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Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.

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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.

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  • 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.
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Showing 6,214 complaints for LAND ROVER

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mar 10, 2012
Incident date: Apr 25, 2009
OIL PUMP FAILURE. LAND ROVER ISSUED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY TO ALL OF THEIR DEALERS IN MARCH 2003 WARNING THAT DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DOWELS BEING MISDRILLED WHERE OIL PUMP HOUSING IS MOUNTED, THAT THE MISALIGNMENT CAUSES THE OIL PUMP HOUSING TO BE STRESSED EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL. THE ONLY EFFECTIVE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2011) — STEERING Mar 9, 2012
Incident date: Feb 24, 2012
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON A 2 LANE ROAD, SUDDENLY HAD TO SWERVE LEFT TO AVOID A CAR COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITHOUT LOOKING - AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY FAILED - AND I COULD NOT PULL THE HEAVY TRUCK BACK INTO THE LANE - AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION!! MORE DISTURBING IS THE FACT THAT UPON INSPECTION, LAND ROVER AND THE LOCAL DEALER, LAND ROVER MAIN LIN... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2010) — SEATS Mar 9, 2012
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SUPERCHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WOULD SLIDE BACKWARD WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE SEAT FRAME REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SEAT FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mar 5, 2012
Incident date: May 16, 2011
AT 88,000 MILES, MY 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER LOST ~80% OF POWER WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON A MAJOR HIGH WAY AND STARTED TO BILLOW SMOKE. AFTER STEERING THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, I POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THE MATERIAL ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE HOOD ON FIRE. UPON PUTTING THIS FIRE OUT, I REALIZED THERE WAS STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COVER AND MY ANTI-FREEZ... Read more
Fire
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — POWER TRAIN Mar 5, 2012
Incident date: May 16, 2011
AT 88,000 MILES, MY 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER LOST ~80% OF POWER WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON A MAJOR HIGH WAY AND STARTED TO BILLOW SMOKE. AFTER STEERING THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, I POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THE MATERIAL ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE HOOD ON FIRE. UPON PUTTING THIS FIRE OUT, I REALIZED THERE WAS STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COVER AND MY ANTI-FREEZ... Read more
Fire
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mar 3, 2012
Incident date: Oct 22, 2011
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND THE ENGINE DIED. IT WOULDN'T RESTART AND AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF TRYING, IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID IT HAD BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET, THEN THE PISTON ROD HAD COLLAPSED, SO THE ENGINE WAS VIRTUALLY RUINED. THE VEHICLE HAD 96,000 MILES ON IT. LAND ROVER PRODUCED THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES WITH FAULTY ENGINES(TH... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — POWER TRAIN Feb 28, 2012
Incident date: Jan 2, 2012
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE A ROUGH 2ND TO 3RD SHIFT AROUND 60,000 MI. COMPLETE 3RD GEAR FAILURE BY 69,000. CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 25 MPH AND THEN SHIFT INTO 3RD AND ITS LIKE BEING IN N CAR WILL COAST AND ENGINE WILL REV. HAVE TO INSTALL NEW TRANSMISSION. SHOP SAID IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE CONDITION OF THE CAR THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN ABUSED, AND THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST TO ABOUT 150,000 MILE... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — STRUCTURE Feb 26, 2012
Incident date: Feb 20, 2012
WATER COMING INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CARPET THROUGH THE SUNROOF DRAINS. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Feb 23, 2012
Incident date: Feb 23, 2012
THIS VEHICLES HEADGASKET FAILED WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE. A NON DEALER PRICE IS $8900.00 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS FROM WHAT I AM TOLD AT 90K MILES PLUS. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Feb 19, 2012
Incident date: Feb 8, 2011
WHILE DRIVING LOW MILEAGE 2003 DISCOVERY II SE7, ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK IN UPPER ENGINE AREA ON DRIVER SIDE. PULLED INTO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A ROD AS THE NOISE DISSIPATES WHEN IDLED ABOVE 1000 RPM. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL LAND ROVER SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER A BAD OIL PUMP OR THE SLEEVE IN THE CYLINDER AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE HAS COME LOOSE AND IS KNOCKING UP ... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2002) — POWER TRAIN Feb 6, 2012
