2012 Land Rover LR4 Technical Service Bulletins

296 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Land Rover LR4. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10106051Dec 14, 2015Equipment, Tires. "issue: a number of instances have been reported where a loss of pressure in tyres has been observed with associated tyre pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning messages. Customers and retailers have been unable to re-inflate and maintain service pressures due to leakage from the tpms valves. Issue may affect: 15my and 16my range rover evoque, discovery sport, range rover (all new), discovery 4/lr4, range rover…
• 10106005Dec 10, 2015Engine cooling. "situation: a 'humming' noise may be evident from the engine at idle. Cause: this may be caused by dust and/or water ingress to the accessory drive belt idler pulley bearing."
• 10105981Nov 5, 2015Engine. "issue: customers may report the engine management light (mil) is illuminated with the possibility of a ‘no engine restarts in xxx miles, diesel exhaust fluid dosing malfunction” warning message displayed within the instrument cluster message center and dtc’s p208b-00/p2bae-00/p2baf-00 stored in the pcm (powertrain control module) cause: air in the system."
• 10105915Nov 2, 2015Electrical system. "situation: the oil level display may not be illuminated on the instrument cluster when the portuguese language option is selected. Cause: this may be caused by an instrument cluster software error."
• 10105906Nov 2, 2015Equipment. "as described below. A. Intermittent: - the current vehicle position displayed is 'washington d.c.' and not the actual current position. Once a gps signal is acquired, the current vehicle position will then be correctly displayed. - route guidance is not affected during this intermittent fault mode; if the issue occurred during route guidance, the current route will continue to be displayed. B.
• 10105863Oct 30, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. "issue the wrong component maybe replaced when troubleshooting bluetooth connectivity in car. Cause the front control display interface module(touchscreen) has no effect on bluetooth connectivity in the car and as such may be incorrectly diagnosed and replaced as the source of the issue."
• 10105866Oct 22, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. "issue: post a service interval reset, on key through starts only, the service required message will appear on the instrument cluster for <1 second (when no service is required). No customer symptoms until a service reset has been performed. When an actual service is required the message will appear for 4 seconds as design intent. Cause: distance to next service initialisation value management between ecm and…
• 10105884Oct 8, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. "issue: customers may report that the powerfold door mirrors will not powerfold or are loose -see attached file cause: customers or external influences such as car washes may inadvertantly knock the door mirror head into the folded position, this will then cause the mirror head to be loose"
• 10105827Oct 7, 2015Engine. "situation: a 'humming' noise may be evident from the engine when the engine is idling. Cause: this may be caused by dust and/or water ingress to the primary drive belt idler pulley bearing."
• 10105821Oct 5, 2015Body and structure, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. "situation: the door mirror may 'judder' during powerfold (manual or automatic) operation and/or may be loose or vibrates. Cause: this may be caused by a tolerance stack-up between the door mirror and the door and/or the retaining screws may be loose/under torqued."
• 10105762Sep 29, 2015Electrical system. "situation: the vehicle battery imay be flat or one of the following messages/warning lights may be displayed on the instrument cluster: • faulty generator • faulty battery monitoring system (bms) • the charge warning indicator is illuminated when the engine is running. Cause: the power supply is a fully integrated system that requires sdd to diagnose overall functionality robustly to make sure customer…
• 10105723Sep 21, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "situation: the windshield wipers may make a squeak noise, judder, or streak the windshield. Cause: this may be caused by a build-up of dirt and grease on the surface of the windshield glass."
• 10105726Sep 16, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Body and structure. "situation: the door mirror may 'judder' during powerfold (manual or automatic) operation and/or may be loose or vibrates. Cause: this may be caused by a tolerance stack-up between the door mirror and the door and/or the retaining screws may be loose/under torqued."
• 10105721Sep 1, 2015Body and structure. "situation: the exterior a-pillar molding may become loose. Cause: this may be caused by the molding's retaining clips losing tension."
• 10105586Aug 27, 2015Electrical system, Exterior lighting. "situation: the adaptive front lighting system (afs) warning lamp may be illuminated/flashing on the instrument cluster. Upon diagnosis, the technician may find diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) b1d64-87 and/or b1d65-87 stored in the headlamp leveling control module. Cause: this may be caused by a software error within the headlamp leveling control module."
• 10105582Aug 27, 2015Tires. "situation: a tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) fault may be displayed in the instrument cluster (ic) and diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) are stored. Cause: this may be caused by various issues."
