Tory Bar
New Member
Please excuse my lack of car terminology throughout this post...
We purchased a 2012 LR4 about a year ago. Since then, it has significant issues. We replaced the fuel injectors about 6 months ago ($5k expense, yikes!) and now the coolant is leaking. It is a very slow leak, and according to the first mechanic, he couldn’t find where the leak was coming from. He pressurized the system, checked the head gasket, etc. From reading the posts on the forum, it seems that head gaskets tend to be an issue for LR4s. We are taking it to another shop on Friday (it is out of town, so we will have to drive 1.5 hours to get there). Any recommendations of what to have them look for? I really don’t want to end up in a position where we have to replace the engine/etc. because we missed something vital.
Should we just count our losses and move on to a new vehicle? We LOVE our LR4 because it fits our two Great Danes in the back and baby in the front, and is off-road capable. There just isn’t anything else like it out there! We are so sad that it has given us so much trouble! We are gearing up for another cross-country road trip, so we need it to be reliable.
We purchased a 2012 LR4 about a year ago. Since then, it has significant issues. We replaced the fuel injectors about 6 months ago ($5k expense, yikes!) and now the coolant is leaking. It is a very slow leak, and according to the first mechanic, he couldn’t find where the leak was coming from. He pressurized the system, checked the head gasket, etc. From reading the posts on the forum, it seems that head gaskets tend to be an issue for LR4s. We are taking it to another shop on Friday (it is out of town, so we will have to drive 1.5 hours to get there). Any recommendations of what to have them look for? I really don’t want to end up in a position where we have to replace the engine/etc. because we missed something vital.
Should we just count our losses and move on to a new vehicle? We LOVE our LR4 because it fits our two Great Danes in the back and baby in the front, and is off-road capable. There just isn’t anything else like it out there! We are so sad that it has given us so much trouble! We are gearing up for another cross-country road trip, so we need it to be reliable.