Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported 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 2,245,377 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 6,426 complaints for LAND ROVER

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1997) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 2, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL, UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER STATED" THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JUMP UP AND DOWN, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WHICH STARTED SIGNALING TO CHECK THE ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE SIREN TYPE NOISES. WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ALERTED THE PASSENGERS WITH A BEEP... Read more
1 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jun 26, 2003
CONSUMER HAS SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON A 1996 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY I. *MR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO STOP HOWEVER THERE ARE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT *JB
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Jun 19, 2003
Incident date: Jun 13, 2003
VEHICLE HAS 19,000 MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS WORK. DEALER STATED I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES (PADS & ROTORS). ROTORS ARE DEEPLY GROOVED. I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT AT UNDER 20K MILES I NEEDED NEW ROTORS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS "REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR" AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT LAND ROVER NEEDS THEIR ROTORS REPLACE EVERY 10-15K. I CONSIDER THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (1999) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Jun 11, 2003
WHILE ACCELERATING GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN PRESSED. CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM ON GAS PEDAL TO GET IT UNDONE. *AK
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2001) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT Jun 4, 2003
Incident date: Jan 31, 2003
WHILE PARKING FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL GAVE WAY AND FOLDED UNDER VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMERS SON RECEIVED A BRUISE FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD GIVEN AWAY. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. SCC
1 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jun 2, 2003
Incident date: May 30, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER'S DECLINED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THESE VEHICLE'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2000) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL May 29, 2003
Incident date: Apr 1, 2002
VEHICLE STRUCK A CHEVROLET ASTRO HEAD ON TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DRIVER SUFFERED HAND AND FOOT INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD FRACTURING THE LEFT EYE ORBIT ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE MIDDLE BACK PASSENGER WAS FLUNG FORWARD AND THROWN BACK, CAUSING A SHOULDER INJURY, THE SECOND BACK SEAT ... Read more
Crash 4 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2000) - SEAT BELTS May 29, 2003
Incident date: Apr 1, 2002
VEHICLE STRUCK A CHEVROLET ASTRO HEAD ON TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DRIVER SUFFERED HAND AND FOOT INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD FRACTURING THE LEFT EYE ORBIT ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE MIDDLE BACK PASSENGER WAS FLUNG FORWARD AND THROWN BACK, CAUSING A SHOULDER INJURY, THE SECOND BACK SEAT ... Read more
Crash 4 injured
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING May 27, 2003
Incident date: May 26, 2003
I STRONGLY URGE THE MODIFICATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL CONFIGURATION ON CURRENT FREELANDERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PLACEMENT OF THESE CRUCIAL SIGNALS IS LOCATED IN AN UNEXPECTED AND LESS VISIBLE LOCATION TO OTHER DRIVERS . I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION (AND HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS) ON THE HIGHWAY LIKELY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME DO NOT NOTICE MY BRAKE LIGHTS I... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM May 27, 2003
Incident date: May 23, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGERS STARTED TO COUGH, THE CONSUMER TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED SMOKE FILLING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *AK *SCC *JB
Fire
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1988) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY May 27, 2003
THERE IS CORROSION AROUND THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1996) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH May 26, 2003
Incident date: May 26, 2003
DRIVER DOOR IS LOCKED, ALL THE DOORS OPEN BUT THE DRIVER'S DOES NOT ,REGARDLESS UNLOCKING IT WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR THE MANUAL KEY TURNING. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!. *NLM
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) - SEAT BELTS May 8, 2003
Incident date: Apr 10, 2003
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4/10/03 WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY ON A SLICK SLEET COVERED ROAD WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT OVER MY CHEST LOOSENED AND ALLOWED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND CRUNCH THE CENTER OF MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR COMPANY ( NOT THE DEALER) HAS BEEN RUDE, NON-RESPONSIVE, AND EVASIVE. THEY HAVE EVEN REFUSED TO CALL ME BACK, REFUSED TO TELL ME (TODA... Read more
Crash 3 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL May 8, 2003
Incident date: Apr 10, 2003
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4/10/03 WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY ON A SLICK SLEET COVERED ROAD WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT OVER MY CHEST LOOSENED AND ALLOWED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND CRUNCH THE CENTER OF MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR COMPANY ( NOT THE DEALER) HAS BEEN RUDE, NON-RESPONSIVE, AND EVASIVE. THEY HAVE EVEN REFUSED TO CALL ME BACK, REFUSED TO TELL ME (TODA... Read more
Crash 3 injured
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 1, 2003
