New Disco gear change problem

LR Folks

Sorry if this has all been asked answered before but I would appreciate any
comments.

I bought a new TDI disco last August and since then have been working /
battling with the dealer and now LR themselves over gearchange problems. The
vehicle is now on its third box and the present problem - a clunky change up
from second to third is still very noticeable. (An earlier problem changing
up from first to second disappeared after a very worrying crunching sound
one morning on the way to work). The vehicle does most of it's work on
normal roads with twenty or thirty 'rough track' miles most weeks.

The local dealer, although helpful, seems to have run out of ideas
(although he did suggest that the recent removal of a "lead counterweight"
may be involved ) and LR in a recent letter told me (I've paraphrased but
not distorted) "we make the best four wheel drives in the world and there
is nothing wrong with yours. Go away.).

Overlooking LRs odd view of customer service for the time being, can anyone
shed any light on possible causes?

Much Obliged

GYH

Gao Yuan Hong wrote:

> LR Folks
>
> Sorry if this has all been asked answered before but I would
> appreciate any comments.
>
> I bought a new TDI disco last August and since then have been
> working / battling with the dealer and now LR themselves over
> gearchange problems. The vehicle is now on its third box and the
> present problem - a clunky change up from second to third is still
> very noticeable. (An earlier problem changing up from first to second
> disappeared after a very worrying crunching sound one morning on the
> way to work). The vehicle does most of it's work on normal roads with
> twenty or thirty 'rough track' miles most weeks.

Manual gearbox or automatic? How many miles has it done?

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Simes

Gao Yuan Hong wrote:
>
> I bought a new TDI disco last August and since then have been
> working / battling with the dealer and now LR themselves over
> gearchange problems.


New Tdi? It's either a secondhand Tdi (earlier Discovery) or a new Td5
(Discovery Series II), can't be both unless you have something special

There were a lot of changes between the "old" Discovery and the SII, so it
would be as well to say which to get a useful answer.

If it's a new car (Td5) and it's already on its third gearbox I would say
something was very wrong. Land Rover are right (they do make the best 4x4s
in the world, or at least most of the "fans" on this NG think so), but sadly
their attitude to customer service is still in the dark ages.

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Rich

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Gao Yuan Hong wrote:

> LR Folks
>
> Sorry if this has all been asked answered before but I would
> appreciate any comments.
>
> I bought a new TDI disco last August and since then have been
> working / battling with the dealer and now LR themselves over
> gearchange problems. The vehicle is now on its third box and the
> present problem - a clunky change up from second to third is still
> very noticeable. (An earlier problem changing up from first to second
> disappeared after a very worrying crunching sound one morning on the
> way to work). The vehicle does most of it's work on normal roads with
> twenty or thirty 'rough track' miles most weeks.

Manual gearbox or automatic? How many miles has it done?

--
Simes