along a normal smooth road at 30mph, and out of nowhere the TC light will come on and the car will either pull to the left or to the right, and the steering will feel heavy and I have to 'fight' the wheel to stay driving straight. I imagine this is because the traction control is braking one of the front wheels unnecessarily. Sometimes its very slight and isn't an issue, I just let off the accelerator then back on and it goes away. Other times though if I don't have a good grip on the wheel it can pull quite aggressively and can cause me to swerve unexpectedly. When it happens more agressively the car will struggle to accelerate until i let off and let the TC light go off.
Example 2: When driving on bumpy country roads this is much more exaggerated, and a wheel going into potholes or over recessed drains will trigger it too.
When I initially got the car it seemed like it only really pulled to the left hand side, so I replaced the front left ABS sensor as a bit of a shot in the dark but the issue still remained, though I then noticed it was pulling both ways. This may just be coincidience and I hadnt really noticed it pulling to the right beforehand. I do have the ABS relay out the car now though so I'm not endangering everyone else on the road with unexpected swerving!
I do have a friend with a proper Land Rover diagnostic tool that can read sensor outputs and such, but not really sure where to start with checking it. There are no stored codes.
Any help with diagnosing what it is would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
