2003 Land Rover Range Rover

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. FAILED ON ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25/MPH TO 30/MPH. TRUCK COMPLETELY DISABLED. NO POWER FROM ENGINE TO WHEELS. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY (COASTING) WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. LAND ROVER PAID FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER PROVIDED LOANER FOR DURATION OF REPAIR. (I AM NOT SURE OF INCIDENT DATE AND MILES AS I TRADED VEHICLE IN ON A 2005 WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT ODI 10213308. I HAVE USED APPROXIMATIONS FOR DATES.) *TR

• 12/26/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

• 11/30/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE CONTACT'S LAP WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY RAISE THE STEERING WHEEL UP INTO THE COLUMN AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A PLASTIC PART ON THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY BROKE. THIS PART WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL PART. ALSO, THE TELESCOPIC STEERING ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAUSED THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO CHANGE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY REPROGRAMMING THE SOFTWARE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 1/23/2006 - *NM

• 11/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED THIS 2003 RANGE ROVER WITH 19,000 MILES FEBRUARY 2007. IT CURRENTLY HAS 36,008 MILES AND THE TRANSFER CASE DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WAS IN GEAR AT THE TIME. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL. TIME IN SERVICE IS NOT THE ISSUE WITH THE LOW MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY WEAR AND TEAR THAT COULD OCCUR WOULD BE THROUGH USAGE. THE WARRANTY IS 50,000 MILES OR 4 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE MILEAGE LIMITATION. *TR

• 11/25/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON US 290. 1 ADULT DRIVER, 1 3 MONTH OLD BOY, 1 4 YR OLD GIRL NO WARNING SIGNS. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP FOR A MOMENT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON MODERATELY BUSY FREEWAY, THEN WAS ABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE COAST TO A STOP FOLLOWING LOUD NOISE. *TR

• 11/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATION JUST STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE HARDLY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVESHAFT. *TR

• 11/17/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON 2003 RANGE ROVER. FAILED TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN WITHOUT WARRANTY. FIGHTING WITH DEALERSHIP FOR COST. DIFFERENTIAL FAILED DURING CASUAL DRIVING WITH ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR

• 11/12/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 RANGE ROVER. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED AND BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILIZED. I CANNOT DRIVE OR USE REVERSE. THIS IS A KNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 540103 AND NHTSA ITEM 10000919, HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED ACCORDING TO SOME CUSTOMERS. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD IT FIXED ONCE AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED LAST MONTH WITH 44.8K MILES. IT NOW HAS 47K MILES. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS OUT OF THE 4 YEAR/50K MILE WARRANTY SO LAND ROVER MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT. HERE IS A LINK WITH MORE DETAIL ON THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.RANGEROVERS.NET/RRMKIIIREMEDIES.HTML#DIFF *TR

• 11/11/2005· POWER TRAIN

  ON TWO OCCASIONS MY DRIVE SHAFT AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEPARATED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN JANUARY OF 2004 AND HAD 26,000 MILES ON MY CAR WHEN I EXPERIENCED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLES. THE MESSAGE CENTER TOLD ME TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ON A HILL AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HOLD . I ROLLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC ON THE OFF RAMP UNTIL I CAME TO A SOMEWHAT FLAT PART OF ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HOLD. IT TOOK OVER TWO WEEK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED LAND ROVER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ONE WEEK AFTER MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I DID THIS SERVICE EARLY. THE CAR HAD 58,000 MILES THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVE SHAFT AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL DID THE SAME THING. I EXPERIENCED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE LIKE THE BOTTOM WAS FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS TWICE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS OR A CHECK AT EACH SERVICE TO DETECT THIS DEFECT. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PUT IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS POSITION WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE POTENTIAL DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. *JB

• 11/10/2017· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING DOWN A ROAD LOST POWER AND MADE GRINDING NOISE.

