pa28pilot
Member Since: 08 Mar 2009
Location: Lancashire
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Thanks for the advice men I'll deffinately check on the bulbs and battery ect. Bought the battery from Halfords a couple of years ago don't realy know whether halfords warrenty would last that long but will ring them anyway and check.
Thanks
P.S.
All I need as winter is really setting in.
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 20th Dec 2011 1:34 pm |
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pa28pilot
Member Since: 08 Mar 2009
Location: Lancashire
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Right chaps the saga continues, Went to halfors and got them to check the battery and all seems fine with the battery. I have just chenge all 4 stop tail bulbs with new one so I hope that will do the job as there was no problem with it when I was driving it earlier. Will check it again tomorrow, just want it right for winter.
THANKS all the same for your help. Don't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
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| 20th Dec 2011 5:48 pm |
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mike23118
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
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Mine has just started with the same faults (exactly) But I am sure its the battery started with HDC fault at start up a few weeks ago; When I checked the battery one cell was low on acid (below top of plate's) topped it up but think it needs a good charge. Its only 13 months old so hoping its not goosed and a good charge will revive it Now Renault Trafic
D4 gone
D3 gone
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| 20th Dec 2011 8:49 pm |
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pa28pilot
Member Since: 08 Mar 2009
Location: Lancashire
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Just returned from Land Rover where they had put the diagnostic checks to it where it had poppoed up with a faulty brake switch. Land Rover charged a total cost of £72.00 all in.
Is this a good price can anyone beat this?
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| 21st Dec 2011 3:09 pm |
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mjom89
Member Since: 13 Sep 2011
Location: Essex
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Ive just had exactly the same thing...
I did notice that i had a Transmission Fault for a minute or so before i got the HDC Fault, and then Suspension Lowering
The lights were off around the Terrain Response dial, and the Height Adjustment lever, and i had all sorts of warning lights on the dash, including DSC, a yellow version of the hand brake symbol, and a yellow car which had a vertical arrow in it, and then arrows either side sugesting the car was going to fall over!
This happened after 5 minutes of driving! Does this sound familiar to your problems? Not sure if mine is different with the Tranmission Fault.
I plan to change the brake light bulbs, and switch first and ill test the battery at the weekend.
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| 22nd Dec 2011 9:38 am |
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pa28pilot
Member Since: 08 Mar 2009
Location: Lancashire
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Took the car to Land Rover for them to place it on the diagnostics and i was the breke switch which was faulty and they replace it. The cost came to £72.00 all in. So I'm hoping that will do the job.
All the symptoms you mention was what happen to my disco 3 so yes seems like the same faukt. Must have someting to do with the cold weather. Don't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
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| 23rd Dec 2011 9:08 pm |
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airbornemedics
Member Since: 21 Mar 2015
Location: West Country
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Mine has done exactly the same. All the way back from sheffield to yeovil...nursed her home. Ill replace stop lights and brake switch too to see if it works! In the night, when accelerating i do see 'smoke' in the behind car headlights...yet lastnight in limp home mode there was none. I take it in limp home mode the turbo doesnt spin up????
Right, off to get some new parts!!! And get fault code removed!
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| 30th Oct 2017 8:36 am |
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airbornemedics
Member Since: 21 Mar 2015
Location: West Country
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So i replaced brake switch and stoplight bulbs..it 'cured' the hdc fault. Now this morning it has come back....everytime i accelerate and get to 3000rpm...it immedeately loses power and hdc lights come on and lowers suspension blahblahblah. What the heck can be wrong now!??!
Help please!
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| 31st Oct 2017 8:29 am |
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airbornemedics
Member Since: 21 Mar 2015
Location: West Country
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I finally got the hdc issue fixed. My fuel filter was corroded and had started to get water into it. Its only 3years old but was well abd truly knackered. Its now running like a dream again. Who would have thought a fuel filter would have caused such bloody calamity.
Damn you Landrover!!!!!
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| 6th Nov 2017 1:21 pm |
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Pieter W
Member Since: 12 Nov 2017
Location: Schoorl
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I also suffer from the infamous HDC fault.
Then the following happens:
1. A beep and the message in the HDC FAULT SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE display. At the same time, the power goes away.
2. Within a fraction of a second later, the message: ENGINE SYSTEM FAULT appears
3. And again within a fraction of a second, the message appears: SUSPENSION LOWERED (to "entry level"
4. Limited gears available
I experienced this HDC fault problem during my summer vacation in France.
I had helped someone with a startcable on a campsite and he started while my engine was not running.
So I was afraid that my battery had a boost and that was the cause of the problems.
According to the garage, it must be no problem.
After reading my error codes (P0101, P0191-23, P0191-24, P2290 and some other communication error codes), I have replaced the fuel filter.
However, this did not appear to be helpful after 1 day. In the end, my car went by car-ambulance to the Netherlands for the 2nd time in his life. 
The dealer could not find anything and, by my story, he has replaced the battery. This seemed to be good for a long time, but after 8 weeks the HDC fault returned.
Again all communication error codes (U codes) and a P0087 code.
What struck me was my right brake light was broken. This was also the case in the summer of France. Then the lights are replaced. But now again the right brake light broke down.
Based on this forum I have proposed to replace the brake light switch now.
I also received an DVD error, which I also had in France. That could indicate a battery problem, but it has already been replaced, so I don't understand.
In summary, I have undertaken the following actions in this order;
1. Replace the fuel filter
2. Replace brake light
3. Replace Battery
4. Replace brake light switch
5. Replace brake light
It's going to be good for a couple of days, but of course there is no trust. Does anyone have any more experiences that can help me find a solution?
Thanks in advance.
Pieter
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| 12th Nov 2017 2:39 pm |
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BrettKaz
Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
Location: Canberra
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Search alternator on here ... this will have dragged your new battery down.
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| 12th Nov 2017 3:09 pm |
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Pieter W
Member Since: 12 Nov 2017
Location: Schoorl
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The alternator is already tested and I have also monitored the voltage of the battery (on the secret screen) so I don't think that's the reason.
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| 12th Nov 2017 4:53 pm |
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johnlad
Member Since: 02 Dec 2016
Location: blackpool
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airbornemedics wrote:I finally got the hdc issue fixed. My fuel filter was corroded and had started to get water into it. Its only 3years old but was well abd truly knackered. Its now running like a dream again. Who would have thought a fuel filter would have caused such bloody calamity.
Damn you Landrover!!!!!
cant believe it aint been changed in the previous 3 years
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| 12th Nov 2017 6:09 pm |
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Pieter W
Member Since: 12 Nov 2017
Location: Schoorl
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The first thing I tried was to replace the fuel filter. So it is now only 2 month's old.
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| 12th Nov 2017 8:09 pm |
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Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
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You cannot rely on the secret screen for battery info. 
You need to put a multimeter across the battery to see what it reads whilst the car is asleep.
Then start the car and check the reading again to indicate what the alternator is doing. It should be up around 15v at first start up dropping to around 13.6 - 14v after 20 minutes or so.
You are showing the symptoms of slow alternator death however that P2290 code might indicate an issue with the HPFP. 
P0087 is fuel rail pressure too low, which also indicates HPFP even more so now you've replaced the filter.
Have a read of this thread, it might sound familiar: https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/suspension-...63344.html Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
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