I bought a used 2006 LR3 HSE a few months back and it has been nothing but trouble.
The dealership I bought it from was a large, seemingly high end place... not a corner lot. They made me sign a bunch of forms that certify that I know I was buying a used vehicle with no warranty. This, apparently is how they sell all their used cars.... this LR3 was supposedly traded in by a dentist who was the only previous owner (saw the carfax)... so it was supposed to be good.
problems started a month or so after owning it.
I love the ride of the car... love the driving position, off road capabilities, ect.... but its having a helluva lot of issues.
Im not sure if its worth trying to sell and just accept my losses or what.
Because i think with the cost of the work i need done (im thinking control arms bushing for the wobble and clunk) that I will have to invest a few thousand into this..
the chevy dealer i bought it from is two hours away.. so its not like I can just roll up there anytime. Thinking of taking it to a land rover dealer (1 hour away) and see if they can reflash the computer, check some fuses/relays or something.. since they would know more than the chevy dealer anyway.
uuhhh.... this suck because i love the car... just hate the issues.
Thanks for letting me vent....
The dealership I bought it from was a large, seemingly high end place... not a corner lot. They made me sign a bunch of forms that certify that I know I was buying a used vehicle with no warranty. This, apparently is how they sell all their used cars.... this LR3 was supposedly traded in by a dentist who was the only previous owner (saw the carfax)... so it was supposed to be good.
problems started a month or so after owning it.
1. if you leave it sitting for a week or so the battery dies.
2. large clunk when going over speed bumps or offroad.... which has now turned into a violent death wobble when braking. goes away with hard braking.. worse with softer braking.
3. I get random screen warnings all the time... one day it will be DSC, HDC Fault System Not Available, parking sensors.... ect...
one day there was a transmission warning and the thing wouldn't turn... gave it 20 minutes (me sitting in a parking lot), then it starts up just fine.
Got a check engine light, went to autozone and they did a reading... said is was an o2 sensor.. cleared it.. hasn't came back for months now.
sometimes ill just be driving calmly down the road and hear a loud ping...
4. as of last night... the ac doesn't blow out cold air... blower works... just not cold.
5. random low battery mode while driving... radio wont go past 20... coincidentaly, this happened right when the AC quit. But now the radio goes back up but still no cold ac.
I love the ride of the car... love the driving position, off road capabilities, ect.... but its having a helluva lot of issues.
Im not sure if its worth trying to sell and just accept my losses or what.
Because i think with the cost of the work i need done (im thinking control arms bushing for the wobble and clunk) that I will have to invest a few thousand into this..
the chevy dealer i bought it from is two hours away.. so its not like I can just roll up there anytime. Thinking of taking it to a land rover dealer (1 hour away) and see if they can reflash the computer, check some fuses/relays or something.. since they would know more than the chevy dealer anyway.
uuhhh.... this suck because i love the car... just hate the issues.
Thanks for letting me vent....