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.
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
DISCOVERY
(2000) - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Sep 6, 2001
Incident date: Sep 1, 2001
FRAME TO BODY MOUNT IS CRACKED. *AK
LAND ROVER
DEFENDER
(2001) - VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Aug 28, 2001
Incident date: Mar 18, 2001
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED AND BROKE, GLASS WAS PROPELLED ON TOP OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THROUGHTOUT THE INSIDE, THERE WERE NO INJURIRES. NLM
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1994) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Aug 21, 2001
Incident date: Aug 13, 2001
THE TAIL DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVEN PASSENGER SEATS. TWO OF THESE SEATS MUST ENTER AND EXIT VIA THE TAIL (REAR) DOOR. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FOR EITHER SIDE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE REAR PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. SIM... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Aug 21, 2001
Incident date: Jul 27, 2001
WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AWAY FROM THE PAVEMENT, ONTO THE RIGHT UNIMPROVED SHOULDER, AND COLLIDED WITH A LARGE TREE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES AND CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MOST OF THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Crash
Fire
2 injured
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) - SUSPENSION:FRONT
Aug 21, 2001
Incident date: Jul 27, 2001
WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AWAY FROM THE PAVEMENT, ONTO THE RIGHT UNIMPROVED SHOULDER, AND COLLIDED WITH A LARGE TREE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES AND CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MOST OF THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Crash
Fire
2 injured
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1996) - SUSPENSION:FRONT
Aug 16, 2001
Incident date: Jul 6, 2001
THESE COMPONENTS ALL FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERESTATE, PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGER IN DANGER. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT IS RESPONCIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY CLIAM THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACTS DOES NOT HAVE IT LISTED AS A DEFECT THEY COVER. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THE COMPLAIN RECORD FOR... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Aug 16, 2001
WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP ABS SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP WHEELS. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND FEEL MUSHY. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 20 OR MORE TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. MECHANIC INDICATED EITHER HAND CABLE/ BRAKE CABLE, "T"BOX OR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME TYPE OF ENLARGEMENT DURING HEAT. PROBLEM WOULD ALWAYS RETURN. *A... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Aug 15, 2001
Incident date: Aug 9, 2001
AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, MUFFLER OVERHEATED, CAUSING HEAT SHIELD TO OVERHEAT, ALLOWING FLOORBOARD AND CARPETING TO MELT. THIS RESULTED IN A PLASTIC BAG AND TISSUES CATCHING ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND MENTIONED THAT THE MUFFLER COULD HAVE BEEN BACKED UP. *AK *YH
Fire
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1996) - SUSPENSION:FRONT
Aug 13, 2001
Incident date: Jul 6, 2001
THESE COMPONENTS ALL FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERESTATE, PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGER IN DANGER. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT IS RESPONCIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY CLIAM THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACTS DOES NOT HAVE IT LISTED AS A DEFECT THEY COVER. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THE COMPLAIN RECORD FOR... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1994) - STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Jul 31, 2001
MY STEERING ROD FELL OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR! THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND RARE AND I THINK IT WARRANTS AN INQUIRY AND RESPONSE. THIS CAR IS SOLD AND ADVERTISED AS THE ULTIMATE RUGGED OFF ROAD VEHICLE. I DO NOT DRIVE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS BUT RATHER ORDINARY CONDITIONS. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF I WERE DRIVING UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. *AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) - STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Jul 31, 2001
Incident date: Jun 25, 2000
2000 DISCOVERY II PURCHASED OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR FROM MAIN LINE LAND ROVER IN HAVERFORD PA IN APRIL 00. JUNE 25, 2000 I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL , SHOOTING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDEWAYS WITHOUT STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TURNED 180 DEGREES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STOPPED BY THE STEEL GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS, AT THAT POINT, FACIN... Read more
