Recently purchased a 2006 LR3 SE. It was a dealer service loaner, but I got a great deal on it with only 11K miles. I had done my homework and understood this vehicle was likely to be in the in shop a lot more often than average (one review said you will definitely get to know your service advisor on a first name basis). I blame only myself for this, but really love the way the LR3 looks, performs, and all the Land Rover name brings to mind. That said, after about 7K miles and 4 trips to the dealer, I am really regretting my purchase.
I've only reported 2 significant issues. LR has taken care of one, but the other appears to be a real challenge to fix and then they created another.
1. Rapid wear of the inside front tires. When I mentioned this, they said they had a bad alignment setting and agreed to pay for 3 new tires if I bought the 4th and paid for an alighment. This still cost me $300, but it was fair.
2. Major rattle in the sunroof area. It's intermittent, but it's quite loud and consistent when it rattles, and it rattles maybe 20% of the time I'm in the car. You can usually stop it by just pressing a finger to the glass. Aftrer 3 trips to fix it, they finally just replaced the entire sunroof. It still rattles just the same as before, and during the last service the dealership ended up putting a big scratch down my passenger door.
They did not dispute this, and repainted the side of the car for me (a 90 minute parking lot paint job by a band of traveling painters that make the rounds of the local dealers). Unfortunately the paint is not a perfect match. LR does not seem to know what to do. That was 3 weeks ago, and they say they are still working with the factory on a "solution".
To say I'm frustrated is an understatement. I have an almost new 50K vehical that rattles like a Yugo and has already had a paint job I'm sure will only get worse over time.
Does anyone know of a possible solution on the sunroof? I don't see any other complaints from others, but it drives me nuts when by myself and embarrasses me when I have others in the car.
I've only reported 2 significant issues. LR has taken care of one, but the other appears to be a real challenge to fix and then they created another.
1. Rapid wear of the inside front tires. When I mentioned this, they said they had a bad alignment setting and agreed to pay for 3 new tires if I bought the 4th and paid for an alighment. This still cost me $300, but it was fair.
2. Major rattle in the sunroof area. It's intermittent, but it's quite loud and consistent when it rattles, and it rattles maybe 20% of the time I'm in the car. You can usually stop it by just pressing a finger to the glass. Aftrer 3 trips to fix it, they finally just replaced the entire sunroof. It still rattles just the same as before, and during the last service the dealership ended up putting a big scratch down my passenger door.
They did not dispute this, and repainted the side of the car for me (a 90 minute parking lot paint job by a band of traveling painters that make the rounds of the local dealers). Unfortunately the paint is not a perfect match. LR does not seem to know what to do. That was 3 weeks ago, and they say they are still working with the factory on a "solution".
To say I'm frustrated is an understatement. I have an almost new 50K vehical that rattles like a Yugo and has already had a paint job I'm sure will only get worse over time.
Does anyone know of a possible solution on the sunroof? I don't see any other complaints from others, but it drives me nuts when by myself and embarrasses me when I have others in the car.
