Nigly
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Just thought i'd share this one one.
2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4. V8 had what I thought was the dreaded upper steering column death rattle. Car unlocked, ignition key goes in and turns ok, clicking in steering column, steering column releases then nothing, just the ignition clicking. I changed the ignition switch and relay. Still nothing.
This had been going on for at least a year, after a few attempts, or leaving for a few days it would start. I left it with an independent RR dealership for a couple of weeks. They could not find the fault. We both presumed this was a fatal steering column fault.
Last week it failed again and I decided to try the spare key. The spare key won't synchronise with the central locking etc so I presumed it was dead. I unlocked the car with the main key and put the spare key in the ignition and amazingly it started. I decided to do some key maintenance. I replaced the battery in the main key and tried it again. It still did not work. On further investigation i found the little black chip inside the key had become dislodged and was loose in the key. I put the chip back in its correct location and low and behold the car started!
Fingers and everything else crossed this has permanently solved the issue!
2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4. V8 had what I thought was the dreaded upper steering column death rattle. Car unlocked, ignition key goes in and turns ok, clicking in steering column, steering column releases then nothing, just the ignition clicking. I changed the ignition switch and relay. Still nothing.
This had been going on for at least a year, after a few attempts, or leaving for a few days it would start. I left it with an independent RR dealership for a couple of weeks. They could not find the fault. We both presumed this was a fatal steering column fault.
Last week it failed again and I decided to try the spare key. The spare key won't synchronise with the central locking etc so I presumed it was dead. I unlocked the car with the main key and put the spare key in the ignition and amazingly it started. I decided to do some key maintenance. I replaced the battery in the main key and tried it again. It still did not work. On further investigation i found the little black chip inside the key had become dislodged and was loose in the key. I put the chip back in its correct location and low and behold the car started!
Fingers and everything else crossed this has permanently solved the issue!