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT CAME APART WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH I WAS ABLE TO AVOID. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST COMMON IN LAND ROVER AND RANGE ROVER. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS IF THERE IS NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Jan 27, 2012
Incident date: Jan 26, 2012
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT, MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED OUR 2001 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE HARDER SHE PUSHED, THE MORE IT ACCELERATED. FORTUNATELY, SHE HIT A CONCRETE ENCASED LIGHT STANDARD BEFORE HITTING ANYONE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS NOT HURT, ALTHOUGH VERY TRAUMATIZED, BUT THE VEHICLE HIT SO HARD, IT CRUMPLED THE WHOLE FRONT END, EFFEC... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2001) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jan 26, 2012
Incident date: Dec 31, 2011
2001 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POSSIBLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. AS THE VEHICLE WAS EXITING THE AUTOMATIC CAR WASH TUNNEL, A YOUNG MAN ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE ENGINE AND ACCORDING TO HIM, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE. THE MANAGER AT THE CAR WASH INFORMED THE CON... Read more
Crash
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Jan 25, 2012
Incident date: Jan 23, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR VALVE COVER AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND HAD RECENTLY FAILED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLU... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2006) — POWER TRAIN Jan 17, 2012
Incident date: Jan 14, 2012
@ 65MPH, I HEARD A MUFFLED 'POP' COMING FROM BENEATH AND IN FRONT, AND MY 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT SUPERCHARGED IMMEDIATELY LURCHED. A GEAR WHINE PROCEEDED, WHICH WOULD REACT IN PITCH TO MY RATE OF SPEED. FEATHERING THE THROTTLE IMPACTED THE NOISE, AND I SUSPECTED MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, OR A FRONT WHEEL BEARING. AS IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD OUTSIDE, AND EXTREMELY LATE, I BABIED THE SPORT THE REMAININ... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jan 8, 2012
Incident date: Jan 18, 2011
OIL LEAK ON ENGINE, OIL PAN LEAK, WATER PUMP LEAK, NO POWER ON ENGINE IT LOST THE POWER FROM OVER HEATING, MECHANIC WANTS TO REPLACE ENGINE I WAS QUOTED 3700 DOLLARS. HOW CAN I KNOW IF THIS ENGINE WAS A DEFECT. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 8, 2012
Incident date: Jan 18, 2011
OIL LEAK ON ENGINE, OIL PAN LEAK, WATER PUMP LEAK, NO POWER ON ENGINE IT LOST THE POWER FROM OVER HEATING, MECHANIC WANTS TO REPLACE ENGINE I WAS QUOTED 3700 DOLLARS. HOW CAN I KNOW IF THIS ENGINE WAS A DEFECT. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2011) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jan 2, 2012
Incident date: Dec 26, 2011
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE PARTIALLY OUT OF MY LANE (I WAS ON A CURVE). THE POWER THEN CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2011) — STEERING Jan 2, 2012
Incident date: Dec 26, 2011
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE PARTIALLY OUT OF MY LANE (I WAS ON A CURVE). THE POWER THEN CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2011) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 2, 2012
Incident date: Dec 26, 2011
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE PARTIALLY OUT OF MY LANE (I WAS ON A CURVE). THE POWER THEN CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. *TR
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2004) — SUSPENSION Dec 19, 2011
Incident date: Dec 16, 2011
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE SEVERAL PLACES WHERE THE RUST HAD LEFT HOLES IN THE METAL 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKELY NOT PASS A VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD NOT SEEN A FRAME RUSTED THIS BADLY ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS ONLY 7... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — POWER TRAIN Dec 17, 2011
Incident date: Dec 2, 2011
THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVETRAIN FAILED AND LANDROVER WILL NOT COVER THE FAULT DUE TO THE FACT THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT TWO MONTHS AGO? I BELIEVE THE DRIVE TRAIN DOES NOT JUST FAIL OVERNIGHT? *TR
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2007) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Dec 16, 2011
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AND BECAME LOCKED INSIDE AFTER THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION BY THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 13, 2011
Incident date: Dec 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL GATE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2005) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Nov 23, 2011
