Recent content by Richardb19

Hi Brian, When mine was going wrong it was intermittent too, on some days it would start straight away and on other days I would hold the button for up to 20 seconds before it started, sometimes it never did and I would start the sequence again and it might then just take 8 seconds. I also only...

Hi Brian, Yes this sound exactly what mine was doing, I would bet that it is the same problem, flat spot on the starter motor, reason it takes different lengths of time to start is it depends where the starter is on the flat spot, sometimes it ticks past it quickly other times less so. I had a...

Hi all, I have a 2011 Vogue and as I pull away all the doors lock which is great but when you stop and turn the ignition off the doors remain locked. In my old 2005 BMW 535 they unlocked when you turned off the engine. At the moment I am constantly getting out to let children out the back doors...

Hi all, I have noticed that the small piece of rubber trim that sits above the rear external pillar trim covers that has almost totally come away and now just sits uselessly in the gully, it can't be doing much and it looks unsightly and I'd like to repair / replace it. Can anyone tell me the...

Simply a failing starter motor, hence the reason it was getting worse and worse. problem now solved. Thank you to everyone for offering opinions and potential solutions, much appreciated. Happy Christmas!

Thanks Pete, will add it to the investigation list...

changed out both fobs with new batteries again, from different packs. no difference, tried to start it twice this evening with a single push, no action so resorted to holding the button down, started after 10 secs. 15 minute drive and now still have to hold down button to restart it. I think it...

Thanks for taking the time to respond, I will hope for a simple solution. Appreciate it. Richard

Dealer says there was no problem other than it hadn't been used much so the battery was probably a bit low, (not sure I am getting the full story to be honest - but the car has a full service history with reputable dealer stamps) so I decided to avoid the messing around and just get a new...

OK, will give it a go, nothing to lose at this point. will update later once tried...

if only, both fobs have had new batteries in the last 7 days - thanks for the thought though!

Yup, not getting much back from that source to be honest, he has said that he will pay for whatever needs doing which is fine but I was wondering if this was a car fault or something that I am doing. Thanks for your response. Richard

Hi all, New to RR in general, have now owned my first one for 3 weeks (its done about 55k and I have to say I LOVE IT), had some battery problems and so bit the bullet and got a main dealer to put a new one in. My problem is this, sometimes when I start the car I have the fob on my lap and...