I hear exactly where you are coming from The Biggy, mine is still knocking and with no resolve either, and like you there is not another vehicle out there at the moment that i would prefer to be in as my every day car, but trust me Landrover if you are reading this, i am sure that if there were a suitable replacement for the RRS then many of us would of jumped ship  RRS TDV6 sold RRS, TDV8 nearly sold, Ferrari 355 sold, Cobra sold,

now driving an 06 Freelander sport

Has anyone out there actually been offered anything by Land Rover for all of the hassle we have had I.E. replacement car, moneyback, compensation etc?

thebiggy wrote:

Has anyone out there actually been offered anything by Land Rover for all of the hassle we have had I.E. replacement car, moneyback, compensation etc?

Well I test drove my car this morning with the mechanic. Still getting a knocking sensation through the steering wheel, and fortunately the mechanic felt it too. He concluded that it was more pronounced under heavy braking and accelerating. So hence the car is staying at the dealers.
The only thing I have been given by LR apart from an ulcer is a set of side steps f.o.c 'cos I asked for them.
I often wonder, how long is an unreasonable amount of time with faulty car ( three months so far) before I can get a refund.

To be fair frizz the staff have been really good as have LR customer services but the actual hands on is so bad the incompetance is a joke. I told LR that my trips to the dealers have now cost time off work, and 500 miles on the clock, 70 quid in Diesel, and they said ask the supplying dealer to give you compensation in the way of a gift like yours so I asked for privacy glass and got told no. I would prefer a full refund like you just said. You don't stop playing because you get old, You get old because you stop playing.

07 TDV6 been and gone. 08 TDV6 been and gone. 08.5 TDV8 in evaluation mode.

Just a thought

Has anyone else noticed that almost without exception the 'accurate' reports of this ARC noise come from owners of right hand drive vehicles. For example, the SC is fitted with this ARC valve and I cannot recall US owners reporting this problem and rejecting vehicles.

Any difference between LH and RH drive vehicles and hence a clue to the problem?

You may have a point rrsjo.
Some-thing I've been thinking about for a few weeks.
In the owners handbook the recommended fluid for the DRS is texaco cold climate PAS. Maybe the fluid used in the export models is of a higher viscosity to tolerate the higher ambient temps of hotter climes, hence dampening the movement of the valve in the pump housing. I wouldn't have thought that the operating system is any different to UK spec vehicles, that is of course, if it is fitted in the first place.
I must admit that on a cool morning my arc pump makes no noise until about a mile or two up the road when the oil in the system has warmed up.
The fact that the pump is mounted directly to the engine cannot help as the engine itself would amplify the noise to some degree.

Just to let you know that I emailed our local TV station about the problems we are having with our Sport and said to them that its a much wider issue than just our car. Its every HSE that has the arc noise. plus our other knocking noise. They are interested in our story and may possibly come and film us and the car. I hope they do as it will highlight their lack of customer care and their avoidance of the issues. We live in Solihull where the vehicles are made and I'm sure they won't want the publicity this is bound to bring. Will let you know if they come to film us.  RRS HSE TDV6 BLACK 2008.5 my SIDE STEPS, 20" ALLOYS, PRIVACY GLASS all ok so far

That's excellent the biggy.
Incidently, My local oil specialist tells me I am not the first owner of a RRS to inquire about different oils that can possibly be used in place of the recommended texaco cold climate PAS. But he advised me to stick with it for the time being. The reason...... LR could invalidate the warranty on my vehicle, and they probably would!

rrsjo wrote:

Just a thought

Has anyone else noticed that almost without exception the 'accurate' reports of this ARC noise come from owners of right hand drive vehicles. For example, the SC is fitted with this ARC valve and I cannot recall US owners reporting this problem and rejecting vehicles.

Any difference between LH and RH drive vehicles and hence a clue to the problem?

frizz wrote:

That's excellent the biggy.
Incidently, My local oil specialist tells me I am not the first owner of a RRS to inquire about different oils that can possibly be used in place of the recommended texaco cold climate PAS. But he advised me to stick with it for the time being. The reason...... LR could invalidate the warranty on my vehicle, and they probably would!

What an excellent thread!
Keep it up guys!!  Malaysia Boleh!
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Here we go again!

Called the dealer to see if the have made any progress on my car regarding the clonking sensation through the steering wheel when braking and accelerating from standstill.
The reply was........."Oh, we've got a couple here that do the same, so it's a characteristic of the car".
What a load of crap! Didn't do it when I bought the car , does it now, so some-thing is faulty, surely?
Has or does anyone experienced the same. If so, was it fixed?

frizz.

The only characteristic of the car you should have is the clonk when you snatch the steering wheel at 20mph from the arc valve in the DR system. Any other problem is NOT a characteristic
Make them put it right. You don't stop playing because you get old, You get old because you stop playing.

07 TDV6 been and gone. 08 TDV6 been and gone. 08.5 TDV8 in evaluation mode.

When I bought my RRS the sales broucher told me about the wonderful driving position, the good looks, the 4x4 capabilities - I don't remember ever seeing anything about an annoying clonk - if it's a characteristic of the car they should advertise it! RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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