Issues with 2003 Disco II SE7

[fugazi]

Greetings all, first and foremost I have to say that, so far, I have been a very proud owner of my Land Rover. I purchased the truck on May 8th of this year with 41K miles from CarMax. Everything went fine, even brought her to the dealership regarding a minor issue with the driver's seatbelt and an exhaust leak which they took care off, free of charge, since the vehicle was still under warranty.

Now that I just reached 53,425 miles (of course right when the warranty expires), I am having a couple of issues:

1) The TC, Brake and Hill Descent Light came on all at the same time. It appears to be intermittent, sometimes, they come on right after the truck is started and sometimes after a few miles of driving.

2) The 2nd issue seems to be a major one, this morning when I opened the door to the garage, I noticed a strong smell of gas. After further examination and doing the "sniff" test, my nose lead me to the rear-passenger side of the vehicle, where the gas tank is located. To my surprise, I found that the rubber hose that connects from the actual gas tank to the hole where the gas nozzle goes into, was severed and it seems that the vapors are escaping from the gas tank. It would be impossible for me to gas up due to the severed hose. Fortunately, the tank is half full which will get me to the dealer in the afternoon tomorrow.

What are the chances of the dealer fixing the problems under warranty since it's only 3425 miles over the factory warranty?

I also purchased the extended warranty from CarMax but it does outline that "Hoses" are not covered.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Here are 2 pictures of the hose problem:

Hose Picture 1
Hose Picture 2

 

[joey]

Your extended warrenty should cover both issues. First is either an ABS sensor, dirty brake fluid, or worse an ABS modulator.

Second is not really a hose per say. When an extended warrenty talks about hoses, they are discussing radiator hoses and such, hoses that should be replaced every couple of years, not the fuel hose that should never need replacement.

 

[fugazi]

Thanks for the reply.

Has anybody ever had the same problem, regarding the hose? I am wondering how this could have happened, whether it was done maliciously by someone or if the hose was just defective and gave up.

 

[joey]

Not sure what year the recall was for, but there was a recall for this awhile back...