Hello. I am a New member

Please can somebody help me.... I have just traded my perfectly good, never let me down, no issues, Freelander 2 GS 57plate for a 2011 Freelander 2 HSE with issues. This new car has eco function that doesn't seem to work. The garage has told me its ' climate controlled' so only comes in when the car thinks it needs too! is this right? As there is an on off button for this function it sounds wrong to me.... But the bigger issue is, when I am cornering in it the wheel pulls and pulses and doesn't feel safe. The garage who I bought it of have it at the moment and seem to be having trouble diagnosing the problem. Any ideas folks. ' I am a 52 year old woman who knows little to none about cars' but things don't feel right.
Regard
Sue

not fit for purpose - get your money back and get a good one.

dont know about the climate control but i have done a few wheel bearings, odd set up the only thing holding the bearing in is its fit

Hello and Welcome,

You may want ot place the technical/ question part of your introduction in the freelander section so that it will get more views.

I do not know if the Freelander is the same as the Disco 2, but the "econ" button on the D2 stops the climate control from usong the air conditioning, and thus hopefully will save you money. In reality you do not notice it doing anything.

Cheers

neil

The climate control should only be working if the temperature you select is different to the temperature inside the car, ie if you put it on 22 degrees and it's currently 18 then the fan will slow down and eventually stop when the selected temperature is reached, it doesn't keep on blowing hot air out indefinitely like on non climate controlled cars

Thanks for your reply, But it is not the climate control not working, but the ECO stop /start .

susan smith said:

Thanks for your reply, But it is not the climate control not working, but the ECO stop /start .

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So you are not talking about the ON/OFF button near the climate control system.
Oh, well in that case, sorry no idea. This new fangled, engine stopping at traffic lights thingamyjig is way beyond me.
Good luck, but if you got it from a garage, then may be time to start looking at what possible recourse you have if it turns into a nightmare.

Cheers

Thanks That makes sense. And answers the question about the ECO. But the steering is still an issue? Any Ideas what could be causing this.

The stop start system is completely dependent on the draw on the battery, if you have no power drain I.E no radio, aircon, climate control etc on and the battery is charged it will stop start. If you have drain on the battery that the car thinks is too high to stop the engine it won't stop start. Remember you've gone from a standard GS model to an HSE all singing and dancing battery draining model.
And your wheel bearing is caput.
But come over to the Freelander forum and ask there as well. We're quite friendly
Mike

Thanks Mike, That makes sense re ECO...... The wheel bearing eh. I shall speak to garage in morning, surely they should of picked up on this!

How do I get on to the Freelander Forum? :/

You will find garages know very little when it comes to Freelanders.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/land-rover-freelander.9/

A link to the forum for you.
Mike

Thanks Lol 12hour night shift worker, and Female

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Thanks

that " ECO stop/start " .. it can be disabled if you don't want it ..
i.e. it has it's own on/off switch

only know as i've had an fl2 as a courtesy vehicle ..
1st thing i did was to find out how to turn the eco stop/start system 'off'

Thanks , yes I was aware you can turn it off, it was just worrying me that when ON it didn't seem to be working but some chap in the know has explained about the 'conditions' it needs to work effectively. I won't use it either ! but at least I have learnt how it works now. So glad I joined, I feel better already. Thank You x

hd3 Wish I hadn't of traded in now!! I want my old car back ah well you live and learn..... At least the garage I bought it from are seeming to be sorting things for me. x

stop/start is really good, when yu get used to it.

Had it my bimmer but it made me car sick when stopped at lights with the engine off.

Stop start is only effective if the battery is in good order. If it's the original 4 year old battery? It may never reach a sufficient terminal voltage to shut down the engine. Stop start is a bit of a white elephant anyway. While your engine is idling, it's using fuel at a rate of about 1/2 a Litre an hour. That's about 50 pence per hour. However if the engine shuts down at the traffic lights, the restart takes so much power that the engine has to work harder to recharge the battery again. Remember that while the engine has shut down the battery is supplying power for everything that is running. This adds to the recharge time and extra fuel needed after the restart. From the research I've done, stop start is all about reducing emissions on the drive cycle test, not the real world fuel usage.