Prior to the Discovery 3 the Disco was as much noted for its problems as it was for its performance. Such were some of the horror stories that it was as if the ghosts of the British motor industry past had returned to haunt the car. There were build quality problems, electrical issues and oil leaks galore, and while things improved markedly A few of the common Discovery LR3 problems include the following: Front lower control arm issues & tie rods Thermostat (V8) Ball joints and toe links Tailgate lock mechanism failure Air compressor failure Electronic Hand Brake Failure Electrical gremlins are caused by faulty or low-charged batteries. 2. Location. U.S.A. Greetings every one. New to this forum - first time poster. I am here with request for info or advice. What is the issue: I got about 1 mo. ago a new Disco 5 (MY22). It is a P360 HSE. Good thing ( I thought ) it was on the dealer lot, and we have purchased it right away as the price was ok (ish) and had must of what I wanted. Discovery 3 TDV6 random faults. Not able to start. Hi all, I have a 2009 TDV6 Discovery 3. I have had most of the normal D3 issues. From yesterday it started showing an fault message on the radio. System Shutting down Vehicle fault. While driving, the radio and climate control centre panel would then die, and the Instrument cluster would stop This has happened over a number of years and were replaced one at a time. You will normally find that one injector is the cause, forcing the other one to compensate for it. The black smoke is slight over fuelling, which can happen under harsh acceleration, or heavy load. Discovery 3 TDV6 S G4 No 29 - Mine. Discovery 4 TDV6 SE - SWAMBO's. Nov 23, 2009. #1. Discovery 3 TDV6 auto gearbox fault 2004 get in the morning put in to drive and nothing put into 1 and off i go when up to temp all ok . some times once i brake then try to go nothing for a sec then fine. After a ton of fixes the only thing left is an srs light. Using a snap on scanner the code is 9010 short to ignition passenger airbag . It will not clear. I've read 20 plus threads on this and I believe it may be related to the battery being dead when I purchased the truck. I've unplugged and cleaned the harness under the seat just for good Disconnect the positive battery terminal from the main starting battery. The reason for this order is if a wrench or loose battery cable ends grounds to the body, no arcing or other bad things happen. (I assume that you only have one battery in your 3. If not, disconnect the others as well and leave them disconnected until after all is done.) .

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