Hi Ern.
As Mark suggested, if the heater hoses are both very hot to the touch, then the problem must be in the ventilation control. Have you run a self test on the system? (Press button sequence to initiate) Code E2 is a blend door failure. If the blend door motor is functioning there may be an obstruction in the door itself. The self test should show this. Otherwise there may be a failure in the path of the mode system.

Dav... Sorry I replied to a different post with your name.

If you are not losing any water, then the gauge or sender unit may be the problem. If the vehicle rapidly overheats, it should be throwing out water.

Good Luck
Mark.

I have a 2007 D4D SR5 Hilux with 45,000kms on it. It has really loud engine rattle that lasts for around half an hour at first start up then quietens down but you can still hear it whenever you accelerate or de-accelerate. My fuel consumption has also gone up as I'm now only getting around 1000-1100 kms per tank (125lt tank fitted) was getting around 1300km's per tank, the noise appeared at around 30,000km's.

I have taken my ute into Emerald Toyota a few times and they finally said that they noticed the noise on the last trip and "supposedly sent the computer read out down to Brisbane". When they rang after they got what ever information back from Brisbane they said that there was nothing wrong and proceeded to give me a how to drive to conditions booklet (arrogant ****).

Any how I have now been to 2 different mechanical servicing shops in town and 3 in Rockhampton. 4 of the 5 mechanics said that it had an injector problem and fifth one said that they had put new injection systems in 23 D4D motors (Hilux and Prado) in the past 2.5 years. The owner of this business also told me not to hold my breath to get Toyota to fix it until it is out of warranty.

Now with all that said I am presenting my Toyota dealership with 5 independent reports tomorrow morning (01/09/08). If they do nothing I have been speaking to a solicitor and consumer affairs and I'm not going down without a fight.

To everyone else getting shrugged off by their Toyota dealership I suggest go and get a couple of independent reports from other mechanics then present it to Toyota.

You guys don't have enough to winge about. I bought a new Jeep Cherokee (2005), and over a two year period had two new gearboxes replaced, Torque converter, Booster & master brake cylinders replaced, a diesel pre-heater contraption replaced (two weeks off the road) hand brake reassembled and the list goes on.

With the warranty period expiry date closing in I decided to replace it with a new Navara STX. I had the driver’s door mechanism go faulty on me, arranged with Cleveland Nissan to rectify. They offered to rectify immediately. They removed the identical part from a new vehicle and had me back on the road within an Hour.

New vehicles like everything else can & do go wrong. But to have a diesel leak (minor) is over the top and to go to these lengths of complaint, I think needs some attitude adjustment on the par of the owner. *EMAIL NOT SUPPLIED*

98000 ks and only tyres replaced so far. I hammer this car more often than I should, maybe I’ll do the original timing belt tomorrow and be 4 grand worse off. Maybe it will go to 120000 k, I feel for you folks who have had so much trouble with your Astras. I’ll keep you posted on my so far reliable, hardly maintained, driven hard little bus.

Hi Jeff.
If the leak is "definitely" from the "O" ring at the thermo housing pipe. Check the position of the pipe, that it is not damaged/corroded and is sitting square with the housing. Apply a small amount of silicone sealant into the pipe groove prior to assembly.

If by "O ring" you mean the thermostat seal ring, I suggest you clean the ledge and reface or replace the cover (have seen some warped). Always use a new seal. There is also an issue with the bleed pipe (brass) at the cover coming loose. Remove, silicone/stag and tap back in or replace the cover.
Dav...

Hi Bill.
Is the concern a definite missfire on a particular cylinder or a general roughness in the motor?

A few items to check are.
Compression test.
Inlet manifold leak. (spray with water to locate).Don’t forget PCV valve.
Fuel pressure test. Security of injectors, have a look at the pattern while running and the sound they make.
Cleanliness of coil or cracks.
Distributor rotor or cap damage/cracks/gap.
Check for end float in crankshaft (this will also cause knocking)

Hope this gives you a few paths to take... Dav...

I too have just blown 5th gear as early as today. Can you tell me how you went with this problem at Nissan Dealer?

Same as the rest of you: constant expensive repairs, including head gasket leaks leading to engine meltdown. My Freelander has never gone 1000 miles without needing service. I am lucky to have an extended warranty, but the dealer and insurance company are trying to put in a rebuilt (****) engine with a 60 Day Warranty. That means I'll be chasing them again in two months. I've had so little use out of this car, it's laughable. It looks brand new because it never goes anywhere other than the repair shop.

So my question is: Is anyone holding Land Rover USA accountable? These cars should have been recalled. I've heard rumors of class action suits and Lemon Law rulings. Can anyone tell me who/what/where?

Thanks and good luck everyone.

Jay

Had the same fuel issue with my 07 SR twin cab, fuel light would come on between 480 - 500km. Been hounding them for a while because fuel economy has gone from 10 litres/100km to 13 litres/100km and sometimes as bad as 16 litres/100km. Toyota think they have finally found the problem which is one faulty injector. They say the flow is that high through that one that the computer is actually cutting the flow to the other 3 to compensate.

