2002 Westminster Range Rover Problems

Montana Rover · Dec 24, 2010

I just bought my first range rover and i am only seventeen. I live in Montana and it gets very cold here. Just recently i have been having problems with the navigation (it is a blank white screen) and i cant adjust the volume. I am wondering if this is a temperature problem or something more serious?

Montana Rover · Jan 9, 2011

Well let me explain my situation. When i bought my car i had to fly down and pick it up in California. On the drive back to Montana I stayed in Reno NV. The next morning i walked outside and started my car. The navigation screen was black. This is my first Range Rover so i was unsure if this was normal or if my car had already broke within the first day of me buying it. I decided that i would let it just do its thing so i got on the road and started heading to montana. After an hour of driving i stopped for gas and when i started the car the navigation and the stereo volume worked again. I was extremely happy and thought it was just a spoof. When i arrived back in Montana i left the car outside in 5 degree weather for afew hours and then when i started it the same black, inoperative navigation screen appeared. I drove it around for half hour and when i came back home i parked it in the garage and after ten minutes i walked back out and started the car and it worked just fine. I decided that this car was just sensitive to the extreme cold and would just let it slide. Then one day i started the car and instead of a black navigation screen it was solid white. I recently took the car to my mechanic and he looked it over. He was unable to see any problems and he referred me to a service bulletin. This bulletin says..... "Inoperative NAV Display.......Vehicles can exhibit a condition where the NAV display will not function in cold ambient conditions. Cold Temperature can affect the internal communications during NAV system start up. The conditions may also cause a loss of radio functions during the warm up period. Both radio and NAV will return to normal operations once the vehicle has warmed." They say the resolution for the problem is to install new software configuration. They say that i need a Satellite Navigation Program Disc LRL0568 Edition 3, and then follow certain steps. The worry i have is that my problem went from a solid black screen to a solid white screen and since the solid white screen has appeared, once the car warms up, the volume control or the navigation doesnt return. I am hoping that this disc can fix the problem but i am wondering where to find the disc, and if the disc doesnt work, what is the next step?

Thank you for your help
Cameron

TAKdriver · Jan 9, 2011

Montana Rover said:
Well let me explain my situation. When i bought my car i had to fly down and pick it up in California. On the drive back to Montana I stayed in Reno NV. The next morning i walked outside and started my car. The navigation screen was black. This is my first Range Rover so i was unsure if this was normal or if my car had already broke within the first day of me buying it. I decided that i would let it just do its thing so i got on the road and started heading to montana. After an hour of driving i stopped for gas and when i started the car the navigation and the stereo volume worked again. I was extremely happy and thought it was just a spoof. When i arrived back in Montana i left the car outside in 5 degree weather for afew hours and then when i started it the same black, inoperative navigation screen appeared. I drove it around for half hour and when i came back home i parked it in the garage and after ten minutes i walked back out and started the car and it worked just fine. I decided that this car was just sensitive to the extreme cold and would just let it slide. Then one day i started the car and instead of a black navigation screen it was solid white. I recently took the car to my mechanic and he looked it over. He was unable to see any problems and he referred me to a service bulletin. This bulletin says..... "Inoperative NAV Display.......Vehicles can exhibit a condition where the NAV display will not function in cold ambient conditions. Cold Temperature can affect the internal communications during NAV system start up. The conditions may also cause a loss of radio functions during the warm up period. Both radio and NAV will return to normal operations once the vehicle has warmed." They say the resolution for the problem is to install new software configuration. They say that i need a Satellite Navigation Program Disc LRL0568 Edition 3, and then follow certain steps. The worry i have is that my problem went from a solid black screen to a solid white screen and since the solid white screen has appeared, once the car warms up, the volume control or the navigation doesnt return. I am hoping that this disc can fix the problem but i am wondering where to find the disc, and if the disc doesnt work, what is the next step?

