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    Accident caused by parking brake engaging in error

    A friend had a serious accident when driving at 60mph on a straight road in her Discovery 3 when the parking brake engaged full on without any driver input. The car slewed round 90degrees and an oncoming vehicle narrowly avoided her, ending in a ditch. She broke a leg against the underside of...
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    Freelander 2 (LR2) Bonnet alarm

    Thanks for the detailed explanation & fix. This problem has been an annoyance for a while. My wife worked out it was the bonnet not the movement sensors triggering the alarm. I did the test you suggested which was positive but couldn’t get the switch off so I fitted a piece of paperclip to the...
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    Freelander 2 auto cuts out

    thanks, stopping in the middle of the road blocking traffic behind I was not quick enough to photograph the dashboard. My memory is that many symbols and lights were on. The left hand light of the horizontal strip of lights at the bottom centre of the panel was definitely on. We will get the...
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    Freelander 2 auto cuts out

    We have exactly the same problem. Very worried should it occur on a smart motorway with no hard shoulder! This has happened twice since new throttle body fitted. Sudden engine dying with no warning. Will not restart. Necessary to turn off ignition before restarts and runs as normal. Any advice...