It was only found when left there for about a week with them checking it every morning as the cold weather exaggerates the problem. It is still there waiting for parts so hopefully it fixes the fuel economy problem. It will still do a top speed of 170km/h and it has a steel tray and arb bullbar and winch but this might explain why yours loses power if the computer is cutting flow to the good injectors.

Hi Ross

I have a 2001 NM GLX 3500 auto and just started experiencing the same issues as you described. Have replaced the thermostat and taken to Mitsubishi. They have advised it is the Temp sensor in the ECU Cluster. The car was found to be working in normal temp zones.

I am interested to hear your outcome.

Thanks, Jaime

Any advice on the possibility someone else has experienced the rapid increase in temp and then decrease. Could be radiator block but could also be this gauge as the Mitsubishi dealer has advised.

Thanks.

A word of advice concerning your engine cut out while the fuel light is on and on a hill. Don’t let your fuel get to the point where your light registers dummy. Especially on a hill... 2+2+=4 or in your case 3. Cheers Matt.

David,

I have the same issue with Nissan that rotors and pads need to be replaced at 44,000kms. I don't tow with the vehicle and a large % of travel is in country on flat roads so I don't know how they can call it excessive braking. Did you get any satisfaction from Nissan i.e. did they replace under warranty? I don't feel like forking out $700.00 every 45,000kms. My previous STR achieved 200,000kms before rotors needed to be replaced? Any advice would be appreciated.

Ian

I have a 2000 Carnival 149,000 km. I've had it from new and I have oil in the radiator water and water in the engine oil. Can you help me with how to get the most out of Kia.

Regards Stephen.

I have a 2007 Altima. The paint is pitted on the front bumper and grill area, also a section on the running boards in front of the rear tires look like it was sandblasted. It has 29000miles but this should not be happening. I took it to the dealer and the service manager told it is road abrasion and Nissan will not cover it or repair it. I also showed him the orange peel look of the paint on the entire car and his response was "that’s Nissan paint". The color is dark metallic blue and the luster is totally gone on the front end.

I contacted Nissan and they go along with the service manager and will not fix it, case closed, will not except a second opinion. I'm really **** and don't intend to give up. I'm not sure what my next move should be. Any suggestions would be great. Nissan doesn't really care if your satisfied with their product. I even asked to speak to a "higher up", and was told that was not possible. Pretty much, too bad for me. This will be the Last Nissan I buy!

This is the CFI or throttle body injection motor. I have replaced plugs & leads, have cleaned injectors but still the problem persists and seems only to be after the engine reaches operating temp.

Any ideas please?

Hi Paul,

Had exactly the same problem with my Magna TR. Turned out to be the Computer located behind the kick panel at the passengers feet. I removed it, not much work in doing this and I replaced all the Electrolytic Capacitors, about 6 in all. You would need to have a technician do this. Once this was done there has not been another bit of trouble from it.

The Auto transmission computer will also cause gear change problems when the capacitors fail in it. It is a similar computer and is located right on the hump under the centre of the dash board, a little more difficult to remove. Have a technician change the capacitors in it to prevent troubles with the transmission.

The capacitors only cost a couple of dollars from Dick Smith but to do it you need the technician. Perhaps a TV tech will do it for you if you take it to him.

This will fix it.

Cheers Howard.

I have a 2006 model D40 with 45000 and was told by dealer that I also need new rotors and pads. I couldn't believe it as I had only 1 set of rotors machined and 3 sets of pads on my 75 series Cruiser in 300,000 kms. I always carried a lot more weight in the Cruiser. I have a mate with an auto D40 with 65000kms and his brakes are still fine. Really hard to understand this but workshop manager in Cairns Nissan told me that the rotors wear quicker than the pads.

I am so relieved to see that someone is having the same issues with their 206 as me. I was driving on a major highway out of Wollongong on the weekend when all of a sudden my car Died and had to be towed. They are now telling me that the first cylinder is not combusting it has to be replaced costing $6500! What a crazy amount especially when my car is only worth $19K.

I feel like my car is an absolute Lemon! I have had problem after problem! The service people seem to have no idea what they are doing and I am left 4 days after the event still not knowing the final details My only option now is to sell it.

I currently have Land Rover Australia in court over total failure of my TD6 Range Rover twice at over 80kph at night on country roads. Unfortunately the CTTT was unable to handle it and it is now in the District Court. Land Rover now refuses to repair any warranty issues. If I can help let me know!

Richard

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, has dismissed a Government report by the Senate Economics Committee on Luxury Car Tax (LCT) as disappointingly predictable and missing the point.

VACC wants LCT abolished and has questioned the legality of the Government’s retrospective application of an increase from 25 per cent to 33 per cent, as outlined in May’s Federal Budget.

