Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 6,214 complaints for LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Feb 1, 2001
Incident date: Jan 29, 2001
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, CROSSING STREET AND RUNNING INTO A PARKED CAR. AUTOMATIC INTERLOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Jan 31, 2001
Incident date: May 2, 2000
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 31, 2001
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT SLIGHT SLIPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE GOING UPHILL, THERE WAS AN OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALER, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS GENTLY BRAKING WHILE IT WAS ACCELERATING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE ENDED UP COLLIDING INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND ACCELERATING AGAIN, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICL... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1994) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
Jan 30, 2001
Incident date: Feb 1, 1999
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE IN VEHICLE, SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1994) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Jan 29, 2001
Incident date: Jun 27, 2000
THE STEERING ARM BALL JOINT FAILED. *MJS
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1990) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Jan 26, 2001
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
RECALL 95V155000 WAS ISSUED IN 1996 FOR FUEL TANK. A FEW YEARS LATER, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY WON'T FIX PROBLEM AT NO COST BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN DONE ALREADY.*AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1994) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Jan 23, 2001
Incident date: Jun 27, 2000
THE STEERING ARM BALL JOINT FAILED. *MJS
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Jan 19, 2001
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
DEALER REPEATLY TRIED TO CORRECT PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. WOULD NO LONGER HONOR WARRANTY NOW.
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 19, 2001
Incident date: Dec 24, 2000
THE FIRST INCEDENT OCCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SENT THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH. THE MFG WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO TN TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER THE SECOND INCEDENT OCCURED. THE SECOND INCEDENT OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH... Read more
LAND ROVER
DEFENDER 110
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Dec 13, 2000
Incident date: Aug 18, 2000
COMPRISES A STANDARD SOLID BEAM AXLE WITH A FLANGE WELDED ONTO END OF THE AXLE TUBE ,TO SUPPORT THE BACKING PLATE, ROTOR, HUB, INNER AXLE SHAFT, WHEEL AND TIRE. THE FLANGE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE TUBE AT THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD SEAM BETWEEN FLANGE AND AXLE TUBE. OF THE 12+ INCHES OF SEAM, THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT 1" OF SPOT WELDING AND LITTLE WELD P... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Nov 29, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 2000
THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS. ONCE IT WAS MYSELF, ONCE MY HUSBAND, AND WHEN OUR FRIEND WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AT THE BODY SHOP AFTER REPAIRS FROM PREVIOUS INCIDENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HE PARKED THE CAR. LEFT FOR 5 MIN, AND CAME BACK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT "TOOK OFF" AT A RAPID SPEED. WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SAME PARKING LOT A MONTH BE... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nov 22, 2000
Incident date: Oct 25, 2000
CONSUMER WAS SLOWING TO A STOP, WHEN VEHICLE GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY PUSHED CONSUMER'S FOOT IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION, CONSUMER PUSHED BACK DOWN ON BRAKE WHICH NOW FELT VERY HARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER STATES THE PEDAL FELT LIKE GRINDING STONE ON STONE, CONSUMER ROLLED IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT, THUS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 20, 2000
Incident date: Nov 1, 2000
I WAS TOLD MY MY LAND ROVER DEALER THAT THEY HAVE HAD A RASH OF INCIDENTS WHERE A DRIVER BACKED UP HIS VEHICLE, DIDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND BROKE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSEI FELT IT IMPERATIVE YOU BE ADVISED OF A SITUATION THAT INVOLVES A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN LAND ROVER PRODUCTS. IS BECAUSE. *AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1996) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Nov 20, 2000
Incident date: Sep 4, 2000
WHILE DRIVING, AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY CUT OFF, SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE BOX FILLED THE CABIN, THE HOOD WAS LIFTED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, ENGINE IGNITED AND FRONT END MELETED TO THE GROUND, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRE DEPARTMENT FELT IT WAS DEFINATELY NOT THE FUEL LINE, HOWEVER THEY DID SMELL GAS. *SLC
Fire
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1994) — TIRES:SIDEWALL
Nov 20, 2000
Incident date: Sep 22, 2000
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235 70 R16) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL TIRE SEPARATION, DEALER INFORMED THAT THE TIRE SHOULD BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY, BUT LATER SAID THAT HE COULDN'T ASSIST THE CONSUMER IN A TIMELY MANNER AND LET THE CONSUMER DRIVE ON THE BAD TIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TIRE SINCE IT WAS AN EMERGENCY. *SLC
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Nov 20, 2000
CONSUMER CAME ACROSS RECALL 96V247 AND ISN'T SURE THAT THE VEHICLE EVER RECEIVED RECALL REPAIR, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. *SLC
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(9999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Nov 7, 2000
CONSUMER HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ENDING UP IN THE WOODS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Nov 1, 2000
Incident date: May 25, 2000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DASHBOARD WENT BLANK WHILE DRIVING LOSING ALL POWER, DEALER FOUND THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAD FAILED, CAUSING IT TO CUT THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEN AFTER HAPPENING AGAIN DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CASUED BY A DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR.
