discovery 4

basilbris · 02-08-2010, 04:16 AM

I have ordered the new Discovery 4 . Has anyone had any major issues with their Disco 4.
One person I have spoken to had her car shut down twice and issues with rear electric windows.

Cheers
Basilbris

Disco Mike · 02-08-2010, 06:44 AM

There is no such thing as a Disco 4, are you talking about an LR4?

joey · 02-08-2010, 07:33 AM

Disco Mike, unless I am mistaken the USA is the only place calling the Disco 4 and LR4... but I could be wrong.

Thread moved to the correct location.

tjp74 · 02-08-2010, 08:59 AM

US and Canada is only place we call Discovery 4 as LR4.

I have owned my LR4 about 2 weeks now. Three issues so far.

Bad tire or wheel caused some vibration at the steering wheel at 60mph or higher right after taking a delivery. Dealer needed 24 hours to figure it out. First they thought their wheel balancing machine was broken. It's probably an isolated incident but bad quality control at the factory.

Second issue, rear window one touch up and down wasn't working. I re-initialized it and working fine at the moment. Probably dealer forgot to initialize them before the delivery?

Third issue, audio system locked up while playing MP3 files from a memory stick. System was working fine otherwise being able to play CD and radio but not from the USB memory stick. I tried shutting down the system few times and after remove the momory stick, cycle the system and reinserting it fix the issue.

Other than that, no issue at all so far.

umbertob · 02-08-2010, 10:48 AM

Regarding the rear windows one-touch up/dn issue, I posted the TSB under the RRS forum on rr.net, but it applies to Disco/LR4s as well:

http://rangerovers.net/forum/download/file.php?id=3743

basilbris · 02-09-2010, 03:01 AM

Thanks for comments .
I have read in 4 WD magazines that the dealers don't check that the wheels are balanced prior to delivery. This is not limited to Land Rover but I suspect to other manufacturers. Hence either you should get your dealer to do this prior to delivery or do it yourself post delivery. This would probably cause the wheel shuderring!!!
On another note Land Rover is recommending oil changes (unless driven in arduos conditions) at 20, 000 km intervals. I spoke to a mechanic I know today and he told me you should change it at 10, 000 km intervals if you want your car to last and the transfer case oil should be replaced at 30, 000 km instead 80,000km.
He indicated that no oil whether synthetic or whatever will last 20,000km.
What are your thoughts?

Basil
Brisbane, Australia

tjp74 · 02-09-2010, 08:38 AM

Speaking of oil change interval, yes 20000Km or 15000mi interval seems pretty extreme but this standard is getting adapted by other manufactures as well on their newest engines. I am pretty sure old mechanics with years of experience and so used to the good old 5000Km or 3000mi interval will have a hard time accepting this. The life span of synthethic oil is theoretically almost indefinite. But this long interval is for normal driving condition as stated in the manual. Even the Los Angeles stop and go traffic will not qualify as normal driving. So I will probably do mine at around 10K miles or so.

aesopian · 02-10-2010, 10:33 PM

I've had my LR4 a little over a month. Tires were upgraded, no balance issues. No complaints, but I've noticed a slight wind noise from around the 2nd moon roof when driving on the highway. Been through the car wash a couple of times and it doesn't leak, so not sure what causes the noise. Turn the radio up to 8 and you don't hear it.

I've followed the manual's instruction of keeping the speed at 68 MPH for the first 1K miles and avoid aggressive acceleration during the initial break in period.

Fantastic vehicle to drive on road and off road. I plan on adding a grill, winch, roof rack, sliders and under carriage protection. This will take a while, but I've wondered how it will effect the handling, noise and smooth ride.

I find the seats comfortable. A guy who owns an Infiniti SUV and an Audi was impressed with the seats and commented that he liked them better than his vehicles.

Mix of city/hwy - 15 MPG average

02-08-2010, 04:16 AM	#1
basilbris Roverito Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2	discovery 4 I have ordered the new Discovery 4 . Has anyone had any major issues with their Disco 4. One person I have spoken to had her car shut down twice and issues with rear electric windows. Cheers Basilbris

02-08-2010, 06:44 AM	#2
Disco Mike Rover Guru Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 767	There is no such thing as a Disco 4, are you talking about an LR4? __________________ Mike I am a retired service manager of 30 years, currently driving a 99 D2 with the following mods. Custom made front and rear bumpers, Warn 9500 HSI with 3/8th's rope, sliders, QT diff. guards, electronic CDL, 4:11 gears, rear Detroit with HD axles, Front T.T., HID head light conversions and 3 extra bumper mounted HIDs. To download the RAVE manual, follow this link http://www.landroverresource.com/ Rover Radio issues or IPOD Adapters http://home.valornet.com/splacket/index.htm

