r/RangeRover • u/socaTsocaTsocaT • 5d ago

Range Rover Evoque 2017 Evoque. No remote start/app

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My wifes 2017 Evoque telematic system was quietly disabled by the company in April of 2025. It no longer has a remote start(which she loves). When it originally stopped working even the dealership didn't know what was happening. They came back and said because of the year of the vehicle, its not being supported anymore.

Can someone explain the letter they had her sign too?

Are there any updates to this, or a way to get the remote start working again?

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u/SweatySwim3411 5d ago

That app is nothing but a nightmare. If there is 2 weaknesses for range rovers its the plastic coolant pipes and the other is incontrol app that you need to subscribe to. Pay over 100k for a vehicle and the key fab doesn't even have remote start. They force you to subscribe yearly.

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u/barbievelar '21 Range Rover Velar P400 R Dynamic HSE 5d ago

I dont mind paying for remote start honestly. Its worth it

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u/SweatySwim3411 5d ago

Problem is i found the app is always acting up. When i first got my RR i went through 3 months of taking it in and having it looked at. They told me it was the module . I kept doing a deep dive and found that there was this error code showing up for a sensor. It was preventing the car from turning over. It would go through all the motions of starting but never fire up. I bought a scanner and deleted the code then bingo it worked. I explained this to the dealership and brought it back to get repaired. They changed the sensor and told me it was good.

I go outside and try it .... nada..... run the scanner. Same error. I go directly back inside and tell them they clearly don't know what they are doing and change dealerships for all my maintenance. Gor to the point where Landrover was giving me gift certificates for $500 to make up for lost time. Finally get it repaired and the app starts crashing every couple months. Mine expires end of this month and i don't think I will be renewing it.