As the title really; my MY10 3.0TDV6 RRS showed the low fuel light on tuesday (correct indication as fuel was low). I filled it up with £70 diesel on wednesday but the low fuel indication didn't go away. On friday I booked it into LR (on the 19th) for them to have a look at (after seeing information about a modification to the fuel sender on here).

However, today I started it up and it juddered every 10 seconds or so while ticking over, and while driving it juddered and snatched for about half a mile (at that point I turned round and came home). On the way home the car cut out on me 3 times (once on a bend, and is that steering heavy without power-assist), but started fine after stopping and re-starting.

Does anyone have any potential quick fixes, as the 4x4 mechanics in the area all seem to be closed and I need the car on monday!

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Wiring issue in the OSF wheel arch is fairly common, or a faulty sender unit, inside the tank

Thanks Disco_Mikey, I can only see wiring for the brakes (sensors I assume) in the OSF wheel arch? Whereabouts is the wiring for the fuel system?

Fit's the sender then I already have it booked in for the 19th with LR, but it's become a little more terminal than just showing low fuel now! Current: Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey
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It turned out to be the fuel sender/fuel sender loom, which I had to pay for due to the car being 37 months outside warranty. (LR offer "goodwill" for 36 months outside of warranty apparently; although I suspect their goodwill lasts one month less than the age of ANY car)!

The car was with Guy Salmon LR in Portsmouth for over a week as a breakdown, and they didn't put it onto the ramp until 1545 on the day that it was originally booked in to have the work done, prior to breaking down!

When I asked why it was going on the ramp so late for a quoted "2 hour job" I was told that recoveries had taken priority; when I pointed out that mine was brought in as a recovery the week before and should have been seen to earlier under that mentality, they back-tracked and said "sorry, I mean booked jobs take priority over recoveries". I then said mine was booked for this date (despite breaking down the week before) so either way it should have been done before close of play on the day it was booked.

Guy Salmon LR in Portsmouth also strangely added bits that didn't need doing to the jobcard (another vehicles defects!!), and when I asked them about them, they failed to take them off the jobcard. It was only when I asked why a 2 hour job, starting at 1545 was going to take longer than that day to complete that they realised and took the jobs off. I eventually got my car back the day after it was originally booked in, but they had it for 10 days in total.

Guy Salmon LR in Portsmouth have been a joke. Stay away!

However the car is fully repaired, with a clean bill of health, valeted and back to me now! It's now up for sale as I don't need it to pull my boat trailer any more. Current: Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey
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And the business manager of Guy Salmon Portsmouth has just been on the phone to me - she's going to credit my card with the bill amount and has told me to take the wife out for a meal and send her the bill (she'll send me a cheque)!!

I suppose that makes up for the messing about!  Current: Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey
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Now I am concerned

ours went to low fuel warning on Friday when we had 1/4 tank but just to make sure filled it up, only way to know for sure then how much we have in the tank

car is booked in for a service in a few weeks asked on the D3 side if could be any issues and Robbie's reply was just what you have experienced
Have spoke to Duckworths and service brought forward to next week but they have never had a breakdown due to the warning so I was not toooooo worried But now I am

Yeah, as it was explained to me, the car "starts a mileage count-down timer" as the low fuel warning appears. The ECM doesn't know it is spurious (due to dodgy tank sender) so it believes the owner is ignoring the low fuel warning and eventually gives you a couple of splutters (to warn you it's going to cut out) and then cuts out in order to prevent you from running out of fuel (not a good thing to do in modern RRS/Discos).

It lets you restart, but goes through the cycle regularly (every 100-200 yards, as I found out when trying to nurse it the last half mile home).

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@Ovey I have exact the same issue on my 2011 RRS - fuel light, then gone to juddering, now cuts out, but starts again every time.

If you don't mind me asking, how much was the repair ?

Thanks for the post, been quick to find what the problem is

AWhittle

it may be worth you talking to a main dealer

I have the landrover warranty...... but..... they declined the claim as "a known L/R issue"

they contacted L/R customer relations who agreed to pay for the repair

cost nowt

Hi all,

the repair was around £225 for the replacement of the fuel sender and loom.

However, due to an almighty customer service cock-up, the Guy Salmon Portsmouth business manager gave me my money back and paid for a meal out for me and my wife! Current: Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey
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