02-08-2010, 07:33 AM	#3
joey Custom Rover Accessories Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,639	Disco Mike, unless I am mistaken the USA is the only place calling the Disco 4 and LR4... but I could be wrong. Thread moved to the correct location. __________________ Joey Cincinnati OH http://www.customroveraccessories.com 97 Disco 10 Mini MCCSm http://www.usarovers.com/ (call for Rover parts ask for Nathan 502-222-5859) Rover Radio issues or IPOD Adapters http://home.valornet.com/splacket/index.htm EAS fault http://www.rswsolutions.com When working with GEMS vehicles. Never try to locate a misfire by pulling plug leads off - pull the injector connector instead. Otherwise you can blow up the ECU. Secondly never swap ECUs between vehicles to test them, because both vehicles and ECUs may stop working, and you'll have to have them all reset by a franchised LR dealer (ouch!). To download the RAVE manual, follow this link http://www.landroverresource.com/

02-08-2010, 08:59 AM	#4
tjp74 RoVerified Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 88	US and Canada is only place we call Discovery 4 as LR4. I have owned my LR4 about 2 weeks now. Three issues so far. Bad tire or wheel caused some vibration at the steering wheel at 60mph or higher right after taking a delivery. Dealer needed 24 hours to figure it out. First they thought their wheel balancing machine was broken. It's probably an isolated incident but bad quality control at the factory. Second issue, rear window one touch up and down wasn't working. I re-initialized it and working fine at the moment. Probably dealer forgot to initialize them before the delivery? Third issue, audio system locked up while playing MP3 files from a memory stick. System was working fine otherwise being able to play CD and radio but not from the USB memory stick. I tried shutting down the system few times and after remove the momory stick, cycle the system and reinserting it fix the issue. Other than that, no issue at all so far. __________________ 2010 LR4 HSE Lux Plus White/Ebony & Grand black lacquer 2000 Discovery II SE7 Green/Tan 2010 Toyota Prius

02-09-2010, 08:38 AM	#7
tjp74 RoVerified Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 88	Speaking of oil change interval, yes 20000Km or 15000mi interval seems pretty extreme but this standard is getting adapted by other manufactures as well on their newest engines. I am pretty sure old mechanics with years of experience and so used to the good old 5000Km or 3000mi interval will have a hard time accepting this. The life span of synthethic oil is theoretically almost indefinite. But this long interval is for normal driving condition as stated in the manual. Even the Los Angeles stop and go traffic will not qualify as normal driving. So I will probably do mine at around 10K miles or so. __________________ 2010 LR4 HSE Lux Plus White/Ebony & Grand black lacquer 2000 Discovery II SE7 Green/Tan 2010 Toyota Prius

02-08-2010, 10:48 AM	#5
umbertob Rover Guru Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 340	Regarding the rear windows one-touch up/dn issue, I posted the TSB under the RRS forum on rr.net, but it applies to Disco/LR4s as well: http://rangerovers.net/forum/download/file.php?id=3743

02-09-2010, 03:01 AM	#6
basilbris Roverito Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2	Thanks for comments . I have read in 4 WD magazines that the dealers don't check that the wheels are balanced prior to delivery. This is not limited to Land Rover but I suspect to other manufacturers. Hence either you should get your dealer to do this prior to delivery or do it yourself post delivery. This would probably cause the wheel shuderring!!! On another note Land Rover is recommending oil changes (unless driven in arduos conditions) at 20, 000 km intervals. I spoke to a mechanic I know today and he told me you should change it at 10, 000 km intervals if you want your car to last and the transfer case oil should be replaced at 30, 000 km instead 80,000km. He indicated that no oil whether synthetic or whatever will last 20,000km. What are your thoughts? Basil Brisbane, Australia

02-10-2010, 10:33 PM	#8
aesopian Landy Man Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 18	I've had my LR4 a little over a month. Tires were upgraded, no balance issues. No complaints, but I've noticed a slight wind noise from around the 2nd moon roof when driving on the highway. Been through the car wash a couple of times and it doesn't leak, so not sure what causes the noise. Turn the radio up to 8 and you don't hear it. I've followed the manual's instruction of keeping the speed at 68 MPH for the first 1K miles and avoid aggressive acceleration during the initial break in period. Fantastic vehicle to drive on road and off road. I plan on adding a grill, winch, roof rack, sliders and under carriage protection. This will take a while, but I've wondered how it will effect the handling, noise and smooth ride. I find the seats comfortable. A guy who owns an Infiniti SUV and an Audi was impressed with the seats and commented that he liked them better than his vehicles. Mix of city/hwy - 15 MPG average Last edited by aesopian : 02-10-2010 at 10:38 PM. Reason: Cleaning up