Crash
3 injured
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 31, 2001
Incident date: Jun 25, 2000
2000 DISCOVERY II PURCHASED OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR FROM MAIN LINE LAND ROVER IN HAVERFORD PA IN APRIL 00. JUNE 25, 2000 I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL , SHOOTING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDEWAYS WITHOUT STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TURNED 180 DEGREES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STOPPED BY THE STEEL GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS, AT THAT POINT, FACIN... Read more
Crash
3 injured
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Jul 24, 2001
Incident date: Jul 2, 2001
METAL SHAFT HOOKED TO THROTTLE WEDGED ITSELF AND MADE THROTTLE STICK WIDE OPEN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DIE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER IMFORMATION.*AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Jul 23, 2001
Incident date: Jun 1, 2001
CONSUMER HAS HAD FEW INCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD. DEALER HAS TRIED SOME REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT REMEDIED VEHICLE FORM ROLLING. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP ON JUNE 8 2001 FROM DELEAR. DEALER ADJUSTED TRANSMISSION LINKAGE, AND NEXT DAY CONSUMER PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF, CONSUMER GOT OUT, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD HITTING A LAD... Read more
Crash
1 injured
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
Jul 23, 2001
Incident date: Dec 20, 1998
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, APPLYING THE BRAKES HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE, ACCELERATING THE CAR WHILE CAUSING THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST TO FAIL. WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, BRAKING REQUIRES VERY HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. THI
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 23, 2001
Incident date: Dec 20, 1998
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, APPLYING THE BRAKES HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE, ACCELERATING THE CAR WHILE CAUSING THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST TO FAIL. WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, BRAKING REQUIRES VERY HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. THI
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jul 23, 2001
Incident date: Jun 7, 2000
THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE PEDAL DEPRESSION BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE AND BRAKE ACTION IS FINE IF BRAKE PEDAL IS PUMPED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, DESPITE HAVING REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD, AS STOPPING DISTANCE IS PROLONGED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND SOMEONE... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - STEERING
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1996) - VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Jul 18, 2001
Incident date: Jul 12, 2001
FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICAL HAS BEEN WITH; BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, MIRROR, FUEL INJECTION, DOOR WINDOW NOT WORKING, DOOR LOCKS FAIL, LINKAGE CONTROL FOR SPEED
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) - SUSPENSION:REAR
Jul 16, 2001
Incident date: May 26, 2001
THIS VEHICLE HAS CAUSED US A LOT OF INCONVENIENCE. THE RECENT ACCIDENTS (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER) HAVE ALSO CAUSED US TO LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE, LET ALONG THE FINANCIAL LOSSES. WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INJURY. TWICE THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED TO WORK, CA... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Jul 16, 2001
Incident date: May 26, 2001
THIS VEHICLE HAS CAUSED US A LOT OF INCONVENIENCE. THE RECENT ACCIDENTS (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER) HAVE ALSO CAUSED US TO LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE, LET ALONG THE FINANCIAL LOSSES. WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INJURY. TWICE THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED TO WORK, CA... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1993) - SUSPENSION:FRONT
Jul 11, 2001
Incident date: Jun 22, 2001
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I-91 AT 55MPH IN SPRINGFIELD, MA ON A CLEAR DAY WITH DRY PAVEMENT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT, I CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE STEERING FELT AS IF SOMETHING HAD "SNAPPED". THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, I HAD NO STEERING RESPONSE. I SLOWED SINCE I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELATOR. I ENTERED THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER AT 40MPH WITH THE R... Read more
Crash
2 injured
LAND ROVER
DEFENDER 90
(1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jun 26, 2001
Incident date: Jun 18, 2001
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE PURCHASE. BRAKES FAILED AFTER DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THEY WERE SAFE DESPITE A SQUEAL.
