Guys, first time poster here, but I've been a lurker for a little while. Thanks for all that you do!
I have an '04 RR with only about 75,000 miles on it, it's showing the "trans. failsafe program" at startup. If I let her warm up for a bit, AND make sure shes on a level surface THEN restart the vehicle it will usually reset the computer and the vehicle will work just fine. This has been happening intermittently for a little while, but then the AC Compressor went out the other day just after startup, and its also saying "check coolant."
My service shop (the guy is great) isn't quite sure what to make of the "trans. failsafe program" since Land Rover will only allow certain fault codes to be read by the dealer's computer. So we're sending it to Land Rover for the diagnostics, and have decided to hold off on replacing the AC Compressor until we know what we are looking at with the trans issue.
I've been looking around the forum and from what I can find this could be anything from just needing to flush the trans system and do some fluids, to a sensor, to a radiator, to replacing the entire transmission.
I'm hoping you all might have some advice to help us drill down on where there problem is coming from and then to make sure to fix it properly. Despite the low miles, the vehicle is getting older now, and I don't want to just start throwing money at the problem. I could see the dealer suggesting I put thousands upon thousands of dollars into it.....but I suspect that there are better ways to fix this.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be doing or looking at? Thanks in advance!
- Also, I forgot to mention, very occasionally, when you turn the key to start the vehicle, nothing happens with the engine. The lights come on, and audio works, etc, but I have to press on the gas a few times and turn the key back and forth, and then she fires up. Not sure what to make of that either. Just wanted to make sure I posted all of the symptoms.
I have an '04 RR with only about 75,000 miles on it, it's showing the "trans. failsafe program" at startup. If I let her warm up for a bit, AND make sure shes on a level surface THEN restart the vehicle it will usually reset the computer and the vehicle will work just fine. This has been happening intermittently for a little while, but then the AC Compressor went out the other day just after startup, and its also saying "check coolant."
My service shop (the guy is great) isn't quite sure what to make of the "trans. failsafe program" since Land Rover will only allow certain fault codes to be read by the dealer's computer. So we're sending it to Land Rover for the diagnostics, and have decided to hold off on replacing the AC Compressor until we know what we are looking at with the trans issue.
I've been looking around the forum and from what I can find this could be anything from just needing to flush the trans system and do some fluids, to a sensor, to a radiator, to replacing the entire transmission.
I'm hoping you all might have some advice to help us drill down on where there problem is coming from and then to make sure to fix it properly. Despite the low miles, the vehicle is getting older now, and I don't want to just start throwing money at the problem. I could see the dealer suggesting I put thousands upon thousands of dollars into it.....but I suspect that there are better ways to fix this.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be doing or looking at? Thanks in advance!
- Also, I forgot to mention, very occasionally, when you turn the key to start the vehicle, nothing happens with the engine. The lights come on, and audio works, etc, but I have to press on the gas a few times and turn the key back and forth, and then she fires up. Not sure what to make of that either. Just wanted to make sure I posted all of the symptoms.
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