Incident date: Nov 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2011) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Nov 21, 2011
Incident date: Nov 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (N/A). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, HE NOTICED SMOKE AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WITH THE GEAR PLACED IN PARK AND THE ENGINE IN OPERATION. THERE WERE SMALL FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE FLAMES WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. THERE WAS... Read more
Fire
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2005) — SUSPENSION Nov 19, 2011
Incident date: Jan 25, 2010
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FELL I CONSTANTLY PAID DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION.... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 19, 2011
Incident date: Jan 25, 2010
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FELL I CONSTANTLY PAID DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION.... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2005) — WHEELS Nov 19, 2011
Incident date: Jan 25, 2010
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FELL I CONSTANTLY PAID DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION.... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Nov 16, 2011
Incident date: Jul 15, 2011
OF ALL THE PERSONAL VEHICLES I'VE EVER OWNED, I'VE NEVER HAD ONE THAT CAUSES ME TO DRIVE LIKE I WAS ON "PINS & NEEDLES". I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS LET GO, WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. AFTER INVESTIGATING WITH DEALER INQUIRIES AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LAND ROVER V8 AL... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Nov 14, 2011
Incident date: Sep 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF ANTI FREEZE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Oct 31, 2011
Incident date: Oct 26, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Oct 22, 2011
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
LIKE THE MYRIAD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F142477/93#MSG93, HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EEA90DB, HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM/THE_THREAD/BLOGSPOTTING/ARCHIVES/2005/07/BLOGGER_TAKES_O.HTML FOR A TINY EXAMPLE) I TOO BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME OVERHEATING PROBLEMS NOT TOO FAR PAST THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. IT IS VERY, VE... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Oct 22, 2011
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
LIKE THE MYRIAD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F142477/93#MSG93, HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EEA90DB, HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM/THE_THREAD/BLOGSPOTTING/ARCHIVES/2005/07/BLOGGER_TAKES_O.HTML FOR A TINY EXAMPLE) I TOO BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME OVERHEATING PROBLEMS NOT TOO FAR PAST THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. IT IS VERY, VE... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) — POWER TRAIN Oct 17, 2011
Incident date: Oct 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS INDEED FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,00... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Oct 17, 2011
Incident date: Oct 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A PARKING SPACE WHEN NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE DRIVE-SHAFT WAS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASS... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — STRUCTURE:BODY Oct 14, 2011
Incident date: Oct 3, 2008
JUST AS EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS, MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 EXPERIENCED WATER BUILD UP INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (APPROX 3 IN. DEEP OF WATER BOTH IN DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER AREA AFTER HEAVY RAIN). ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WATER DRIPPED ALONG THE FRAME ON WHICH THE WINDSHIELD IS MOUNTED AFTER A HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODED THE INSIDE. THIS WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO CLOGGED DRAINAGE TUBES. A FEW ... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Oct 14, 2011
Incident date: Oct 3, 2008
JUST AS EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS, MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 EXPERIENCED WATER BUILD UP INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (APPROX 3 IN. DEEP OF WATER BOTH IN DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER AREA AFTER HEAVY RAIN). ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WATER DRIPPED ALONG THE FRAME ON WHICH THE WINDSHIELD IS MOUNTED AFTER A HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODED THE INSIDE. THIS WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO CLOGGED DRAINAGE TUBES. A FEW ... Read more
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — POWER TRAIN Oct 12, 2011
Incident date: Dec 20, 2010
MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 35K. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS NOW FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 42K AND THE DEALER WON'T WARRANTY IT SINCE IT WAS REPORTED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS ALSO FAILING AND WILL NEED REPAIR. *KB
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Oct 12, 2011
Incident date: Dec 20, 2010
MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 35K. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS NOW FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 42K AND THE DEALER WON'T WARRANTY IT SINCE IT WAS REPORTED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS ALSO FAILING AND WILL NEED REPAIR. *KB
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — SUSPENSION Oct 12, 2011
Incident date: Dec 20, 2010
MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 35K. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS NOW FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 42K AND THE DEALER WON'T WARRANTY IT SINCE IT WAS REPORTED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS ALSO FAILING AND WILL NEED REPAIR. *KB
LAND ROVER LR3 (2007) — WHEELS Oct 6, 2011
Incident date: Oct 6, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM SEPARATED FROM THE RIM, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE SEPARATION WAS DUE TO CORROSION BUILT ON THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR VALVES ON EACH TIRE WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED EACH VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MA... Read more
LAND ROVER LR2 (2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Oct 5, 2011
Incident date: Sep 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL REGARDING THE COOLANT HOSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE UNKNOWN RECALL AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ... Read more
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Oct 3, 2011
Incident date: Oct 3, 2011
WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY - IN A PARKING GARAGE. BEGAN PULLING INTO A SPACE AND APPLIED BRAKES. ENGINE REVVED (THROTTLE OPENED?) AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF A FEW FEET IN TO A WALL. GIVEN THAT IT WAS ONLY A FEW FEET AND A LARGE CEMENT WALL, NO MAJOR DAMAGE. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND THERE WERE WITNESSES AND PROBABLY VIDEO GIVEN THAT IT IS A PARKING GARAGE. BURNI... Read more
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LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 21, 2011
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
MY 2004 FREELANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM ROYALTY AUTO SALES IN LITTLE FERRY NJ ON APRIL 19, 2010 WITH 52,000 MILES. WE ALSO PURCHASED FROM SAME DEALER A 1-YEAR WARRANTY FROM A WARRANTY COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THE DEALER MIDATLANTIC WARRANTY COMPANY. WE PUT A $6,500 DOWNPAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, AND FINANCED $7,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT WITH AN OVERHEATING ISSUE W... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2005) — POWER TRAIN Sep 20, 2011
Incident date: Jan 19, 2010
I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHIFTS INTO EXTREMELY LOW GEAR (MAYBE 5 MPH), F4 FLASHES, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE, HILL DESCENT CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT UP. ONCE I CAN MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTS WITHOUT ANY OF THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 42,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED - ONE MONTH AFTER THE WAR... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — POWER TRAIN Sep 7, 2011
Incident date: Aug 24, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SHIFT SOLENOID SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DETECTED THE TRANSMISSION INTAKE VALVES WERE DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE SUN R... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — VISIBILITY Sep 7, 2011
Incident date: Aug 24, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SHIFT SOLENOID SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DETECTED THE TRANSMISSION INTAKE VALVES WERE DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE SUN R... Read more
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2008) — SUSPENSION Sep 6, 2011
Incident date: May 5, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH MALFUNCTIONED AND AUTOMATICALLY LOWER THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE SENSORS, COMPRESSOR, AND WIRE HARNESS HAD ALL BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAI... Read more
LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2003) — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Sep 3, 2011
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY DAUGHTER 16TH BIRTHDAY. NIGHTMARE. THE REAR WINDOW PASSENGERS REGULATOR WENT OUT COST TO BE OVER $300. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD SHIFT BANG FROM 2ND TO THIRD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY WANT TO REBUILD IT AT A COST OF $4000. ESTIMATE WAS TO REPLACE CRACKED HIGH CLUTCH PISTON & OR VALVE BODY LEAKS. LABOR WOULD BE OVER 20 HOURS WORTH OF WORK. I... Read more
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