Freelander 2 (LR2) Freelander 2 Transmission Fault

I have a 2010 Freelander 2 SD4 XS. I've had it for about 5 years. For the last couple every so often I get a Transmission fault coming up. It always clears when I stop and re-start.

It seems to occur when I keep my foot down even moderately for more than about 10 seconds. I've only ever noticed it on motorways. If I limit myself to light pressure on the accelerator, or only accelerate hard for less than 10 seconds I never get it.

My mechanic is indicating an expensive fix, but is a bit vague about what the actual problem might be.

Any ideas?

Did he suck air in between his teeth when giving you his indication, and shake his head a little?

I'm not the greatest F2 expert, but I'll have a go...

Have you had the diagnostic codes read as to why it put the message up? It should tell you what the car 'thinks' is wrong.

Are all 4 tyres the same make & model and pumped to the same pressures?

When was the Haldex last serviced?

Your mechanic is spot on...it will be expensive.
I take it he checked the codes stored?
Also checked any live data and replicated the fault?

It's getting serviced this week, so I'm going to check all the above. Thanks for the quick responses.

I know the tyres are all the same pressure, but different brands.

I'll make sure he tells me when he reads to codes what the car thinks is wrong, and ask about the Haldex.

Is it going to be expensive due to lots of work or expensive parts?

Many thanks.

It really depends on what's wrong.

Haldex's are very expensive if its that and it is broke rather than just needing a service. A service may cost £250, but worth a try if the Haldex is looking faulty.

It is always best to run same make & model tyres on AWD vehicles. Although a tyre may have the same spec - there are differences between different brands, models and even batches within models. Wear will also come into this, but if you have (for example) less wear on a tyre that started out bigger than is on the other axle, the differences are magnified. On the F1, its always best to have the tyres with most tread on the rear axle due to gearing in the IRD (transferish box), dunno what the advice is for F2.

If the mechanic is not experience with Haldex equipped AWD vehicles, he is probably not the person to be looking at it.

It may be nothing to do with the Haldex - you need to get those codes to give an indication of what's up.

GrumpyGel said:

On the F1, its always best to have the tyres with most tread on the rear axle due to gearing in the IRD (transferish box), dunno what the advice is for F2.

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General consensus is that new tyres should always go on the back of any vehicle.

It's much safer to have progressive understeer instead of snap oversteer.