hi alll,
first post here. just got a 2003 range rover 2 weeks ago and learning alot about the car. it drives nice and all but got a few issues i need help with. 3 things in particular.
First of all, the lcd display is gone...it shows partially but the pixels are dead for the most part and reading the message, mileage etc is hard. I am looking to buy a new cluster but have searched for 2 weeks now everywhere for a removal process of the 2003 range rover instrument cluster. shockingly, i have not found a single thread on the entire world wide web detailing this info. Please help if u can.
Secondly, a week into owning the car, i get the air suspension inactive+hdc inactive message. it does not say +max35mph so am guessing its nothing crazy (yet). iread on here about the battery sometimes shooting the low voltage out and resulting in this, so i tried the "turn your steering to the left and right thing while in park" but it didnt work. so that makes be believe its not the battery(not sure though). i read it could be the height sensor cos of the cold.....
The car drives totally fine but suspension is stuck at normal height and lowering or raising to next level is disabled. The message used to be intermittent but now it is there on startup. If it matters, it has been really cold here since i got her. I read somewhere that the cold sometimes causes this message to showup. I just dont want to go to the dealer to get ripped off on parts that dont need to be replaced.
Thirdly, i noticed the suspension now makes a noise (not exactly hissing but like air being released from a baloon kinda sound) when lowering and adjusting itself when the car is shut off. is this normal? could it be the cold affect the suspension airbags or is it an indication of a leak? also, is the car suppoosed to lower and adjust itself when parked and shut off? is there supposed to be a noise?
if it helps, i also noticed that the height of the car in the morning is exactly as i leave at night. there is no sag in any of the four corners (llike a dog peeing), doesn't that indicate the suspension airbags are fine? if there was a leak, would it not sag in the corner the leak is at?
Am think all this might go away when the warm weather comes but will like to be enlightened by people who have knowledge about this car.
I like it and would like to enjoy it but am not looking for it to become a moneypit.i am looking to get a diagnostic check but thought i should see what experienced owners have to say first.
THanks all in advance. hopefully, i should
olddog
first post here. just got a 2003 range rover 2 weeks ago and learning alot about the car. it drives nice and all but got a few issues i need help with. 3 things in particular.
First of all, the lcd display is gone...it shows partially but the pixels are dead for the most part and reading the message, mileage etc is hard. I am looking to buy a new cluster but have searched for 2 weeks now everywhere for a removal process of the 2003 range rover instrument cluster. shockingly, i have not found a single thread on the entire world wide web detailing this info. Please help if u can.
Secondly, a week into owning the car, i get the air suspension inactive+hdc inactive message. it does not say +max35mph so am guessing its nothing crazy (yet). iread on here about the battery sometimes shooting the low voltage out and resulting in this, so i tried the "turn your steering to the left and right thing while in park" but it didnt work. so that makes be believe its not the battery(not sure though). i read it could be the height sensor cos of the cold.....
The car drives totally fine but suspension is stuck at normal height and lowering or raising to next level is disabled. The message used to be intermittent but now it is there on startup. If it matters, it has been really cold here since i got her. I read somewhere that the cold sometimes causes this message to showup. I just dont want to go to the dealer to get ripped off on parts that dont need to be replaced.
Thirdly, i noticed the suspension now makes a noise (not exactly hissing but like air being released from a baloon kinda sound) when lowering and adjusting itself when the car is shut off. is this normal? could it be the cold affect the suspension airbags or is it an indication of a leak? also, is the car suppoosed to lower and adjust itself when parked and shut off? is there supposed to be a noise?
if it helps, i also noticed that the height of the car in the morning is exactly as i leave at night. there is no sag in any of the four corners (llike a dog peeing), doesn't that indicate the suspension airbags are fine? if there was a leak, would it not sag in the corner the leak is at?
Am think all this might go away when the warm weather comes but will like to be enlightened by people who have knowledge about this car.
I like it and would like to enjoy it but am not looking for it to become a moneypit.i am looking to get a diagnostic check but thought i should see what experienced owners have to say first.
THanks all in advance. hopefully, i should
olddog