1996 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734306
LAND ROVER ROVER (9999) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Apr 22, 2003
Incident date: Apr 22, 2003
THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT AND THE ENGINE OVER HEATED. *JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Apr 14, 2003
Incident date: Apr 10, 2003
SECOND OCCURRENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY THREE DAYS OF DRIVING. LAND ROVER WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON 3 APRIL 2003 AND RETURNED TO ME ON 7 APRIL 2003. ON 10 APRIL 2003, AND 100 MILES LATER, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY, MAIN THOROUGHFARE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING ME STOPPED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDDLE OF THE LANE OF FAST APPROACHING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. MY LAN... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Apr 12, 2003
Incident date: Feb 28, 2003
THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ALMOST AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT YOU CAN STEP BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. *NLM
Crash
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Apr 12, 2003
Incident date: Feb 28, 2003
THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ALMOST AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT YOU CAN STEP BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. *NLM
Crash
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2000) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Apr 11, 2003
Incident date: Apr 10, 2003
THE DEALER REQUESTED PAYMENT FOR RECALL PARTS. *JB....NO MENTION IN SUMMARY OF FAILURE PART OR COMPONENT. *AK
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Apr 10, 2003
Incident date: Apr 2, 2003
STORED FAULT FOR OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED TRANSDUCER SENSOR FOR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WON'T MOVE FASTER THAN 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR. WON'T SHIFT GEARS. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NLM
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1998) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Apr 7, 2003
THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DASH. THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, THEN VIEWED LIGHT GRAY SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN. SCC
Fire
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2001) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT Apr 3, 2003
Incident date: Jan 31, 2003
THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD GIVEN AWAY AND FOLDED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED AND THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT AN OBJECT. MR SCC *JB
1 injured
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS Apr 3, 2003
Incident date: Jan 5, 2002
BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNALS ARE LOCATED FAR LOW DOWN INTO THE REAR BUMPER; DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE; COULD EASILY CAUSE REAREND COLLISIION.
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Apr 3, 2003
Incident date: Jan 5, 2002
BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNALS ARE LOCATED FAR LOW DOWN INTO THE REAR BUMPER; DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE; COULD EASILY CAUSE REAREND COLLISIION.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2000) - AIR BAGS Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Mar 3, 2003
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Mar 1, 2003
I PURCHASED A 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER OTHER DRIVERS COMMENTED TO ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN-SIGNALS WERE TO LOW TO BE SEEN, THAT I REALIZED THEY WERE ON THE BUMPER, NOT UP WHERE I THOUGHT THEY WERE. THESE LIGHTS ARE ONLY 20 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH SO MANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, THIS HEIGHT IS WELL BELOW THESE DRIVERS FIELD OF ... Read more
LAND ROVER ROVER (9999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Mar 24, 2003
WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS LOCKED UP. *NLM
LAND ROVER CLASSIC (9999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Mar 13, 2003
Incident date: Mar 13, 2003
THE CHECK ALTERNATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE.*JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2001) - STRUCTURE Mar 12, 2003
Incident date: Mar 6, 2003
WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO BY PASS AND OBJECT IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*JB
1 injured
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1990) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Mar 12, 2003
FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK, THE DEALER STATED THE GAS TANK WAS CORRODED.*JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Mar 11, 2003
Incident date: Feb 28, 2003
GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER THAT YOU CAN BOTH STEP ON THEM AT THE SAME TIME OR SLIPS FROM BRAKE TO GAS THAT CAUSES A SUDDEN FORWARD SURGE.*JB
Crash
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1995) - SUSPENSION Feb 19, 2003
Incident date: Feb 19, 2003
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION.*JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1994) - POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Feb 12, 2003
Incident date: Oct 6, 2002
THE EARLY MODEL YEAR LT230 TRANSFER CASE INPUT GEAR DID NOT PROVIDE FOR LUBRICATION TO THE MAINSHAFT. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE MAINSHAFT SPLINES, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE MAINSHAFT. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE LASH, AND CLONKING WHEN SHIFTING. ONCE THE MAINSHAFT FAILS, THERE IS NO POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THIS DEFECT WAS CORRECTED AT THE FACTORY WITH A CROSS-DRILLED GEAR IN... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1994) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Feb 12, 2003
Incident date: Dec 1, 2001
DURING MANUFACTURE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLEXIBLE GASKET SEALANT MATERIAL WAS USED TO SEAL THE OIL PAN TO THE ENGINE. THE EXCESS MATERIAL ENDED UP IN THE OIL PAN, AND WAS PICKED UP BY THE OIL PUMP. THIS MATERIAL BLOCKED THE OIL PUMP PICKUP SCREEN, STARVING THE ENGINE OF OIL UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY OVERHEATED, SEIZED, AND FAILED.
