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Our Disco was a bit sluggish when we first bought it but seemed to have gotten better over time...but for the past 3-4 months the Disco has regressed in its shifting proficiency. Its gone back to being extremely sluggish at low speeds, when slowing into a turn and trying to accelerate out of it, or starting from a stop, etc. It just doesnt want to move...Then when it finally grabs a gear the turbo has spooled up and it lurches forward pretty violently. Its worse now than it ever was at the beginning. My dealership swears that my VIN code does not fall in to any of the drivetrain updates....even though its a very early build model.
So about 2 months ago, I had the Disco in for another issue (a pretty ridiculous one but it solved a mystery that had been bugging me badly and I was surprised at the results of the findings) I told them about the shifting issue and they checked it out and said they'd have to order a part from the UK. A month later they called and said that LR wanted me to bring it in so they could do some testing and try to figure out what was going on before they changed the part,,,,whatever it was.
I took it in and 3 weeks later, after a bunch of data logging and questionnaires, they decide to change out the entire tranny. So now Ive got it back in my possession and Im waiting for the last tranny in the LR warehouse to be shipped to the Heartland from Jolly Ol England. YAY!...assuming that their inventory is correct.
They assured me that the current tranny wouldnt fail on me in the meantime. YAY!
I hope it shifts like the newer Discos do once it gets changed out. I'd be happy with that.
So about 2 months ago, I had the Disco in for another issue (a pretty ridiculous one but it solved a mystery that had been bugging me badly and I was surprised at the results of the findings) I told them about the shifting issue and they checked it out and said they'd have to order a part from the UK. A month later they called and said that LR wanted me to bring it in so they could do some testing and try to figure out what was going on before they changed the part,,,,whatever it was.
I took it in and 3 weeks later, after a bunch of data logging and questionnaires, they decide to change out the entire tranny. So now Ive got it back in my possession and Im waiting for the last tranny in the LR warehouse to be shipped to the Heartland from Jolly Ol England. YAY!...assuming that their inventory is correct.
They assured me that the current tranny wouldnt fail on me in the meantime. YAY!
I hope it shifts like the newer Discos do once it gets changed out. I'd be happy with that.