A strange tale
A Friend of mine has a Disco 3, Over the new year a neighbour told her a tail light was out She called in at a local car spares shop (usually reliable) Said something like That is my Landover, I need a tail light bulb. He sold her a bulb When she got home she changed the bulb Next day, having driven for about 5 miles the engine died, would not restart Called Landover. they sent someone out, and got the car started. After a further 2 or three miles the engine stuttered and stopped, all lights flashed on dashboard.then message DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE Landover came and towed it in and gave her a Jag/Daimler Sovereign as a courtesy car (WOW) [She thought it was much too big, especially too long] Landover brought the car back after two days.
They asked if she had changed a bulb, she admitted it, they said it was the wrong type of bulb and was the cause of all the software problems on the car.
They had replaced the bulb and reset the software. All now seems OK
She went back to the car spares place in Crosspool, Sheffield and told them of the problem. They said the bulb was the correct one as listed in their book. and showed no further interest. The shop is now off the xmas card list
Does the LR explanation stand up, or are they spinning a line?
If its true then all should beware If its unlikely then there could still be a gremlin lurking.
TIA
Gerry