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2001) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Jun 20, 2001
Incident date: Jun 1, 2001
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER IS ACTUALLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE WHICH IS CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION. *AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1990) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Jun 13, 2001
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. TOOK TO DEALER , AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN SEAM OF FUEL TANK, AND FUEL LEAKED AROUND PROTECTIVE PLATE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AT 98,000. CONSUMER STATED AT 158,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK IN SAME PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Jun 12, 2001
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A SIDE STREET, AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON DASBOARD. SO HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. PASSENGER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WERE THE FIRE STARTED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Fire
LAND ROVER
DEFENDER
(1990) - VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2001
Incident date: Mar 18, 2001
WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN CLOSED GARAGE, THE SUNROOF BURST INTO SMALL AND LARGE PIECES OF GLASS. *JB
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1998) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
May 16, 2001
Incident date: May 15, 2001
BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALE R SAID THAT BRAKES HAD TO BE INSPECTED EVERY 3000 MILES. BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO BAD OPERATION OF VEHICLE.*AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Apr 30, 2001
FUEL LINE IS RUBBING AGAINST FRAME OF VEHICLE, CREATING SEVERAL HOLES IN FUEL LINE, AND CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1998) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Apr 27, 2001
Incident date: Jan 10, 2001
WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AN INTERIOUR RAMP (NO SHOULDER) WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. WAITED IN LEFT LANE WITH FLASHERS ON AND SEAT BELT FASTENED UNTIL IDOT APPEARED (LAND ROVER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD NOT YET ARRIVED) SINCE DISCOVERY'S CAN NOT BE TOWED, THE IDOT TRUCK HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE ACROSS SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC AND NORTH TWO MILES TO AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SITE. THE DEALER ... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 25, 2001
Incident date: Oct 7, 1998
I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A TIMING CHAIN-CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Apr 25, 2001
Incident date: Oct 7, 1998
I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A TIMING CHAIN-CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Apr 25, 2001
Incident date: Oct 7, 1998
I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A TIMING CHAIN-CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Apr 25, 2001
Incident date: Oct 7, 1998
I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A TIMING CHAIN-CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1998) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 19, 2001
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1998) - STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Apr 19, 2001
WHEN DRIVING AT 10--15 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING AN EMBANKMENT.ALSO, ALL POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1998) - STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Apr 19, 2001
WHEN DRIVING AT 10--15 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING AN EMBANKMENT.ALSO, ALL POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2001
Incident date: Apr 7, 2001
SECOND TIME TRANSMISSON CLUTCH PACKAGE FAILED WITHIN 4000 MILES THIS WAS A DEMO MODLE. *AK
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1997) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Mar 28, 2001
Incident date: Jan 29, 2001
THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY BUCKING AND HESITATING WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 35MPH. AFTER PULLING INTO BREAKDOWN LANE CAR WAS TOWED TO LANDROVER OF HANOVER (MA). THEY REPORTED THAT THE TRANSFER BOX "SPLIT IN HALF" CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTE RECEIVED AT THAT TIME WAS $14,000. NOT TRUSTING THAT DEALER, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO LAND ROVER METROWEST (MA). THEY REPLACED TH... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1990) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Mar 27, 2001
Incident date: Mar 24, 2001
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1999) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Mar 27, 2001
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V328000/ ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE IN JAN 2001. CONTACTED CLOSEST DEALER, PIONEER CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CA WHICH WAS 150 MILES AWAY, MADE APPOINTMENT. HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS. WENT TO APPOINTMENT, AND WAS TOLD DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAD TOO MANY VEHICLES.CONSUMER WAS UPSET BECAUSE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE AN APPOINTMENT, AND REFUSED TO SELL P... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(1995) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 27, 2001
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT SLIPPING OR PULLING WHILE DRIVING, WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION. *MJS
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1999) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Mar 27, 2001
Incident date: Mar 12, 2001
AN UNDER HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH. CAUSE APPEARED TO BE A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Fire
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1995) - SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
Mar 23, 2001
Incident date: Dec 31, 2000
THE AIR BILLOWS FAILED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT TOOK THE DEALER APPROX. 1 MONTH TO REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,600. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WITH A REFURBED ENGINE, (ESTIMATED REPAIR COST TO BE APPROX. $3,000 - $6,000.) IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT PROGRESSED AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR. THE D... Read more