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Guyneutron

Member Since: 09 Feb 2023
Location: London
Posts: 18

Has it begun?

So, 600 miles in, a flawless trip to the isle of Anglesey and back (london) plus my normal work commute of several miles.
Today when i was taking my kid to school a dread red warning light came on!
Something to do with electrical, well i had to take my kid to school so drove car, when i got back into the car, fault was cleared.
Decided to call dealer anyway, and advised to press button in car for land rover assistance as that would be the fastest resolve.
Land rover assistance came within 2 hours, and advised that the fault is showing the battery(48v) isnt charging, and that it should get towed into dealer asap. So he organized for pick up tomorrow. He also arranged courtesy car and i went and picked it uo right away, which was a pleasant surprise(was at
The dealer closest to me too)
He did mention that this is a fault that he is seen few times and hat The defender is pretty bullet proof once this issue is resolved (just quoting him, wether its true or not remains to be seen)
Let see what happens
Once car goes in tomorrow! Will parts be available? Is it a quick fix or will my car be sitting there for a while.
I did mention to the dealer(my sales advisor was great from start to finish during the buying process , and even followed up numerous times today re the fault) that the car is just over a week old, so i expect them to prioritize things but we will see….

happens, its how they resolve it that matters in my opinion.
To be continued…. I guess…

30th Oct 2023 3:27pm

LR Nuts

Member Since: 10 Aug 2022
Location: UK
Posts: 1111

Prepared to be ......... disappointed !!!

Mark my words.

30th Oct 2023 3:38pm

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2760

Had no issues with mine.

Spares supply has improved so you may be okay. At least you got a courtesy vehicle straight away, l had to wait two months for the hose recall because l needed a courtesy vehicle.

Yours won't need the hose recall, that was on the 2022

30th Oct 2023 6:10pm

Guyneutron

Member Since: 09 Feb 2023
Location: London
Posts: 18

Update!
Faulty BISG, and guess what…. Part on back order! Hahahahha

1st Nov 2023 3:55pm

DFNDER

Member Since: 02 Oct 2023
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 131

What's BSIG?

4th Nov 2023 1:46am

Guyneutron

Member Since: 09 Feb 2023
Location: London
Posts: 18

It stands for belt-integrated starter-generator, which is a device at the heart of mild-hybrid systems, which in turn are synonymous with modern 48V electrical systems.
In short, and alternator substitute rated at 48v instead of 12V .

4th Nov 2023 10:56am

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2760

l bet one of those isn't cheap if it fails outside the warranty

4th Nov 2023 2:18pm

Retiredone

Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: Santa Fe
Posts: 2

Audi has been experiencing failure of their belt starter generator (BSG) in vehicles equipped with their 48V mild hybrid system. No warning before failure, just red lights and it’s done. Affects the A6, A8, Q7, Q8, RSQ8.
I just sold my Q8. Mine hadn’t failed yet but at least one person on the Q8 forum experienced a second failure after replacement. Audi extended the warrant to 7 years unlimited miles but still has no fix. I didn’t take it on long trips to avoid being stranded.
Replaced it with a 2024 Defender 110 SE with the P500 V8. No 48V system.

Hope this is a one off failure for Defenders. Mercedes uses a similar system with an ISG, I haven’t heard of issues with their system.

When the first Audi failures started, back orders where 3-4 moths, now 2-3 weeks.

5th Nov 2023 4:00pm

Retiredone

Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: Santa Fe
Posts: 2

Here’s the link to the Q8 forum on the BSG failures

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/audi-q8-2...n-2969046/

5th Nov 2023 4:04pm

Guyneutron

Member Since: 09 Feb 2023
Location: London
Posts: 18

Currently im waiting for this to be back i. Stock Nov 24th…. Not impressed but

happens, im waiting to see what the business manager will have to say when he is back Tuesday.
The Land Rover guy who came out to have a look, plugged his computer in, and said fault was first flagged october 2nd, i bought car October 20th, i wanna know how come they didnt see it when they do the “160 point check” (i bought car with 3600 miles on it)

5th Nov 2023 4:24pm

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1368

Reject it and swap it for a proper 6 or 8 cylinder motor

Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

5th Nov 2023 7:22pm

Nashvegas

Member Since: 25 Dec 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 38

lightning wrote:
l bet one of those isn't cheap if it fails outside the warranty

MSRP $2010 USD over here in the USA. Which is alot for an alternator !

5th Nov 2023 11:23pm

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