Discovery 5 (MY'22) major issues

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ar077

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Sorry…It’s the V6 gas engine.
Thanks! Keep us posted on the status of your engine replacement. I've had no problems with my L462 (46,000 miles) but with Diesel #2 at $6.09 here (last time I checked) the Disco rarely leaves the garage. Our 2019 VW stick shift Jetta, which gets 30+ mpg in town and ~40 mpg on (now infrequent) long trips, has become our daily driver.
 

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Greetings every one. New to this forum - first time poster.
I am here with request for info or advice. What is the issue: I got about 1 mo. ago a new Disco 5 (MY22). It is a P360 HSE. Good thing ( I thought ) it was on the dealer lot, and we have purchased it right away as the price was ok(ish) and had must of what I wanted. However, here ends the nice part of the story. In less than 20 miles we heard a noise like an electric motor / drill coming from the front / under. Doesn't took a lot to figure it out that it was not a natural engine sound. 2 hrs later got back to the dealership and the car is there since. Problem ? only the transfer case ... which came with no oil in it !!! Ok, I said ... is bad for a new car, but is warranty. Here is the part where the surprises start. In the entire US there isn't a drop of Castrol fluid for this specific transfer case - different from 2021 model apparently. Dealer was super super nice, and tried to accommodate us however they could do best. They got the fluid finally in the US, 2 weeks later ( that is LR expedited time ), only to find out that in fact the entire transfer case is toast. At this time there is no transfer case spare in the US, nor could they find one in EU... So right now, we have no ETA for a simple repair. I wonder if a new model would be involved in an accident, probably parts would not be available for a long.... long time. Has any one experienced issues with parts for MY '22 on Disco 5 ?
I am not here to bash LR. We bought this car because we like it, and we have a D110 as well. However, I am kinda shocked that such a brand and expensive model, doesn't have spares in the US....
Any info or suggestions are appreciated.

I'm shocked you would not just return it. I bought a 2014 4Runner and found out a day later that it had been in a front-end collision (unreported by prior owner OR disclosed by dealer). I went to the General manager and demanded a full refund.

Who knows what other damage is now in the driveline from this fiasco with yours. If you have any chance of getting out of this vehicle, I would.
 
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Well, its been an interesting week for my 2020 Disco, also P360. Started making a bit of a racket on teh way home from work, so I parked it at home and had AAA drop it to the dealers. Apparently it needs a new engine... 25K miles. No cause yet. An internet search came up with issues in UK with the diesel engine, but no such thing with the p360.
Update: It's been three months and the report is "possibly" October before a new engine becomes available. This is a lease and I want out: Chase Bank (LRNA's leasing bank) said too bad so sad, we can send it to auction for you and if it covers the remaining lease payments (14 months) and residual I'm good, right... cause rovers without engines must do well at auction. LRNA same response, we don't do buy backs for "delayed parts". Its not like I'm waiting on an air filter for heavens sake. Fortunately I have the best dealership I've encountered in my life with 8 different Rovers. They initially were going to put me in the only new Disco they have on the lot, but it's a color I don't care to live with so they're going to pay it off, take me out of the lease and then once repaired they can sell it. I dont know if I'll come back to Rover, and if I do it will be because of my dealer and in spite of LRNA and Chase bank.
 

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