2007 Defender problems? (pantelis)(

As usual for new models from LR there are some issues, mine had a problem with the rear diff and has now got a gearbox fault. The diffs seem to be weak and are a 2 pin type, I believe they are now fitting 4 pin diffs but can't confirm this. I know someone who has gone through 3 so far. Gear selectors have been troublesome too.

Good info here from some early owners -

Andy thanks

Take care Pantelis

Gearbox fault? Fuck me Andy....

Oi! There's plenty of dating websites around, y'know, even *that* kind. No need for that muck here!

Thanks for the offer Nige but I'll pass :-)

Andy Hi

Sorry to hear and read about your troubles with the new 110.

Land Rover certainly keeps it hush-hush.

Their importer here in Greece did not have a clue about the situation with the gearbox and the differential groups on the 2007 Defenders.

The four pins diff group upgrade sounds like a good idea.

Take care Pantelis

I thought the discussion over 2 vs 4 pin diffs had been conducted and resolved years ago in favour of the 4pin? This would seem to be yet another triumph of bean counting over engineering. When will they ever learn, When will they ever learn? When they've gone to the wall everyone!

What you gonna do mate?

Will have to make a decision, take another and hope it's better or go back to a Disco 3.

It's not bloody good enough though. I'll never buy a new Land Rover, it's easier & less hassle to keep old ones going. At least your expectations are less. They also cost a whole lot less.

TBH I think it's more to do with new cars, one of the reasons I don't buy them. A woman at work bought a new Peugot of some kind, an auto, lunched its gearbox in the first week. My brother bought a Golf, nothing but trouble, got shot of it and now has a "Skoda" which is basically another Golf so not sure about the logic there. His wife bought a Clio, it lasted 40 miles before lunching its gearbox. These are all cars new off the forecourt, better to leave them there and let others buy them, go through the teething troubles and then get them when they're 2 or 3 years old when they're settled in and running well. New cars are more trouble than old cars from what I've seen.

I was reading about a woman who bought the new Volkswagon 4X4 and has been recovered 12 times (so far).

Richard

I've never bought a new car and doubt I ever will but those I know who do often have tales of woe about this or that failing and it having to go back to the dealer numerous times for the first year or so, so I don't think it's just a Land Rover thing. That's why warranties are so important for new cars, some people I used to work with had always bought new cars and said they did so because they valued the warranties, my take on it was that the warranties were important because they were buying new cars and were the first to get them so would be the ones who found the manufacturing flaws!

I bought Jane a brand new Touareg, on the way to France on holiday the gearbox failed, after a nother 300 miles it killed the next one.

It went back, shame, it was a very nice car too.

Yep, hopefully the failings of that chap's new Defender will be taken with less hand-wringing, it's not that Land Rover are crap, it's just that new cars are often crap ;-)