Just in time for Christmas my first real problem in three years of ownership.
Car seemed a bit sluggish on the short trip to work the other day, when I got out a strong smell of burning asbestos, then looked a the rear wheel, that's a lot of smoke coming from the rear wheel arch!
Oops, that wheel is hot, checked the other side, nice and cool.
Ring the supplying dealer who told me to ring Landrover Assist first, they arrived within 40 mins, he took car for test drive.
Yes, something not right with that rear caliper, never had that before, take the car to the dealer this afternoon and we will arrange a courtesy car.
Dealer inspected the car in the workshop and confirmed a seized caliper and over heated disk, will need to replace caliper, disk and pads as well as the pads on the other side. We don't have all the parts in stock and won't be able to order until after Christmas
Great, I have a lot of running around to do picking up and dropping off presents etc this holiday.
Sorry sir, here are the keys to an MY11 RRS Autobigraphy, will that be OK.
Whooppeeee Merry Christmas me, by the way, take your time with the FL2 repair.
Every cloud has a silver lining. 09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
71 Triumph Stag 3L
68 NGTCV8 3.5L

Name the dealer, sounds like good service to me. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.

English by birth..... Yorkshire by the grace of God.

You will be doing lots of unnecessary driving this Christmas then!

you will have to dig deeper then for that thirsty beast lol

I bet it was the hand brake, had coursed the problem (The shoe spreader are know to seize up, holding the hand brake shoe ON)
Glad your getting it sorted.

Dealer is Beadles of Sidcup, always had good service from them for the past nine years.
Today I did not realise how may unnecessary journeys I had to make and each one always seemed to involve the long way round!
Nice car but is it really worth twice that of the FL2?
If my numbers came up I would have one  09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
71 Triumph Stag 3L
68 NGTCV8 3.5L

I got haranged by the local labour party voter today whilst climbing aboard my RRS outside church, worth every penny  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Hope you gave as good as you got, despite the season of good will. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.

English by birth..... Yorkshire by the grace of God.

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greengiant wrote:

Just in time for Christmas my first real problem in three years of ownership.
Car seemed a bit sluggish on the short trip to work the other day, when I got out a strong smell of burning asbestos, then looked a the rear wheel, that's a lot of smoke coming from the rear wheel arch!
Oops, that wheel is hot, checked the other side, nice and cool.
Ring the supplying dealer who told me to ring Landrover Assist first, they arrived within 40 mins, he took car for test drive.
Yes, something not right with that rear caliper, never had that before, take the car to the dealer this afternoon and we will arrange a courtesy car.
Dealer inspected the car in the workshop and confirmed a seized caliper and over heated disk, will need to replace caliper, disk and pads as well as the pads on the other side. We don't have all the parts in stock and won't be able to order until after Christmas
Great, I have a lot of running around to do picking up and dropping off presents etc this holiday.
Sorry sir, here are the keys to an MY11 RRS Autobigraphy, will that be OK.
Whooppeeee Merry Christmas me, by the way, take your time with the FL2 repair.
Every cloud has a silver lining.

CG, be careful! You know what happens when you upset people who know where you live. Merry Christmas.  Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest

Shame you live in such a backward part of the country CG, beware of Captain Swing!!!
When I lived in Hammersmith one of the local Labour Party members had a Silver Shadow which he used on election day to deliver the elderly/infirm to the polling station.... JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

Picked the car up on Thursday with new caliper, disk and new pads both sides, all done under warranty.
Handed back the RRS
Interesting comparison jumping back in my car how good the ride is in the FL2.
Could not get on with the RRS rear view camera, much prefer the parking sensors and door mirrors.
Thought the rear tail gates were a bit hit and miss on closing, the upper tailgate especially tacky for a £65K car.
Wouldn't say no to one though  09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
71 Triumph Stag 3L
68 NGTCV8 3.5L

Had a similar issue and attending LR recovery technician said a lot of dealers don't adjust the handbrake correctly which can lead to the adjuster seizing. Watched him adjust the handbrake so will do it myself from now on (i'd already mentioned to dealer that hand break wasn't right but, came back in same state after service) .... The siezed ajjuster had totally destroyed on brake shoe and deep score in drum so also had new disks/shoes/pads urn warranty 2008 Freelander2 GS TD4
New steering pump and rack fitted 10000 miles (warranty)
Driver's seat started 'dropping' 30000 miles
Rear parking sensors giving continuous tone when raining heavy 35000 miles
Rear parking brake siezed 40000 ... new rear disks and pads (warranty)
Clutch slipping 54,000 ... new clutch ... £800 ! ... (not warranty)
Rear diff bearings replaced at 60,000 and 85,000 (warranty)
New DMF and clutch, rear diff (uprated nose bearing), front and rear disks at 115,000