Hi,
I have a problem in so much as the Range Rover "software fix" has not worked.

I have a sort of "rasping chain" noise coming from the front (underneath) of my car. It happens a lot in fifth gear and happens when you have accelerated and then eased off the throttle. It does not affect the driving but it is particularly cold when the engine is cold. It happens intermittently in all gears but is particularly bad in fifth. I have been told that they will have to ask for a fix from Landrover but they do not know exactly what the problem is (it cannot be the problem they thought it was as the software fix would have worked). Anyone else have or heard of similar problems???

Ok, my dealership called this morning to tell me the following. The "resonance" coming from my gear box is definately a know problem. The software fix "normally" fixes it but mine is amongst the few whereby the fix has not worked . On Jun 27th a person from Landrover and a person from the gearbox manufacturer (ZF I think) are coming out to have a look and listen to it (although they are trying for a "fix" as we speak. I will let you know of any results when the car comes back.

I went to dealer on the 27th. I loaded up 2 chaps from Landrover and a chap from the transmission manufacturer (plus my dog in the back). Reproduced the noise quite easily at around 80mph. Landrover area technical rep said he could not hear noise (I told him that it was due to his age as everyone else could hear it). The transmission chap told me that the noise was unique and not the same as the noise that can be produced by the 3rd gear that is fixed by a software upgrade.
To sum up, a fun time was had by all (except the deaf Landrover area rep) and the dealership have my car until the problem is fixed and they have given me the Phaeton back (it does 155mph) on the limiter whilst on the autobahn. I will let you know what happens in due course!?

umm our car starts to do this noise in the 1. or 2. gear now....... 
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XXXAngelXXX wrote:

umm our car starts to do this noise in the 1. or 2. gear now.......

That is where my noise started and now it can appear in any gear but mostly in 5th. You really should get it into your dealership as it is a "new noise".

The gearbox expert says that it is definately not the gearbox but the technician has no idea what it is.

The are rep for Landrover said, during the course of 2 minutes...."I cannot hear a noise, the noise is very quite to be honest, it is a normal noise".
I told him that I had an appointment to have my ears syringed and I can hear the noise quite clearly as could his colleagues. I further pointed out that he orignally said that there was no noise and then said the noise was very quite and normal. I asked how he could say the noise was quite and normal if he could not hear the noise!

Bottom line is that they are making a report out for Landrover and see what they say. If they claim it is normal then I will take it back to the dealership on a weekly basis. I will let you know what happens.

canaryman wrote:

XXXAngelXXX wrote:

umm our car starts to do this noise in the 1. or 2. gear now.......

I will let you know what happens.

me too... 
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XXXAngelXXX wrote:

umm our car starts to do this noise in the 1. or 2. gear now.......

I wouldn't worry about it, it's just some of the cog teeth that have broken off the gears, they rattle around for a while until they are broken into much smaller pieces.....

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Angel. Thanks for that, let your dealership know that I have this problem too and that my dealership (Auto Konig in Anzing Bayern) are putting a report together. If your chaps speak to them then it may give them all some ideas as to what it is.

Singletrack. Thanks for your tip. I will wait for them to come back to me and then I will get them to check it out.

RRUK wrote:

XXXAngelXXX wrote:

umm our car starts to do this noise in the 1. or 2. gear now.......

I wouldn't worry about it, it's just some of the cog teeth that have broken off the gears, they rattle around for a while until they are broken into much smaller pieces.....

Apparently they usually rely on the noise of the Disease-all engine to drown it out..!

Have to admit that it can be a little noisy at autobahn speed, not that you chaps in England ever manage to achieve much above 80 mph due to plod, fixed, mobile speed cameras (not forgetting the helicopters and vas cars). You poor things you

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