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 1, 2000
Incident date: May 25, 2000
ABS BRAKES BEGAN TO SYSTEMATRICALLY ENGAGE ON SMOOTH SURFACES, ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD, TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES CONSUMER DROVE ONTO THE CEMENT BARRIER UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE FUEL, THROTTLE, LINKAGES AND CONTROL AS WELL AS THE ABS SYSTEM. *SLC
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nov 1, 2000
Incident date: May 25, 2000
ABS BRAKES BEGAN TO SYSTEMATRICALLY ENGAGE ON SMOOTH SURFACES, ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD, TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES CONSUMER DROVE ONTO THE CEMENT BARRIER UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE FUEL, THROTTLE, LINKAGES AND CONTROL AS WELL AS THE ABS SYSTEM. *SLC
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 30, 2000
Incident date: Sep 20, 2000
ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED AFTER REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD AT RANDOM TIMES. FULL PEDAL FORCE IS REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE SPEEDS 10-20 MPH THEN CONDITION CLEARS FOR HOURS OR DAYS. *AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1995) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Oct 26, 2000
Incident date: Oct 22, 2000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SHE HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS UP SIDE DOWN. SEAT BELT LOCKED ON HER WHICH WAS A PLUS. BUT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
Crash
1 injured
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 25, 2000
Incident date: Oct 13, 2000
BRAKE FAILED TO STOP CAR FOR THE 2ND TIME. 1ST TIME NO ACCIDENT 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME CAR IS DAMAGED AND HAS CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 13, 2000
Incident date: Jul 1, 1999
DEMAND REPLACEMENT OF CAR DUE TO BEING STRANDED ON ROAD WITH FAMILY AND POOR SERVICE OF EMERGENCY PICK UP THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY DESPERATE SITUATION. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.*AK
LAND ROVER
CLASSIC
(9999) — TIRES
Oct 13, 2000
Incident date: Sep 20, 2000
SIDEWALL OF FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS BUBBLED IN TWO LOCATIONS WITHOUT A CATALYST OF ANY KIND. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45R17 )
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Oct 3, 2000
Incident date: May 13, 1998
OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING. NLM
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Oct 3, 2000
Incident date: May 13, 1998
INTAKE/VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING. NLM
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — TIRES
Oct 3, 2000
BOTH MICHELIN TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE LOST PRESSURE, SINCE THAT INCIDENT CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOW IT SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. NLM
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1993) — STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
Sep 28, 2000
Incident date: Aug 10, 2000
CAR HAD 'COMPREHENSIVE' 65000MI CHECJ UP AT PRINCETON LAND ROVER IN PRINCETON N.J. ON 7/10/00 . ON 8/10/00 WHILE EN ROUTE, SUDDENLY LOST STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPON EXAMINATION AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION CAUSE OF FAILURE FOUND TO BE DISCONNECT OF BALL AND SOCKET JOINT CONNECTING FRONT STEERING PIN AND DRIVE SHAFT. DISCONNECT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE BALL PORTION OF THE JOINT. I A... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1999) — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Sep 27, 2000
WHILE DRIVING BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING THE FLEXIBLE TOOTH TIMING BELT TO BREAK, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. *AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1990) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Sep 22, 2000
Incident date: Sep 7, 2000
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, MY LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY 1990 RANGE ROVER SUFFERED A FLAT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES UNCOMMON FOR A FLAT. THE TIRE AFTER INSPECTION ELICITED A RUBBER SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK. AFTER THE TIRE BLEWOUT ON INTERSTATE 64, I MAINTAIN ENOUGH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO PULL IT OVER ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UNDER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BLOWN OUT TIRE, ... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Sep 19, 2000
Incident date: Sep 9, 2000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ABS AND BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. DEALER HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIND/FIX PROBLEM
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Sep 19, 2000
