Originally Posted By Gambalunga
Originally Posted By Captain solo
Car has now broken down and the dealers cant fix it - the thinking is that it is a ecu software glitch. Back to Morgan Monday for Cosworth technician to have a look. Pissed off to put it mildly....

At least it won't be as bad as the Evoque which has multiple ECUs. A near new one was having a firmware upgrade here when someone turned off the power. The car was completely "bricked" and could not be fixed. After a certain amount of negotiation the owner was handed a nice new Evoque at no cost to him and the "bricked" car was shipped back to the factory.

True story as told to me by the owner's father.


That issue has been around since Freelanders, and has occurred several times, as a result main dealers resist ECU and other computer upgrades on them at all costs. It is not just a power off issue that bricks them but also that there is a specific sequence that has to be followed precisely and if not then it bricks everything. The solution is to strip the car and replace all the computer modules, very expensive, time consuming and costly.

Adrian

Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking