A little while back, I wrote about the Three Amigos that had assailed my Land Rover Discovery. The “three amigos” is the common reference for a well known Land Rover malady in which the antilock brake system malfunctions, taking with it the traction control program along with the vehicle’s downhill descent control feature.
Three warning lights illuminate in the instrument panel when this occurs—hence the “three amigos”. In my blog, I mentioned that I would let my readers know the outcome of my trials and tribulations in ridding myself of the three friends.
I made an appointment at my local Land Rover dealership and dropped the Disco off as agreed. After an overnight stay and a full day in the care of the Service Department, my Discovery was amigo-free and I was $787.00 closer to a turkey-less Christmas.
Seems the problem had to do with a faulty sensor buried somewhere deep in the hub of the right-rear wheel. Despite the diagnosis, there was a gamble afoot that I wasn’t prepared for. Phil, the infinitely friendly service guy, advised me that in 40% of the cases in which the sensor is changed there’s a recurrence if the hub isn’t changed at the same time.
Apparently, a worn hub allows the three amigos to move back in uninvited within just a few weeks. Did I want to change the hub, he asked? Great. Now I have to play the guessing game. Changing the hub would ensure that no presents would be found beneath the tree. It spiked the price by $1,200.
My disco is a low-mileage unit, so I held at $787.00. What would you’ve done?
The three amigos are gone for now. Hopefully, they’ll find legitimate employment and pay rent the next time they choose to reside in my Land Rover. And friendly Phil made sure it was washed before I returned to pick it up.
Three warning lights illuminate in the instrument panel when this occurs—hence the “three amigos”. In my blog, I mentioned that I would let my readers know the outcome of my trials and tribulations in ridding myself of the three friends.
I made an appointment at my local Land Rover dealership and dropped the Disco off as agreed. After an overnight stay and a full day in the care of the Service Department, my Discovery was amigo-free and I was $787.00 closer to a turkey-less Christmas.
Seems the problem had to do with a faulty sensor buried somewhere deep in the hub of the right-rear wheel. Despite the diagnosis, there was a gamble afoot that I wasn’t prepared for. Phil, the infinitely friendly service guy, advised me that in 40% of the cases in which the sensor is changed there’s a recurrence if the hub isn’t changed at the same time.
Apparently, a worn hub allows the three amigos to move back in uninvited within just a few weeks. Did I want to change the hub, he asked? Great. Now I have to play the guessing game. Changing the hub would ensure that no presents would be found beneath the tree. It spiked the price by $1,200.
My disco is a low-mileage unit, so I held at $787.00. What would you’ve done?
The three amigos are gone for now. Hopefully, they’ll find legitimate employment and pay rent the next time they choose to reside in my Land Rover. And friendly Phil made sure it was washed before I returned to pick it up.