Land Rover Discovery 3 Review, For Sale, Specs, Models & News in Australia

Land Rover Discovery 3 Q&As

Check out real-world situations relating to the Land Rover Discovery 3 here, particularly what our experts have to say about them.

• Land Rover Discovery 5 - Why do they just call it Discovery?

  Land Rover still refers to the third-generation, L462-series model as the Discovery 5, but the number was dropped in some markets to distance it from the L319-series LR3 and LR4, which were the North American names for the Ford-era Discovery 3 (2003) and Discovery 4 (2009) respectively.

  Though not officially confirmed, it is believed that the name change in both instances was due to the poor reliability reputation that the earlier models gained. The same fate befell the Freelander badge, when its successor became known as the much-more-chic Evoque.

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• Land Rover Discovery 3: Key fob replacement

  The cost varies widely: you can definitely go to your dealer for a replacement, but going to a locksmith is often a cheap option. You can read more about how to replace your key fob here.

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• Land Rover Discovery 3 and BMW X5 2009: Maintenance costs

  What you want isn’t readily available, so I would suggest you survey a number of mechanics specialising in Discoveries and X5s to get the information.

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• Broken crankshaft on Land Rover Discovery 3

  It’s a problem believed caused by the incorrect location of the main bearing shells during assembly, or through rotation of the shells in normal use blocking off the oil supply. I would contact Land Rover without delay, do it before you have the engine replaced if you can, so you can establish how helpful the company will be before you spend your money. With the low kilometres I think you have a good case for compensation, even though your car is 9 years old. Hopefully you have a good record of regular servicing.

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