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
FREELANDER
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 1, 2012
Incident date: Feb 16, 2012
F-4 FLASHING ON THE ODOMETER, BOTH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, AND THE HILL DESCENT/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON. VEHICLE QUICKLY DROPPED POWER TO NO POWER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, SOMETHING WITH THE THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. THEN THE HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CONTINUE NOW... Read more
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 1, 2012
Incident date: Feb 16, 2012
F-4 FLASHING ON THE ODOMETER, BOTH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, AND THE HILL DESCENT/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON. VEHICLE QUICKLY DROPPED POWER TO NO POWER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, SOMETHING WITH THE THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. THEN THE HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CONTINUE NOW... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2003) - POWER TRAIN
Apr 23, 2012
Incident date: Apr 15, 2012
OWN A 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WAS DRIVING WHEN VECHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND DRIVE ROUGH - IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VECHICLE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT "DOUBLE SPICER HAD BROKE AT THE TRANSFER CASE MOUNTING POINT AND WO... Read more
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
(2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 9, 2012
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IT HAD 79,600 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD - PASSENGER SIDE. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE STREET. I PULL OVER AND ANTIFREEZE IS RUNNING EVERYWHERE. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD... Read more
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
(2004) - POWER TRAIN
Apr 9, 2012
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IT HAD 79,600 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD - PASSENGER SIDE. 2 MONTHS LATER AND IT DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE STREET. I PULL OVER AND ANTIFREEZE IS RUNNING EVERYWHERE. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 9, 2012
Incident date: Apr 9, 2012
EXTREMELY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE INSIDE THE ENGINE. *TR
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN
Apr 2, 2012
Incident date: Mar 23, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V502000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY B... Read more
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 14, 2012
Incident date: May 4, 2011
BOUGHT CAR USED IN FALL 09, HAD SEVERAL WHAT SEEMED LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON IT AS I BOUGHT IT FROM ANOTHER OWNER. EARLY MAY '11 THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. ON THE WAY HOME IT CAME ON AGAIN AND AS I WAS 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME THE CAR JUST SLOWED AND CAME TO A STOP. THIS TURNED INTO A 2+ MONTH STINCH IN T... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2007) - POWER TRAIN
Mar 13, 2012
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
THROTTLE WILL STAY OPEN (AND SEEMINGLY OPEN A BIT MORE) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 - 3/4 OF A SECOND AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, PARALLEL PARKING, ETC. WHEN "COASTING" OR SIMPLE IDLING IS EXPECTED, BUT VEHICLE SEEMS TO CONTINUE AS IF ACCELERATOR IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. *TR
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2007) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 13, 2012
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
THROTTLE WILL STAY OPEN (AND SEEMINGLY OPEN A BIT MORE) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 - 3/4 OF A SECOND AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, PARALLEL PARKING, ETC. WHEN "COASTING" OR SIMPLE IDLING IS EXPECTED, BUT VEHICLE SEEMS TO CONTINUE AS IF ACCELERATOR IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. *TR
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2007) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Mar 13, 2012
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
THROTTLE WILL STAY OPEN (AND SEEMINGLY OPEN A BIT MORE) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 - 3/4 OF A SECOND AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, PARALLEL PARKING, ETC. WHEN "COASTING" OR SIMPLE IDLING IS EXPECTED, BUT VEHICLE SEEMS TO CONTINUE AS IF ACCELERATOR IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. *TR
LAND ROVER
LR3
(2005) - STEERING
Mar 12, 2012
Incident date: Aug 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V248000(STEERING COLUMN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PRIOR RECALL REPAIR WAS FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME, SINCE ... Read more
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