Just caught up with this thread having also done a web search. I bought a Freelander2 secondhand six months ago - it's now almost three years old - and as soon as the weather got cold, I started getting a whole series of electric problems and one night had a completely flat battery.
Took it into the garage this morning and was told that it was all down to the battery not holding a charge and they were replacing it "and a valve" under guarantee.
I will find out what this "valve" is, as unless something else is done, I presume the battery might pack up again in three years time!
A full list of my symptoms I gave to the garage are listed below in case anyone is interested. The "surging" one may be unrelated, but it is an uncomfortable and regular speeding up and slowing down of the car at high speeds. :-(
Jim
Electrics Problems (started early December)
- 12 Dec. The SatNav stopped working (map still on screen, but no map movement or voice). Restarted car four times, no change. After 1/2 hour re-started car and working again.
Then:-
- Audio system / Satnav - peep noise and then all shuts down completely and then reopens
- dashboard lights go off too sometimes when this happens
- sometimes we get a warning beep on start, no warning message
- sometimes we get the "HDC Terrain Response System not working" on start & then goes out
- flickering dashboard lights
- Warning message "HDC Terrain Response System not working" every time we came to a halt (after a stall). Then OK after a while.
- Regular Surging of speed up and down - noticeable mainly in top gears if accelerating
- Late December (in middle of all above)
- Battery went flat overnight. Jump-started.
- Noted that seats stopped moving, fuse was OK. Waggled seats wire under passenger seat and then both started moving.
*This morning* driving downhill normally - three beeps and "HDC not available" sign came on