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Land Rover Discovery bonnet release at 60 km/h
Travelling at 60 km/h on the Glow Worm Tunnel Rd, Newnes State Forest
several weeks ago, the bonnet smacked into the windscreen without warning. Luckily the road was straight and there were no on-coming cars-I stopped the vehicle without further incident. Upon inspection, two bolt/screws that hold a bonnet plate that engages into the release levers were found loose in the engine bay (on the bar above the radiator). See photos at: http://home.people.net.au/~wabbaly/Disco%20Bonnet% 20Release%20at%2060%20kmh/ With some difficulty the three of us lowered the bonnet, carefully manipulating the wipers under the bonnet's lower edge (they were in that position because of the accident). Because there was no phone reception, we couldn't call Land Rover's Roadside Assist, therefore we tied the bonnet down and drown slowly home and called there. Had the bonnet spontaneously released itself minutes before or after, the three of us could have crashed into a pine tree or sandstone road cutting. We are so fortunate the accident took place where it did. The car: Was I driving an old Disco. No, it's a 2003 Land Rover Discovery, Series II, purchased Dec 2003, under warranty until Dec 2006. Serviced by the book by Land Rover service centres. Land Rover "Customer Care" were initially reluctant to provide us with a replacement car or cover the costs of towing. This, and other behaviour, was totally disrespectful considering that the three of us could have died due to the malfunction had it occurred elsewhere. Particular mention must be made of Andrew Howard and Maggie (Margaret) Horesch (National Customer Care Manager for LRA) both of whom work in Melbourne--they have shown complete disreguard for our circumstance--I hope none of you have to deal with them when it really matters. Has anyone heard of this happening to Land Rovers? The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again? |
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D Walford wrote: > wrote: > > > The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this > > accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again? > > > > There is supposed to a secondary bonnet catch so if the first catch > fails then the bonnet is still prevented from coming open. > My question would be is why did the second catch fail? I'm unaware of the existence of a second catch--can you enlighten me? Is it visible in the photos I've posted? > Bolts vibrating loose on a 4WD used on rough roads is not uncommon and > to a certain extent is to be expected, such things should be checked at > service time and should also be noticed by the owner/driver when doing > regular under bonnet checks as per the owners manual which of course you > always do? Since the car has done <60 000 km I didn't think loose bolts would be an issue; and if they were, I thought Land Rover would note it in the manual and/or inspect these bolts at service. > > > > Daryl |
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Land Rover Discovery bonnet release at 60 km/h
> wrote in message
oups.com... > Has anyone heard of this happening to Land Rovers? Nah, the weight of the spare tyre, shovel & pick guaranteed mine to never lift, I pretty much avoided lifting it as much as I could rarely saw any good news in there |
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Land Rover Discovery bonnet release at 60 km/h
The secondary bonnet catch is useless in this situation as the actual
bolting mechanism has come off. "D Walford" > wrote in message ... > wrote: > >> The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this >> accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again? >> > > There is supposed to a secondary bonnet catch so if the first catch fails > then the bonnet is still prevented from coming open. > My question would be is why did the second catch fail? > Bolts vibrating loose on a 4WD used on rough roads is not uncommon and to > a certain extent is to be expected, such things should be checked at > service time and should also be noticed by the owner/driver when doing > regular under bonnet checks as per the owners manual which of course you > always do? > > > > Daryl |
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Land Rover Discovery bonnet release at 60 km/h
On or around 4 Jun 2006 23:19:22 -0700, enlightened
us thusly: > >Has anyone heard of this happening to Land Rovers? can't say as I have, personally. > >The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this >accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again? loctite on the bolts. They shouldn't be able to come loose. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a Bank Holiday weekend. from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton. |
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Austin Shackles wrote: ..... > > > >The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this > >accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again? > > loctite on the bolts. They shouldn't be able to come loose. > That was my thought too, but the smash repairer said then they'd never be able to be undone, if required (when would that be?). He suspected I bought a "Friday afternoon" car, and that possibly some spring washers were omitted. |
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