Are the general early issues now fixed.

[DoubleDoom]

nearly 9000 miles on a July 2024 build.
1) Rear door seal glue unsticking
2) condensation from the aircon in the front footwell
3) Rear sensors either stay on in reverse or don't work at all.
4) HVAC clicking from the cubby when full heat is requested in very cold weather.
5) prone to getting false positive amber alerts if I turn the engine off but don't exit the car and then turn it on again. Opening the door whilst the engine is off, closing it again and then firing up prevents that.

All of those are common issues. The HVAC clicking is like putting a stick in a fan whilst it's moving, so it's a constant click. One of the dealer QMs that was delivered earlier this year, so built after shutdown, does it too.

Obviously, I have the usual HVAC peculiarities but I largely get around them by waiting for the HVAC to fire up before starting the car. Auto heating refuses to heat the front footwells. Switching to manual solves that.

It's booked to have the first four items fixed. I suspect I will get fobbed off with number 4 as the dealer didn't know what the problem was earlier in the year and sent a video to Ineos to await instruction.

 

[Skydance]

What range do you get on your diesel to a tank?

I’m sorry, I genuinely don’t know.

 

[Jeremy996]

What range do you get on your diesel to a tank?

I seem to be getting around 420-450 miles per full tank, although the screen suggests 360 miles when it is full.

My Fieldmaster seems to be bug-free at the moment, (that will curse it!) Chandlers have identified a small oil leak from the front driveshaft, but coming from old Defenders, it seems trivial!

 

[Tenac]

I seem to be getting around 420-450 miles per full tank, although the screen suggests 360 miles when it is full.

My Fieldmaster seems to be bug-free at the moment, (that will curse it!) Chandlers have identified a small oil leak from the front driveshaft, but coming from old Defenders, it seems trivial!

I've not seen anything shown higher than 230 on my screen.... lol maybe I should do the manual calculation next time I fill up.

 

[CRH]

nearly 9000 miles on a July 2024 build.
1) Rear door seal glue unsticking
2) condensation from the aircon in the front footwell
3) Rear sensors either stay on in reverse or don't work at all.
4) HVAC clicking from the cubby when full heat is requested in very cold weather.
5) prone to getting false positive amber alerts if I turn the engine off but don't exit the car and then turn it on again. Opening the door whilst the engine is off, closing it again and then firing up prevents that.

All of those are common issues. The HVAC clicking is like putting a stick in a fan whilst it's moving, so it's a constant click. One of the dealer QMs that was delivered earlier this year, so built after shutdown, does it too.

Obviously, I have the usual HVAC peculiarities but I largely get around them by waiting for the HVAC to fire up before starting the car. Auto heating refuses to heat the front footwells. Switching to manual solves that.

It's booked to have the first four items fixed. I suspect I will get fobbed off with number 4 as the dealer didn't know what the problem was earlier in the year and sent a video to Ineos to await instruction.

I've had number 4 of your list on occasion, same issue, full heat fan goes full and is sounds like a kid put a stick in their bike wheel spokes to sound like a motorbike.
Turn the auto setting off. Put fan on full and flip the directions from screen to feet,.when it finally decides to aim at feet, flip back to screen. Or try face direction too, it hasn't done it for a while so can't exactly remember but it is a cas of moving the air direction round to free the stuck parts. Keep trying until it fixes it.
Not a permanent fix but will eventually work for that time.

Do you also have it not directing at the screen and blowing out the face vents? It's like it gets stuck so you just need to keep trying to free it up rather than leave in 1 setting.

 

[DoubleDoom]

I've had number 4 of your list on occasion, same issue, full heat fan goes full and is sounds like a kid put a stick in their bike wheel spokes to sound like a motorbike.
Turn the auto setting off. Put fan on full and flip the directions from screen to feet,.when it finally decides to aim at feet, flip back to screen. Or try face direction too, it hasn't done it for a while so can't exactly remember but it is a cas of moving the air direction round to free the stuck parts. Keep trying until it fixes it.
Not a permanent fix but will eventually work for that time.

I found that closing the cubby vents stopped it and then reopening them (sometimes taking a few goes). Mine only did it when it was pretty cold (close to zero or lower). It has never done it when mild or warmer.

Apparently, it's quite common, but it's not often mentioned on these boards.

Do you also have it not directing at the screen and blowing out the face vents? It's like it gets stuck so you just need to keep trying to free it up rather than leave in 1 setting.

On occasion, that has happened. I can usually tell when the screen starts misting up and I need to change it to manual to get it to clear.

Also, on occasion (most of the time when on auto), it will blow cold air onto the middle of the screen and create a misted cold patch circle even when the heat is blowing out the rest. The cynic in me still wonders if that is what led to my cracked screen last year.

I tend to use manual most of the time, as auto is too inconsistent. I am perhaps a bit forgiving on the heating side, as my Defender Puma didn't have much choice between ice cold and volcano.

 

[CRH]

I found that closing the cubby vents stopped it and then reopening them (sometimes taking a few goes). Mine only did it when it was pretty cold (close to zero or lower). It has never done it when mild or warmer.

Apparently, it's quite common, but it's not often mentioned on these boards.

On occasion, that has happened. I can usually tell when the screen starts misting up and I need to change it to manual to get it to clear.

Also, on occasion (most of the time when on auto), it will blow cold air onto the middle of the screen and create a misted cold patch circle even when the heat is blowing out the rest. The cynic in me still wonders if that is what led to my cracked screen last year.

I tend to use manual most of the time, as auto is too inconsistent. I am perhaps a bit forgiving on the heating side, as my Defender Puma didn't have much choice between ice cold and volcano.

I have found fiddling around with various vents/setting does help. Turning the aircon off helps getting warm air when you don't want full on hot or just cold blowing. Air con off seems to let the in-between settings work?? If no-one in rear, shut those vents and sometimes side vents can help.
If you have on full heat then just turn down slightly, if it blows cold, I have found a full on blast of the air-con 'clears out' the heat and it can be a bit more in-between temps

Basically, just keep fiddling with all the configurations until something works, just don't expect it to do what you would expect first time

 

[Skydance]

I have found fiddling around with various vents/setting does help. Turning the aircon off helps getting warm air when you don't want full on hot or just cold blowing. Air con off seems to let the in-between settings work?? If no-one in rear, shut those vents and sometimes side vents can help.
If you have on full heat then just turn down slightly, if it blows cold, I have found a full on blast of the air-con 'clears out' the heat and it can be a bit more in-between temps

Basically, just keep fiddling with all the configurations until something works, just don't expect it to do what you would expect first time

When I do this my wife and teenage kids give me a smirk . Sell it dad. I keep telling them it’s got attitude and character.

 

[Jeremy996]

When I do this my wife and teenage kids give me a smirk . Sell it dad. I keep telling them it’s got attitude and character.

Remind the kids they have not been sold yet! Attitude and character goes both ways.

 

[CRH]

When I do this my wife and teenage kids give me a smirk . Sell it dad. I keep telling them it’s got attitude and character.

That's the correct answer, tell them they don't understand how modern vehicles work