Thank you for your help
Cameron

I don't expect to be much help but it's great to see a P38 in Montana. I travel to Montana twice each year ( Madison Valley) and have done so for eight years now. I have been up to Great Falls a couple of times.
I have the Faultmate Diagnostics system and if I can be of any help I'll be glad to......in exchange for fishing info.
Temps here in Scotland at the moment are matching MT and I have had no probs with my '97 2.d DSE Auto but it doesn't have sat nav. Frankly if the sat nav remains your only problem you should be a happy bunny.
If there are ever any ( preferably small) bits 'n pieces you're needing let me know and I'll do what I can to help.
Good luck.

rasheed · Jan 10, 2011

you could also try asking on a US based forum? there might even be people nearby who can help you from time to time or at least tell you where to get parts and stuff. this is one: Range Rover P38, Mk III and Range Rover Sport - Land Rover Forums : Land Rover and Range Rover Forum

TAKdriver · Jan 12, 2011

Montana Rover said:
Well let me explain my situation. When i bought my car i had to fly down and pick it up in California. On the drive back to Montana I stayed in Reno NV. The next morning i walked outside and started my car. The navigation screen was black. This is my first Range Rover so i was unsure if this was normal or if my car had already broke within the first day of me buying it. I decided that i would let it just do its thing so i got on the road and started heading to montana. After an hour of driving i stopped for gas and when i started the car the navigation and the stereo volume worked again. I was extremely happy and thought it was just a spoof. When i arrived back in Montana i left the car outside in 5 degree weather for afew hours and then when i started it the same black, inoperative navigation screen appeared. I drove it around for half hour and when i came back home i parked it in the garage and after ten minutes i walked back out and started the car and it worked just fine. I decided that this car was just sensitive to the extreme cold and would just let it slide. Then one day i started the car and instead of a black navigation screen it was solid white. I recently took the car to my mechanic and he looked it over. He was unable to see any problems and he referred me to a service bulletin. This bulletin says..... "Inoperative NAV Display.......Vehicles can exhibit a condition where the NAV display will not function in cold ambient conditions. Cold Temperature can affect the internal communications during NAV system start up. The conditions may also cause a loss of radio functions during the warm up period. Both radio and NAV will return to normal operations once the vehicle has warmed." They say the resolution for the problem is to install new software configuration. They say that i need a Satellite Navigation Program Disc LRL0568 Edition 3, and then follow certain steps. The worry i have is that my problem went from a solid black screen to a solid white screen and since the solid white screen has appeared, once the car warms up, the volume control or the navigation doesnt return. I am hoping that this disc can fix the problem but i am wondering where to find the disc, and if the disc doesnt work, what is the next step?

Thank you for your help
Cameron

Check the state of your battery.

RangeRoverBreakers · Jan 12, 2011

A grey screen usually means a faulty navigation computer.

02hse · Apr 30, 2011

I've had this SAME problem, with the white screen and same volume level since i got the car a few months ago for my sixteenth birthday(2002 Range Rover HSE(P38)) I I figured i'd just replace the head unit, which i was finally able to do(do it yourself, it takes 20 minutes tops, the only thing you need is a flat peice of metal with a hook end, i filled down a knife with a rotary kit, to slide into the slots and pull it out then replug. All the shops will tel you its at least $60.00 or more to do it, and that it will take an hour) Any way, i just replaced the factory Alpine head with another Factory Alpine head unit, i can now tune the base, treb, fade, etc... but i still can't turn up or down the volume until the car and NAV computuer are off, then i canturn on the stereo only, and the volume works, but as soon as i twist the key, the front speakers seem to cut out and the volume goes back to that same, lower volume. Would it work if i just Disconnected the NAV computer? i really dont want to spend $500 on a new one, If anyone knows where to find that disc that other seventeen year old was talking about that'd be great, maybe that'd work, but what's the best solution, im going to try to disconnect the NAV computer this afternoon and see if that works, if anyone has any other ideas, please let me know. PLEASE.

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