Intermittent Ignition Problem
Purchased a new 2001 SE Model when it first came out and in recent times I have been experiencing some intermittent ignition problems. To cut a long story short occasionally (approx once a week now) when I turn on the ignition the engine does not engage or turn over so to speak.
The NRMA road side mechanic isolated the problem to be the Ignition module as he managed to get it started by 'jiggling' some cables. He did say that unfortunately with these sorts of electrical problems you really can't tell until the darn thing happens to you again and again up until you just can't get it going. Lucky me!
About a week later the problem once again surfaced and yep it was in the middle of a cold rainy night. But not to worry all I had to do was jiggle these cables as pointed out by that nice NRMA guy right? Wrong, nothing worked hence my dilemma became more interesting. So once again I found myself calling the NRMA road side assistance, by now I became rather familiar with the songs that they played whilst I'm on the queue...
After about 15 to 20 mins sitting there with my pregnant wife waiting I thought I might give it another try and start the engine. Low and behold, it did!
Since then I have experienced this cycle many a times. Has anybody ever had the same problem or knows exactly what is needed in order to get this fixed? I am reluctant to take it to my local Land Rover Service Centre due to some bad experiences. So far I have lost a lot time and money and I'm at a point where I'm considering selling the car and never looking back. But better the devil you know...
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