My warranty expired a couple of weeks ago so I was expecting a deluge of faults to occur that would now be chargeable (being the pessimist that I am). Today, every time I started the car there was a 5 second long constant tone - like a parking sensor but half the volume. Wasn't sure what it was until I noticed that the parking sensors now don't work. If you try to manually enable them with the switch, the LED (in the switch) flashes 5/6 times then goes off - no sensors. Haven't had chance to investigate yet but it's bleedin' typical.
Anyone had similar issues??

Keep quite about it and take out extended warranty or contact LRCS as they sometime
honour a after expirey claim Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

normally car manufactuers have a wind down period after the warranty they dont tell you but they will still do certain warranty work after it has run out but it is anything up to three months dependend on the fault 07my Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Baltic Blue,Privacy Glass,Ebony black leather,Land rover detachable towbar,S/S Side bars,Climair wind deflectors,Bramble Rash,

I'm due a service so I'll mention it rather forcefully when I take it in. I wondered if it might be caused by the towbar electrics interface but I cant seem to find it. I thought it was next to the rear fuse box?? Anyone know its whereabouts on theirs?

rover60 wrote:

normally car manufactuers have a wind down period after the warranty they dont tell you but they will still do certain warranty work after it has run out but it is anything up to three months dependend on the fault

This was certainly the situation with my last car a BMW. I was able to get warrenty work done nearly two years after the normal warrenty ran out. For example the two rear suspension springs broke (for some unknown reason) and they were replaced free of charge well over a year after the warenty ran out.

The border line seems to be how far the car has gone and I was told anything under 100,000 kms BMW would fix for (almost) free

However Land Rover is another kettel of car manufacturer, so who knows where they draw the line  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

You might as well give it a go, you have nothing to lose. I had a new gearbox fitted on my TD5 by LR three months after the warranty ended. p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Today, the problem has disappeared - although I still have the phantom tones I've always had in the wet (like many of us). I'm not sure how to proceed now. I could do with a list of fault codes to consult - find out what one long tone and 6 flashes of the dash switch LED means?

....no, wait.... it's back again. No it's gone.... wait.... err..
This morning the fault had returned. Did a short journey and on returning tried to restart, and it was ok again. This obviously means that when I take it in, it will work perfectly.
Perhaps I'm over-reacting but it's this kind of behaviour which makes me question whether my next car will be a Landrover.

Video the fault

Obviously your dealer will say they can get fault codes off a video and tell you to bring it in when it's doing it Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Good idea. I'll have iPhone at the ready each time I start. I could do with a thermal camera also - that way I can show them that my PTC heater has never worked, but that's another story

Video a household thermometer placed over the windscreen vent showing how long it takes to start heating up or not Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

AndyT wrote:

I'm due a service so I'll mention it rather forcefully when I take it in. I wondered if it might be caused by the towbar electrics interface but I cant seem to find it. I thought it was next to the rear fuse box?? Anyone know its whereabouts on theirs?

monsterkxf wrote:

This is a common fault in F2, you will probably notice that the problem comes and goes with the car getting wet (rain or washed!!) water ingress's into the rear or front sensors (which ever are faulty) and shorts them out. If you have a full service history you should get a very good contribution from Land Rover (the dealer will apply for this on your behalf), contribution levels are dependant on history and how long outside warranty, hope this helps

Ps towing interface is at the rear left hand side (remove left panel in boot area)

AndyT wrote:

monsterkxf wrote:

This is a common fault in F2, you will probably notice that the problem comes and goes with the car getting wet (rain or washed!!) water ingress's into the rear or front sensors (which ever are faulty) and shorts them out. If you have a full service history you should get a very good contribution from Land Rover (the dealer will apply for this on your behalf), contribution levels are dependant on history and how long outside warranty, hope this helps

Ps towing interface is at the rear left hand side (remove left panel in boot area)

The phantom/erratic operation in the wet has been an issue as long as I've owned it and always resolved itself once dry. The total failure I'm now experiencing is a new issue and, I believe, not common with other owners. I would suspect that it's caused by water ingress also, perhaps exacerbated by salt on the roads.

Thanks for the pointer to the towing interface. Once it stops snowing sideways I'll see if I can unplug it out of interest.

My parking sensors truly have a mind of their own....
Since the thaw (yesterday) they have started to work flawlessly. This makes me think there may have been some snow/ice trapped somewhere within the bodywork that affected an electrical connection, and it never thawed enough until now? Or is it that the car knows it's going for a service and I've already complained to the dealer? Now I'm just going to appear like a difficult customer

One fine day, I'm going to set about the sensors/wiring with a silicon gun.