• 10105643Aug 11, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "issue 10my onwards range rover, range rover sport and discovery 4 / lr4 customers may report hearing wind noise from the upper windscreen area. Cause there is a potential that the top windscreen seal has become dislodged over time causing a windnoise"
• 10105542Jul 24, 2015Equipment, Forward collision avoidance. "issue: the message ""radar sensor blocked"" appears in instrument pack display. If blockage occurs while acc is being used, “driver intervene” and/or ""radar sensor blocked"" message will appear on the cluster and dtc c1a67-97 set. Blockage can also occur when acc is not being used. Cause: ""radar sensor blocked"" indicates that the adaptive speed control system's visibility has been reduced due to an obstruction…
• 10105538Jul 23, 2015Equipment. "issue: a customer may report a concern that when the vehicle is started there is no cabin audio at all from any sources. If the nav button is pressed a 2-5 second period of am/ fm radio can be heard and then returns back to no audio. Issue will only self-recover after an ignition cycle. Cause: currently under analysis."
• 10105536Jul 14, 2015Steering. "issue: a customer may report a noise when turning the steering wheel, which is confirmed by the dealer as originating from the steering column. Discovery 4/lr4 (l319) and range rover sport (l320) only. 10 model year onwards. Cause: jlr engineering are currently investigating to understand any situations where the steering column is the cause of noise when turning."
• 10104921Jun 16, 2015Electrical system. "situation: one or more of the following issues may be evident: • the alarm is triggered for no apparent reason; • the 'hood open' message is displayed on the instrument cluster; and/or • a mislock sound is emitted when locking the vehicle. Cause: these issues may be caused by a faulty hood open switch."
• 10104881Jun 16, 2015Body and structure. "situation: the exterior a-pillar molding may become loose. Cause: this may be caused by the molding's retaining clips losing tension."
• 10104681May 27, 2015Electrical system. "issue: a new vct solenoid has been fitted to a 3.0l aj126 or 5.0l aj133 engine which requires a link harness in order to be installed on vehicles built with the prior part. Cause: the vct solenoid design changed, and the electrical connector on the vct solenoid is a different size."
• 10104481May 21, 2015Equipment. "situation: one or more fo the following issues may be evident when using the smart key: • 'smart key not found' message displayed in the instrument cluster; • engine fails to crank; • vehicle may not unlock / lock when using passive entry or when pressing a smart key button. Cause: this may be caused by a 'lock up' of the keyless vehicle module (kvm)."
• 10104461May 19, 2015Engine, Engine cooling. "situation: a ‘rattle’ / ‘click’ noise may be heard from the front of the engine. The noise may be more pronounced when the engine is at idle speed. Cause: this may be caused by wear on the timing chain lever, resulting in reduced tension on the timing chain."
• 10104441May 19, 2015Engine cooling. "situation: the fluid level in the engine coolant system expansion tank may fall below the minimum level over a period of time or a ‘low coolant level’ message is displayed in the message center. Upon inspection, a leak may be found to be from the front of the engine-driven coolant pump, together with excessive wear of the coolant pump bearing."
• 10104702May 5, 2015Equipment, Back-over prevention (rear camera). "issue: a customer may report that one or more of the surround cameras are inoperative. Cause: poor connection at the camera module."
• 10105484Apr 27, 2015Body and structure, Electrical system. "issue the tailgate will not open from the exterior tailgate switch. Cause. The wires to the switch have corroded and are possibly broken."
• 10104701Apr 27, 2015Body and structure, Electrical system. "issue the tailgate will not open from the exterior tailgate switch. Cause. The wires to the switch have corroded and are possibly broken."
• 10105420Apr 8, 2015Exterior lighting. "situation: condensation/mist may appear on the inside of front and/or rear exterior lamps. Cause: condensation/mist is a natural phenomenon which can occur when there is a temperature difference between the inside and of the lamp unit. This condensation is considered to be as a result of normal atmospheric conditions and replacing the light unit will correct this symptom. With the introduction of clear lenses…
• 10105409Apr 8, 2015Equipment. "situation: on vehicles fitted with the surround camera system (not vehicles fitted with parking aid – rear view camera only), the camera image may be lost and a blue screen is displayed cause: this may be caused by signal loss through the coax."
• 10105408Apr 8, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "situation: on vehicles fitted with the surround camera system (not vehicles fitted with only a parking aid - rear view camera), the camera image may be lost and a blue screen is displayed. Cause: this may be caused by signal loss from poor connections, harness routing and excessive bending, the harness being tightly clamped, and damage to the insulation."
• 10105466Apr 3, 2015Equipment. "issue over half of failed radio head units or separate cd players are found to have been loaded with incorrect media which is not compatible with land rover infotainment systems. Cause this is to make you aware of the types of media that may cause the unit to fail with the customer."
