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Sent to Car Experts July 17 02:13 PM

my 2003 range rover is displaying air suspension inactive. how can i fix it?

 

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2003 Land Rover range rover 4.4

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Status:  Closed   Value: $10
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July 17 2:54 PM (41 minutes and 29 seconds later)
         
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How many miles are on this vehicle?

Has any recent repair or maintenance work been performed outside of the dealer?

Are any of the wheels 'sagging?'

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July 17 3:11 PM (17 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
Reply to RIP's Post: 52000 miles. i took the car in for the 50,000 service. but ever since then i have problems i.e battery dying, gps system cutting out, air suspension inactive and air bag light coming on. dont know what you mean by sagging
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July 17 3:16 PM (5 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
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Sagging refers to if the vehicle sits too low at any tire. When the air suspension system is inoperative, usually a tire will be 'touching' the wheelwell.

Just to clarify, was the 50k service done outside of the dealer? If so, was the repair facility certified on Land Rover?

Thanks,

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July 17 3:23 PM (6 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
Reply to RIP's Post: the service was done at a land rover dealership. no obvious sagging in any of the wheel wells
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July 17 3:35 PM (11 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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To correctly test the Electronic Air Suspension system, the vehicle needs to to go to the dealer, where they can use the correct software to issolate the inactive suspension failure. But I believe, you should have the battery tested, and the connections checked. During the initial service the technician may have disconnected the negative cable on the battery, and has put it back on loosly, causing a voltage drop to the engine managment, SRS (Safety Restraint System), and the Suspension Sytem. Also, it may be coincidental, and your battery may be getting weak. This is approx. the milage when these batteries start to fail, if the battery becomes weak, it will cause surges in voltage, causing the computer control systems to go 'screwy.' If the battery went dead and the vehicle was 'jump started,' this can pose a possible problem as well. A jump start can spike voltages to the vehicle control systems and cause the computer(s) to loose crucial information, and this may be a case of a re-programming.

-Rip



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