Just had car serviced and Mot , Dealer said that the Ball Joints need replacing as there is a lot of play in them. Has anyone had this ? also should this be under warranty , they say its wear and tear ?

My car was in Wed/Thur to have a few problems sorted out. All work was covered by the warranty including the ball joints being replaced. Take the car to another Dealership that will do the work under warranty.

How old is the car?

1st MOT?? if so then I would seriously try getting in touch with LR customer services as I have had 3 sets of ball joints already, my little lovely has just turned 3 years old. Good luck.

Thanks for the replys , its an 06 , First mot , i asked if it was a warranty thing , they said wear n tear so no ... hmm i will take it up with them again problem is is that the warranty expired while it was with them and is still with them.

No don't stand for it, if it was there befroe the warranty expired they need to fix it under warranty. Wear and tear my bottom.

Thanks for your comments Misery , i ve just been to pick it up they still insist that the ball joints are not a warranty item , so i think ill have to take it further

You do that kick arse. have you ever mentioned the knocking noise to them??.

I have never suffered from the knocking noises that have been reported , i would have thought for them to say they are worn etc that i would have some idea that there was a problem i.e knocking and the like but i havent noticed anything apparently wrong with the drive so maybe they are just talking need to look into it further , take it to another dealer or try customer services like you said , obviously its not a major issue or it wouldnt have passed the mot.

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Not as yet Tim , but looks like i will need to.

If I remember correctly didn't Land Rover produce an upgraded ball joint due to the original item suffering rapid wear? I think Jock reported this in one of his past posts a few months ago. Regardless of whether I am correct about the upgraded part, your dealer should replace the ball joints under warranty, as the car was with them prior to the warranty expiring. It does not matter that the warranty has expired in the meantime. Gone - 2008 TDV8, Stornoway Grey, ebony, zabrano trim, TV, Tasmods, mudflaps.

Just need to find a dealer that agrees that it should be under warranty , they wanted £500 to do it

Yep there is an upgraded balljoint to replace the poorly designed one that kept breaking. It's a warranty job.

Since mine had the latest version there has been no rattling ball joints.

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rrsjo wrote:

I think Jock reported this in one of his past posts a few months ago.