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sprigeteer

Member Since: 29 Mar 2015
Location: Hexham
Posts: 5

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 S Auto Stornoway Grey

Nasty surprise

Came back from holiday to start our '08 F2 up and a warning light flashed up: HDC and Terrain Response fault. Get it diagnosed - it's an ABS module fault and the whole unit needs replacing. The ABS module part is £1200 alone With labour and other bits and bobs at a specialists knocking on the door of £2000. We took a warranty out with Warranty Direct, so let's see if they come up with the goods. Fingers crossed.

17th Jul 2015 6:32 pm

chicken george

Member Since: 05 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13289

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

Warranty Direct probably wont pay, due to it being an un-planned event At work
At home

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

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17th Jul 2015 6:49 pm

dorsetfreelander

Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 4353

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Loire Blue

Might be worth looking at some of the ABS refurb outfits on the web. Some of them fix the unit and send it back so that you don't have to introduce a new one to you engine management system . Here is one outfit.

http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?cont...nical_Help 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
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17th Jul 2015 7:34 pm

The Doctor

Member Since: 09 Jul 2010
Location: Gallifrey
Posts: 4615

Have you had the car long? Have you spoken to the supplying dealer? (assuming you bought it from a dealer) LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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17th Jul 2015 7:45 pm

sprigeteer

Member Since: 29 Mar 2015
Location: Hexham
Posts: 5

dorsetfreelander wrote:
Might be worth looking at some of the ABS refurb outfits on the web. Some of them fix the unit and send it back so that you don't have to introduce a new one to you engine management system . Here is one outfit.

http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?cont...nical_Help

Thanks for this - I'll bear it in mind as I see how the claim goes.

17th Jul 2015 8:23 pm

sprigeteer

Member Since: 29 Mar 2015
Location: Hexham
Posts: 5

The Doctor wrote:
Have you had the car long? Have you spoken to the supplying dealer? (assuming you bought it from a dealer)

I've had it for around 6 months and it's been fine until this. The chap I bought it from deals in small quantities from home and I had a short initially warranty from him on the car, and the asking price reflected this. So I shan't bother him.

The specialists I took the car to have never had this fault on an F2 and we genuinely surprised and are chasing the claim on my behalf.

So, we will see how Warranty Direct perform. It' a two owner car, full ssh and is only on 54K, so I'm hoping they will meet the costs.

17th Jul 2015 8:28 pm

taztastic

Member Since: 03 Feb 2011
Location: North West
Posts: 8652

Came back from holiday .... The car has been sat a while, connections corroded throwing up messages and there will be naff all wrong with the module, that is my gut instinct ...

17th Jul 2015 10:00 pm

SYFL2

Member Since: 16 Jun 2012
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2593

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

So clean connections and a hard reset ?

18th Jul 2015 4:46 am

Mikey

Member Since: 07 Jun 2008
Location: Dundee
Posts: 780

2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

ABS module failure is not common, but not unheard of. Have replaced a few over the years...

18th Jul 2015 6:57 am

choccymonster

Member Since: 27 Sep 2013
Location: Chichester, West Sussex
Posts: 513

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taztastic wrote:
Came back from holiday .... The car has been sat a while, connections corroded throwing up messages and there will be naff all wrong with the module, that is my gut instinct ...

I concur.....

Not the same animal, I know - but a missed wheel sensor caused an "ABS Fault" error code on my '06 Ford Focus.

For all intents and purposes it appeared that the ABS Module was faulty and I had garages climbing all over me to perform a walletectomy to that effect.

After some diagnostics with a specialist, all that had ACTUALLY happened was that one of the wheel sensors had missed a wheel rotation detection and was therefore "out of sync" with the other sensors - hence "ABS Fault".

Nothing actually wrong with the ABS Module or the car.

Not suggesting for one second that this is what has happened with your vehicle. Just illustrating the point that an OBD error code shouldn't be taken for granted and doesn't necessarily tell you what is actually wrong.

18th Jul 2015 9:11 am

Landiroamer

Member Since: 30 Apr 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 1185

2015 Freelander 2 TD4_e SE Manual Orkney Grey

Warranty Direct? isnt that the one Quentin Wilson is always swanking about on the tv? we cover everything not all car warranty companies want you to know that, type of thing?
If so you should be ok, you can trust him.

18th Jul 2015 9:54 am

sprigeteer

Member Since: 29 Mar 2015
Location: Hexham
Posts: 5

"Warranty Direct? isnt that the one Quentin Wilson is always swanking about on the tv?"

Nearly . . . that's Warranty Wise - his presence actively put me off.

I'm going to have a clean of a few connections once the weather cheers up ad see what comes of it while the warranty is considered. Interesting video on the net:

18th Jul 2015 5:33 pm

valleyforge

Member Since: 02 Jun 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 122

Yonks ago had a Mercedes SLK - one day a whole load of warning lights flashed up - ABS fault - a faulty wheels sender - No so bad, but guess what - that fault de-activated the roof mechanism - yes it was down. What muppet thought up that design eh ?
Re OP - bet its connectors / sensors as they take physical stick. FL2 Ex D2, D3, RRS, etc. now all gone.

18th Jul 2015 6:52 pm

The Valeter

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: Medway Towns, Kent.
Posts: 1530

2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Santorini Black

I think Warranty Wise must be a new company as Quentin Wilson did do the Warranty Direct ads. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
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18th Jul 2015 8:11 pm

Mikey

Member Since: 07 Jun 2008
Location: Dundee
Posts: 780

WarrantyWise have had QW for the last 4-5 years...

Don't recommend WW at all...

18th Jul 2015 9:27 pm

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