neonovice Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hello, I recently bought a 2007 Freelander 2. After getting it home it beeped up on the dash TRANSMISSION FAULT TRACTION REDUCED. It then flashed up every time I drove it for the first 2 days. The car drives fine. I contacted the garage who told me to take it back which I am about to do, trouble is it has now stopped coming up. I have read that it may be that the battery was holding a low charge from sitting in the forecourt. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 The warning returned on the way to the Land Rover dealership. They are doing a software upgrade on it just now. Hopefully this will sort it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 £145 for a software upgrade. Still not sorted. Any ideas anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_roberts Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Well, don't pay that £145 for a start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Sounds more like a sensor /earth fault , also agree no fix no pay they said software upgrade would solve it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 I bought the car from a small garage who took it to the stealership so I don't need to pay anyway. The problem appears to have cleared now anyway. It's not shown a fault for 5 days but time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defv890 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Hi the fault was probably due to the rear hallex unit (connects the rear prop to the diff to make it 4x4) there are issues with them either the pumps stop working or block up due to the clutch pack plates breaking up or the ecu on the side goes wrong. Lr brought out a service action/ recall for a auto box and hallex downloads. To help save the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 I have bought a HawkEye Pro, I am trying to get some fault codes etc but I can't get any live data or any thing for the transmission. Is there a separate plug for the transmission control module? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewb Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Any progress with this, would be very interested to hear the end result on this one as I have the same problem on my Freelander2, also a 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Any progress with this, would be very interested to hear the end result on this one as I have the same problem on my Freelander2, also a 2007. Hi sorry didn't see your reply. Still does it. It is odd it only does it if the car is started hot/warm and if you switch it to an off road setting it goes away. It runs fine though. Have you resolved it on yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewb Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 No still not fixed mine either. Can go days without problem and will then suddenly pop up mid journey. Taking it to a friend for a service and he is going to check it out and see if he can find a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Went to the car yesterday put the key in the dash and nada. I went round and asked a local specialist what he thought the problem was. Straight away and without hesitation he said "it's your battery". New battery fitted and boom the TRANSMISSION FAULT TRACTION REDUCED message has gone. I will keep an eye on it but hopefully that will be the end of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Oh well, TRANSMISSION FAULT TRACTION REDUCED fault returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 New fault now. Occasionally on start up it tells me there is an HDC fault. Boo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Hi Gents, Just a suggestion, but this makes me think alternator with an intermittent fault. We had all this on my son's car recently. It wasn't until the alternator packed up completely that the problem became obvious. Hope this helps. - Jonners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Best part of 2 years I've had the car now. It had continued to flash up the fault. Usually if the car is started warm I.e. at the petrol station or the shops. Until now... There was a howl which sounded to me like it might be diff related. Turns out it was the nsf wheel bearing. Changed that and the fault appears to have gone. 1 week now without it flashing up Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherLRnewb Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Best part of 2 years I've had the car now. It had continued to flash up the fault. Usually if the car is started warm I.e. at the petrol station or the shops. Until now... There was a howl which sounded to me like it might be diff related. Turns out it was the nsf wheel bearing. Changed that and the fault appears to have gone. 1 week now without it flashing up Weird. Just wondering if the problem is still fixed? My 2010 FR2 had a full diff replacement last year, new pinion bearings about a week ago and it's just started showing the same fault. LR have now also replaced the haldex pump, diff sensor and have done a software upgrade. Booked in again for this Wednesday, anyone got any other ideas of what it might be? I'm thinking something electrical / wiring??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherLRnewb Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Oh and when the fault bings up, all the HDC modes also stops working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonovice Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Still clear. I doubt that it was directly related to the bearing but it's definitely gone. HDC didn't work when the fault came up on mine either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billio Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 A couple of years + ago i had the same fault keep appearing, then my battery gave up the ghost, I replaced the battery, and lo and behold the fault disappeared. Wind on 2 years and the fault came back, I realised I was only doing short journeys with lights, heater, air con and sometimes wipers, I also jump started a jag a couple of times. Switched all power drains off, picked a nice day and went out for a 50 mile run. what do you know the fault disappeared. Try this before you try any expensive garage solutions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham9691 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 On 9/24/2012 at 7:43 PM, defv890 said: Hi the fault was probably due to the rear hallex unit (connects the rear prop to the diff to make it 4x4) there are issues with them either the pumps stop working or block up due to the clutch pack plates breaking up or the ecu on the side goes wrong. Lr brought out a service action/ recall for a auto box and hallex downloads. To help save the unit. Hi I have this problem. Do you really meant the Clutch wear, creates debris in the pumpt? I sais this to my mechanic and he laughed and said there was no connection between the clutch and the rear diff/pump. Thank Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 11/17/2021 at 10:15 AM, Graham9691 said: Hi I have this problem. Do you really meant the Clutch wear, creates debris in the pumpt? I sais this to my mechanic and he laughed and said there was no connection between the clutch and the rear diff/pump. Thank Graham The rear diff is a Haldex unit which has a series of clutch plates integrated into it - its how it works, the reference was to the Haldex clutch plates not the main engine-gearbox clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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