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  • grzesiul
    Member Since: 07 Feb 2023
    Location: UK
    Posts: 1
    United Kingdom 

    thinking to buy D5 3.0

    Hello all from D4 site

    I am thinking of going for younger vehicle like D5. What are the most common issues with it noticed by present users and things to look out for?

    Rgds
    Greg
    7th Feb 2023 11:58 am
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: England
    Posts: 328
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    I am sure the list will get longer as aggrieved owners contribute.
    For my part, I would suggest leaking windscreens, diesel model crankshaft failure and spurious electronics gremlins seem to come up regularly, as does atrocious dealer service.

    Perhaps a tour down the faults and fixes section would help while waiting for more contributions
    7th Feb 2023 7:07 pm
  • nebc100
    Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
    Location: Altlinster
    Posts: 399
    Luxembourg 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Namib Orange

    Mostly the same problems as with a D4.

    Leaky windscreen is the most “specific” to D5

    TERRIBLE dealer service is probably the most important one of the list though!!

    My D5 has been great… I will certainly NOT be replacing it in the near future!! It does EVERYTHING I ask of it, and with ease. Tow the horses… no problem. In and out of muddy field … no problem. Long trips… no problem.

    MY biggest complaint is the motorized rear door. It seems to be very sensitive to misalignment!!
    7th Feb 2023 10:16 pm
  • discus
    Member Since: 22 Aug 2019
    Location: North
    Posts: 134
    United Kingdom 

    Probably every answer is going to be unique to whichever problem the poster is most annoyed about.

    In my case, bought at main dealer at one year old, three years ago. No significant problems since, and very happy with the car and the dealer then and since.

    Which probably tells you nothing except that for every unhappy customer, there are an unknown number of very satisfied ones!
    8th Feb 2023 4:12 pm
  • David426
    Member Since: 08 Feb 2023
    Location: New Mexico
    Posts: 11
    United States 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Yulong White

    The telematics on the '17 no longer work as they ran on 3G; otherwise, I like my D5.
    9th Feb 2023 1:49 am
  • nebc100
    Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
    Location: Altlinster
    Posts: 399
    Luxembourg 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Namib Orange

    The ‘17 telematics module still works, just will fall back to 2G/Edge

    Ask me how I know!!
    9th Feb 2023 6:54 am
  • David426
    Member Since: 08 Feb 2023
    Location: New Mexico
    Posts: 11
    United States 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Yulong White

    My trouble seems to be that there are no carriers left in the states that support 2G or 3G.
    I wonder if the telematics unit could be changed out to a newer unit that runs on 4 or 5G.
    10th Feb 2023 6:27 am
  • nebc100
    Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
    Location: Altlinster
    Posts: 399
    Luxembourg 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Namib Orange

    Everything that I have seen/read/been told says they are not interchangeable.
    10th Feb 2023 7:04 am
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