Incident date: Sep 9, 2000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ABS AND BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. DEALER HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIND/FIX PROBLEM
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — TIRES
Sep 6, 2000
Incident date: Jul 30, 2000
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION IN FLORIDA ON 30 JULY 2000. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND ALL TIRES HELD 32 PSI PRIOR TO RETURN TRIP. TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND NEARLY ROLL. HAD IT NOT BEEN LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC IN NEARBY LANES, THE GRACE OF GOD, AND SOME DRIVING SKILL THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE VERY VERY DIFFERENT FOR M... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1989) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 5, 2000
Incident date: Aug 27, 2000
PARTS SUPPLIER SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT SHORTS MAY CAUSE FIRE. MANUFACTURER STATES "IT'S NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THEY SAY IT'S A PROBLEM". PER THEIR RECOMMENDATION, PART WILL BE TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Sep 5, 2000
Incident date: Aug 31, 2000
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD HARDEN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND THE VEHCILE WAS NOT FIXED. *YH
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1996) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Aug 31, 2000
Incident date: Jul 10, 2000
DOOR LOCKS WHEN THE-WHEN THE SERVO MOTOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED IT FAILED IN THE DEAD BOLT LOCKED POSITION.
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1990) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Aug 28, 2000
Incident date: Aug 7, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, IGNTION TURNED OFF, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED UP. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK
Fire
1 injured
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Aug 24, 2000
Incident date: Aug 8, 2000
BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ONCOMING HEADLIGHT GLARE. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG RANGE ROVERS AND DOES NOT OCCUR ON RIGHT SIDE (... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
Aug 24, 2000
Incident date: Aug 8, 2000
BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ONCOMING HEADLIGHT GLARE. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG RANGE ROVERS AND DOES NOT OCCUR ON RIGHT SIDE (... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2000) — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Aug 24, 2000
Incident date: Aug 8, 2000
BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ONCOMING HEADLIGHT GLARE. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG RANGE ROVERS AND DOES NOT OCCUR ON RIGHT SIDE (... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Aug 22, 2000
Incident date: Jul 18, 2000
IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR IN A CONGESTED AREA, THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1996) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Aug 22, 2000
Incident date: Jul 10, 2000
DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL AND REMOVING THE DEAD BOLT MECHANISM. THE CAR CAN NOT BE OPENED BY KEY OR SWITCH, IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR AND THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCK YOU MUST BREAK A WINDOW TO ESCAPE THE CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU SHUT OFF THE KEY AND DO NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHIN 8 SECONDS. MY KIDS DRIVE TH... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Aug 16, 2000
Incident date: Aug 15, 2000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON PAVEMENT ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STARTED BEEPING. HE PULLED OVER AND LADY IN THE OTHER VEHICLE TOLD HIM THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT VEHICLE WAS BURNING TO A CRISP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Fire
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Aug 8, 2000
Incident date: Aug 1, 2000
RECALL 00V142000/ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS BREAKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NO RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Jul 25, 2000
Incident date: Jul 11, 2000
FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLY. IF NOT FOR SEAT BELTS, CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.*AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jul 20, 2000
Incident date: Jul 16, 2000
THE 1999 DISCOVERY SERIES II. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jul 17, 2000
Incident date: Apr 5, 2000
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED SPEWING SMOKE DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. YH
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Jul 17, 2000
Incident date: Apr 5, 2000
FRONT PINON AND OIL SEALS FAILED IN POWER TRAIN,CAUSING LEAKAGE. YH