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MSE

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• May 21, 2021

• #1

Hi all, I'm in need of some advice, I have a freelander 2 2.2 diesel and just occasionally when I start the engine I can put my foot down and have no response from the engine nothing at all and when I try to press the start stop button nothing happens, have to unmount the key to switch the engine off, leave if 10 minutes and usually the problem has gone away, any suggestions on this would be most welcome

 

Nodge68

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• May 21, 2021

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Sounds like some form of communication error.
What year is the vehicle, and how old is the battery? A failing battery can cause all sorts of strange issues with these really complicated vehicles.

 

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• May 21, 2021

• #3

2010 freelander, think its still the original battery, have had it checked and they said it's ok, might play safe and get a new battery

 

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• May 21, 2021

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2010 freelander, still running on its original battery (just checked it) thinking it's time to replace it, cheers mate

 

Nodge68

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• May 21, 2021

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MSE said:

2010 freelander, still running on its original battery (just checked it) thinking it's time to replace it, cheers mate

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It's doing well, as the FL2 is a power hog, so batteries generally last no more than 4 years.
Replace it with a correct capacity replacement, and see if issues go away.

 

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• May 30, 2021

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Hi Nodge68, so I changed the battery and all week have had no problems with the landy what so ever, should have posted on here first rather than spend time and trouble at the garage only to be given a list of possible problems, none of which were the battery ! Cheers mate, have a fantastic bank holiday