So,
I’ve had the 2010 RRS HSE with LUX package for two weeks now. I love how the car handles. It is a pleasure to drive; spent the first few nights taking the coast road home and driving around downtown.
The electronic / software issues on the other hand, are now making me think this is the Microsoft Vista of automobiles; nothing quite operates the same two times in row. Manufacture date is 09/09.
This is my first LR vehicle, having spent the last 10 years as a Lexus owner, so let me know if my expectations are too high. The systems Test & QA team at my company are top notch… maybe we can loan them to LR for a few weeks.
I have a service appointment coming up and am hoping that all (ok, many) of these issues can be patched / resolved.
Reliably deficient:
1. Navigation language setting does not retain selected language (English (US)). Keeps reverting back to English (UK). Thanks to umbertob, I know this is addressed in a TSB.
Intermittently deficient; all the below issues are intermittent and have occurred at least twice in my two weeks of ownership:
1. Navigation system freezes. Cannot access map screen using either the soft key on the display or hard key (Nav button) on the console. However, can access other menu items (Audio/Video and Phone) via both soft keys and hard keys.
1a. Related to navigation system freeze; if attempting to put car in Reverse while navigation system is frozen, backup camera does not show on the LCD display.
2. Steering wheel setting does not return to stored memory position after starting vehicle. Driver can manually push memory recall button to return steering wheel to memory position.
3. Vehicle does not recognize that the key FOB is outside the vehicle and will not lock when pressing the lock button(s) on the door handle(s). Emits two short beeps (as designed). Can lock using the FOB lock button.
4. Steering wheel phone buttons don’t always work. When starting vehicle, phone (VZW Blackberry Tour) automatically pairs via Bluetooth with vehicle; however driver cannot operate the phone using steering wheel dial / hang-up buttons. Soft buttons on LCD screen work fine. Only solution is to turn off vehicle, exit and lock car, re-enter and restart car (when in doubt… reboot).
5. Climate control system blower control (fan speed dial) does not always light after starting car to indicate blower speed. With Auto climate control “off”, I manually adjust the fan speed to get airflow (hey, it’s 67 F in San Diego… why use the A/C). I have the blower set to position 2 (two speed indicators lit). When I park the vehicle and later return and restart, the blower speed indicator does not light and climate control is NOT in Auto. However, fan speed is clearly up since I can hear it. When I turn the blower control one click to right the fan speed indicator immediately lights up to position 3. Sometimes the blower speed indicator lights up after starting the car, sometimes it doesn’t… sometimes Windows Vista boots properly, sometimes it doesn’t.
Other observations:
1. Daytime Running Lights are not on (CA purchase). I am going to ask the dealer about turning these on. Any pros/cons to think about? I read in another post that dealers charge for this. Really?
2. From reading the posts, it appears that there is no climate control mode that allows non temperature controlled fresh air to enter the car. I am finding that the temperature setting is ALWAYS in effect even if you turn Auto Climate Control off. This is a different convention than my Lexus, forcing me to kind of guess what temp setting gets me closest to outside air.
3. Brakes squeak when backing the car. No squeaks moving forward. Maybe this is just a breaking in issue (no pun intended... ok, maybe a small pun).
I’ve had the 2010 RRS HSE with LUX package for two weeks now. I love how the car handles. It is a pleasure to drive; spent the first few nights taking the coast road home and driving around downtown.
The electronic / software issues on the other hand, are now making me think this is the Microsoft Vista of automobiles; nothing quite operates the same two times in row. Manufacture date is 09/09.
This is my first LR vehicle, having spent the last 10 years as a Lexus owner, so let me know if my expectations are too high. The systems Test & QA team at my company are top notch… maybe we can loan them to LR for a few weeks.
I have a service appointment coming up and am hoping that all (ok, many) of these issues can be patched / resolved.
Reliably deficient:
1. Navigation language setting does not retain selected language (English (US)). Keeps reverting back to English (UK). Thanks to umbertob, I know this is addressed in a TSB.
Intermittently deficient; all the below issues are intermittent and have occurred at least twice in my two weeks of ownership:
1. Navigation system freezes. Cannot access map screen using either the soft key on the display or hard key (Nav button) on the console. However, can access other menu items (Audio/Video and Phone) via both soft keys and hard keys.
1a. Related to navigation system freeze; if attempting to put car in Reverse while navigation system is frozen, backup camera does not show on the LCD display.
2. Steering wheel setting does not return to stored memory position after starting vehicle. Driver can manually push memory recall button to return steering wheel to memory position.
3. Vehicle does not recognize that the key FOB is outside the vehicle and will not lock when pressing the lock button(s) on the door handle(s). Emits two short beeps (as designed). Can lock using the FOB lock button.
4. Steering wheel phone buttons don’t always work. When starting vehicle, phone (VZW Blackberry Tour) automatically pairs via Bluetooth with vehicle; however driver cannot operate the phone using steering wheel dial / hang-up buttons. Soft buttons on LCD screen work fine. Only solution is to turn off vehicle, exit and lock car, re-enter and restart car (when in doubt… reboot).
5. Climate control system blower control (fan speed dial) does not always light after starting car to indicate blower speed. With Auto climate control “off”, I manually adjust the fan speed to get airflow (hey, it’s 67 F in San Diego… why use the A/C). I have the blower set to position 2 (two speed indicators lit). When I park the vehicle and later return and restart, the blower speed indicator does not light and climate control is NOT in Auto. However, fan speed is clearly up since I can hear it. When I turn the blower control one click to right the fan speed indicator immediately lights up to position 3. Sometimes the blower speed indicator lights up after starting the car, sometimes it doesn’t… sometimes Windows Vista boots properly, sometimes it doesn’t.
Other observations:
1. Daytime Running Lights are not on (CA purchase). I am going to ask the dealer about turning these on. Any pros/cons to think about? I read in another post that dealers charge for this. Really?
2. From reading the posts, it appears that there is no climate control mode that allows non temperature controlled fresh air to enter the car. I am finding that the temperature setting is ALWAYS in effect even if you turn Auto Climate Control off. This is a different convention than my Lexus, forcing me to kind of guess what temp setting gets me closest to outside air.
3. Brakes squeak when backing the car. No squeaks moving forward. Maybe this is just a breaking in issue (no pun intended... ok, maybe a small pun).