• 10105415Apr 2, 2015Equipment. "situation: the face of the compact key handset may peel away from the handset main body or the handset case may be bulging. Cause: this may be caused by the handset manufacturing process."
• 10105384Mar 26, 2015Tires, Wheels. "issue: vehicles require wheel or tyre replacements at pdi. Cause: this is either caused by the shipping process and should be claimed through transport / distribution or it is caused during jlr manufacturing processes and should be claimed as per warranty policy."
• 10105181Mar 20, 2015Electrical system, Engine. "situation: the engine malfunction indicator lamp (mil) may be illuminated along with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p2183-00 being stored in the engine control module (ecm). Cause: this may be caused by a diagnostic routine error."
• 10103662Mar 18, 2015Suspension. "situation: a 'knock' sound from the front suspension may be evident when traveling on uneven road surfaces or during low-speed heavy braking. Cause: this may be caused by excessive front suspension lower arm rear bush snubber movement."
• 10105282Mar 16, 2015Seats, Equipment. "issue: seat switch pack recline button cap is damaged or has broken / fallen off in service. (see fig.1) action: replace by pressing on new button cap part no: lr045801 (see fig.2)"
• 10104381Feb 25, 2015Electrical system. "issue: land rover are currently analyzing body control modules (bcm) returned via warranty. If a bcm has been determined to require replacement following diagnosis, please carry out the steps listed in the action below. Cause: currently under analysis."
• 10104364Feb 24, 2015Steering. "issue: reports of a rubbing or clicking noise emanating from the steering column when it is rotated due to a noisy clock spring. Cause: under investigation"
• 10104021Feb 23, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. "situation: a rattling/vibrating noise from underneath the vehicle when driving on an uneven road surface may be evident. Cause: this may be caused by a cracked transmission heat shield mounting bracket."
• 10105406Feb 19, 2015Brakes. "issue: a customer may report a cyclic squeak noise that appears to come from the rear brakes. This will occur without the brake pedal being pressed and setting off from stationary / driving at low speeds. Cause: the action of the bias spring within the rear brake shoe mechanism when combined with incorrect adjustment or wear of the system."
• 10104241Feb 11, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "issue: customer complains of damage/marking on the surface of the vehicle’s instrument pack lens. Cause: damage/marking caused by object impact against the lens. Staining/discoloration contamination caused by using any type of cleaning product on lens. Important: owners handbook specifies to clean with a lightly moistened cloth and do not use chemical agents or domestic cleaners action where a customer concern is…
• 10104201Feb 4, 2015Equipment. "issue over half of failed radio head units or separate cd players are found to have been loaded with incorrect media which is not compatible with land rover infotainment systems. Cause this is to make you aware of the types of media that may cause the unit to fail with the customer. They are copy control compact discs (cccd) recordable compact discs (cd-r) rewritable compact discs (cd-rw) eco discs, which are very…
• 10103762Feb 2, 2015Latches, locks and linkages. "issue: door lock functionality cause: jlr engineering are currently investigating side door latch concerns and therefore would appreciate more information to aid investigations. Known issues have been resolved and assured vins for effected models are: evoque: h021033(15my), h920134 (pune) discovery 4 a756425 freelander2: h432120, h911856 (pune)"
• 10103721Jan 20, 2015Electrical system, Fuel system. "issue: high pressure fuel pump diagnostics on 3.0l aj126 and 5.0l aj133 engines have been updated. Action: please refer to the procedure below for information on how to access the new information through sdd."
• 10103602Jan 19, 2015Steering. Issue: a customer may report a noise when turning the steering wheel, which is confirmed by the dealer as originating from the steering column. Discovery 4/lr4 (l319) and range rover sport (l320) only. 10 model year onwards. Cause: jlr engineering are currently investigating to understand any situations where the steering column is the cause of noise when turning.
• 10106041Jan 5, 2015Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain, Exterior lighting. "issue: excessive brake pedal pressure required to get the auto transmission out of park, warning lights on the instrument pack with associated dtc's for brake light switch (p0504-27, p0504-62, c1a96-64) or brakes showing signs of drag and binding. Cause: incorrect brake light switch setting. Note: analysis of returned brake switches have shown no issues with the brake switch itself. Do not replace the switch…
• 10106022Jan 5, 2015Brakes. "re-issued dec 2015 issue: brake caliper discolouration. Cause: damage to the caliper finish while cleaning the vehicle and, or the road wheels"
• 10105341Jan 5, 2015Engine cooling. "issued march 2015. Issue: low coolant message displayed. A coolant leak is found from the seam on coolant pipe (lr018275). See the attached file for an example of the leak location. Cause: a process issue at component supplier."

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