VACC Executive Director, Mr David Purchase, said that consumers and retailers in the automotive industry will be disappointed with the twisted logic applied by the Government Senators on the Committee when they concluded that there is ‘…some merit in the argument that it is unfair that luxury cars are taxed but not other luxury purchases such as yachts or expensive artworks and jewellery. However, as there is already a luxury cars tax, there are less administrative and compliance costs in increasing it, rather than introducing new taxes on other luxury goods’.

“Are the Government Senators on the Committee seriously suggesting that cars should attract an increased tax because it is too hard to tax other luxury goods?” Mr Purchase said.

“Or might it be that the Government is actually considering introducing other luxury taxes, when the Government Senators added in their report ‘…introducing more general luxury taxes should await the Henry Review of the tax system’,” he said.

VACC is concerned new-car dealers may find themselves in an invidious position as Government and consumers disagree over who is to collect the retrospective increase. The report states: ‘the vendors (new car dealers) of a vehicle are responsible for paying the tax and it is a matter for their commercial judgementwhether or how they pass on the tax on to their customers’.

Mr Purchase disagrees. “Governments must change taxes in a responsible manner and not in a way that causes the chaos we have seen in the new car market from May to now, since the increase in the Luxury Car Tax was announced. Retrospective application of taxes such as has been applied by the Government, in this case, is a dangerous precedent.

“The Report of the Government Senators reveals that they did not care about the impact of the chaotic trading conditions caused by the poor implementation process applied by the Australian Tax Office and supported by the Government in relation to this matter.

“In a dissenting Report from Coalition Senators, consideration was given to increasing the threshold of Luxury Car Tax and other issues impacting on consumers and the automotive industry.

“The dissenting Report recommends that the proposed increase in the Luxury Car Tax be opposed in the Senate. VACC will be seeking that the Senate take note of the dissenting report made by Senators Eggleston, Abetz, Joyce and Bushby,” Mr Purchase said.

VACC, the peak automotive industry body in Victoria, is challenging the legality of the Government’s retrospective application of the so-called “luxury car tax”.

In May’s Federal Budget, Treasurer Wayne Swan announced the tax on vehicles priced $57,123 and over would rise from 25 percent to 33 percent.

VACC has recently made written submissions on Luxury Car Tax (LCT) to both the Senate Economics Committee and the Review of Australia’s Automotive Industry by former Victoria State Premier, Mr Steve Bracks. A Senate Committee is due to present its report on the LCT increase today.

“VACC is opposed to the LCT both as it stands now and the proposed increase. Our view is, it should be abolished,” VACC Executive Director, David Purchase, said.

“If it is to remain, then the threshold should be increased to at least $75,000 and preferably to $100,000.

“LCT singles out cars as luxury items while no other goods, we are aware of, attract a luxury tax. It is, therefore, discriminatory.

“The proposal to back-date any increase in LCT flies in the face of accepted taxation principles. The announced retrospective collection has created confusion in the market place and anger among consumers,” he said.

VACC has engaged the legal services of Greenwoods & Freehills to consider the retrospective proposals. The legal opinion provided by Greenwoods & Freehills to VACC is that, “While the Australian Taxation Office’s view is a reasonable one…it is not the only reasonable interpretation.”

Greenwoods & Freehills also provided the opinion that, “Should the matter be litigated, the approach that would ultimately be adopted by a court is not clear, or at least not as clear as the Commissioner suggests.”

“VACC is opposed to the luxury car tax on many levels. But it remains unclear as to what is so urgent or special about an increase in the LCT that the usual norms of taxation are discarded? So far Government has failed to provide consumers and car dealers with a satisfactory explanation. VACC will continue to oppose this unfair and out-dated tax,” Mr Purchase said.

Hi I totally agree Holden can not make a car that lasts. We own a 2003 Holden Vectra CDXI and have had nothing but problems since May this year. Emission light coming on car has broken down 3 times first driving from Townsville to Sunshine Coast. Took it to Holden they told us it was the fuel pump costing us $1130. Then it broke down two weeks later and they told us it was to do with the injectors costing us $557 (ripped off I’d say). It has now broken down again. Took it back costing us $185 to look we got a second opinion and that mechanic believes a piston has blown. The car now makes a clucking noise and we have been advised not to drive it till fixed which will probably cost $2000 plus.

Not happy to have a top of the range car sitting in the drive way doing nothing.

Hi Anne,

I also am an owner of a 2003 model Vectra CDXI and have nothing but troubles with it also since May this year. It all started when we were driving from Townsville to the Sunshine Coast. Our light came on and we broke down. We took it to get it fixed they told us it was the fuel pump costing us $1130. Then it broke down again two weeks later and they told us it was something to do with the injectors costing us $557. It has now broken dawn again so we got two opinions. The second mechanic found metal filings in the engine and he believes a piston has blown which now makes the car undrivable until it is fixed which could cost $2000 plus. Our car has only 120000 ks on the clock, not happy at all. Hope your problem isn’t as big as ours.