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1995) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Feb 10, 2003
Incident date: Jul 1, 2001
WHILE DRIVING MY 1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY, WHEN EVER MY CELL PHONE ( MOTOROLA STARTAC) WOULD RING, THERE APPEARED TO BE A LOT OF CHATTER (CLICKING OF RELAYS SOUND) FROM THE FUSE BOX. I FINALLY AFTER REPLACING ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS , REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE AND A NEW BATTERY , THE PHONE COMPANY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE CELL PHONE WOULD NOT WORK CORRECTLY WITH THEIR NEW (AT&T/PACBELL) SYSTEM AND ... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1999) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Jan 21, 2003
Incident date: Jan 11, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SHAFT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREZZE. TS
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2000) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jan 18, 2003
Incident date: Jan 17, 2003
1. WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER SPEED BUMPS OR POT HOLES, IT FEELS LIKE THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. 2. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, I HEAR A LOT OF RATTLING NOISE.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2000) - SUSPENSION:FRONT Jan 13, 2003
Incident date: Jan 13, 2003
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT SUSPENSION DROP OUT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SIX TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR Jan 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXITS. LEFT REAR TIRE SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RESULTING IN LEFT REAR WHEEL/RIM TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. ALSO BRAKES AND CALIPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE. REAR,FIFTH DOOR HAS HINGE AND SECURE LOCKING PROBLEMS.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT Jan 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXITS. LEFT REAR TIRE SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RESULTING IN LEFT REAR WHEEL/RIM TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. ALSO BRAKES AND CALIPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE. REAR,FIFTH DOOR HAS HINGE AND SECURE LOCKING PROBLEMS.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Jan 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXITS. LEFT REAR TIRE SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RESULTING IN LEFT REAR WHEEL/RIM TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. ALSO BRAKES AND CALIPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE. REAR,FIFTH DOOR HAS HINGE AND SECURE LOCKING PROBLEMS.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Jan 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXITS. LEFT REAR TIRE SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RESULTING IN LEFT REAR WHEEL/RIM TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. ALSO BRAKES AND CALIPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE. REAR,FIFTH DOOR HAS HINGE AND SECURE LOCKING PROBLEMS.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1996) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Jan 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXITS. LEFT REAR TIRE SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW OUT. RESULTING IN LEFT REAR WHEEL/RIM TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. ALSO BRAKES AND CALIPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE. REAR,FIFTH DOOR HAS HINGE AND SECURE LOCKING PROBLEMS.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2001) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH Jan 6, 2003
Incident date: Dec 15, 2002
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE, TOOK KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED A RETAINING WALL WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTER TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK SYSTEM. PH
Crash
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1998) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Dec 27, 2002
Incident date: Dec 5, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS Dec 18, 2002
Incident date: Dec 16, 2002
I FEEL THE DESIGN OF THE TAIL LIGHTS HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE-CALL NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY FREELANDER. THE DESIGN IS COUNTER-INTUITIVE FOR THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME, WHO EXPECT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CORNERS OF THE VEHICLE TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING. THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE IN THE BUMPER, HOWEVER- WHICH DOESN'T SEEM INTUITIVE OR SOMETIMES AREN'T VISIBLE TO A CLOSE-FOLLOWING VEHICLE. WHEN NOT ILLUMINATED,... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2000) - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT Dec 11, 2002
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THERE WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE PANEL LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLA... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2002) - STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 6, 2002
Incident date: Jun 6, 2002
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP ARE REPLACING THE HARNESS PER CONSUMER. TS
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Dec 4, 2002
Incident date: Jul 15, 2002
AT 1000 MILES OF DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AFTER WARMING UP. DEALER REPLACED FROONT ROTORS AND PADS WITH IN TWO WEEKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON TWO OCASSIONS AT THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
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