• 11/04/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPS RUNNING. MY SAFETY WAS NOT JEOPARDIZED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY VERY BAD THINGS WOULD HAVE SURELY OCCURRED. I AM IN THE PROCESSED OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS THE DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVESHAFT PROBLEMS ON 2003 RANGE ROVER. *JB

• 11/02/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY ON MY 2003 RANGE ROVER WENT OUT ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 80 MILES FROM CHICAGO ON OUR TRIP BACK FROM SCOTTSDALE AZ. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO CHICAGO BY RANGE ROVER 24HR. ROAD SERVICE (IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY FRONT DOOR). *TR

• 10/30/2007· POWER TRAIN

  2003 RANGE ROVER WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS INCLUDING STALLING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT WHICH HAD NO FLEXIBLE COUPLING AT THE FRONT END, SO ANY MINOR MISALIGNMENT PLACED SEVERE STRESS ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT SPLINES, LEADING TO FAILURE AND IMMOBILIZATION OF THE VEHICLE.

• 10/21/2018· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES AN HOUR MY TRUCK SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MELT GRINDING SOUNDS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE.

• 10/21/2007· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFERENTIAL , DRIVE SHAFT TOTAL FAILURE . THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE IN JUNE OF 2007 AND OCT OF 2007. *TR

• 10/17/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED A SECOND TIME FOUR MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.

• 10/12/2006· POWER TRAINCrash

  RANGE ROVER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE - LEADING TO LOCK UP OF TRANSMISSION. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT SPEED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLES SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY IS KILLED? NM

• 10/04/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NEUTRAL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT, WHICH HAS NO FLEXIBLE COUPLING AT THE FRONT END, SO ANY MINOR MISALIGNED PUTS SEVERE STRESS ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT SPLINES, LEADING TO FAILURE AND IMMOBILIZATION OF THE VEHICLE. *NM UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

• 10/01/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

• 09/29/2009· STEERING

  TILT STEERING COLUMN FAILURE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FREELY. TELESCOPING FEATURE CAUSING FREE MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL ON THE VERTICAL AXIS. *TR

• 09/29/2007· POWER TRAIN,STEERING

  MY 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HSE HAD A FAILURE OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SPILNES, AXLE SHAFT, DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND DRIVE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE PROPULSION AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO LAND ROVER NORTH SCOTTSDALE WHERE IT STILL SITS BECAUSE NEITHER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY NOR THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP WILL CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF $4,000. I ALSO HAD A FAILURE OF THE RETRACTABLE STEERING WHEEL WHICH RESULTED IN A DIAGNOSIS OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

• 09/28/2007· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT ON MY 2003 RANGE ROVER WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

• 09/28/2006· POWER TRAIN

  1)NONE REGULAR AND UNEVENTFUL DRIVING. 2)TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RIGHT LANE OF HIGHWAY. SECOND TIME 3RD LANE OF FREEWAY RIGHT AFTER SERVICE FROM THE DEALER FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. 3) THE FAILURE WAS A MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON A 2003 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVE. *JB

• 09/25/2008· POWER TRAIN

  2003 RANGE ROVER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND TORE OFF. *TR

• 09/24/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TILT AND TELESCOPING MOTORS FAILED AND WERE INOPERABLE. THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE TELESCOPING MOTOR WIRES TOGETHER FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TELESCOPING MOTOR FELL BEHIND THE BRAKES AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO NOT FULLY ENGAGE WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE MOTORS FROM THE WIRES BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE MOTORS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,911.

• 09/21/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HSE APPROX. 45 MPH AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BECAME INOPERABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAS WORN DOWN AND IT IS NOT DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS OR ANYTHING RELATED TO ME. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND ALL FORUMS SAY THIS VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT IN DESIGN AND FUNCTION. MUST BE RECALLED. I COULD'VE EASILY BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. NO THROTTLE CONTROL IS POSSIBLE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, AND THE CAR WILL NOT PARK WHILE IN "P." THEREFORE, IF I WAS ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ROLLED WITH NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. A MAJOR ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR THIS SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THESE MAJOR AUTO CORPORATIONS. *JB

• 09/19/2005· POWER TRAIN

  BEARING FAILURE IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL: NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. AS I WAS EMERGING FROM THE LINCOLN TUNNEL IN NYC WITH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON EITHER SIDE, WITH OUT ANY WARNING MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS I HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS LUCKY AS I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. RANGE ROVER MOUNT KISCO FIXED THE CAR AT NO CHARGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENCES LIKE THIS WITH OTHER 2003 RANGE ROVERS. I ASKED RANGE ROVER TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF 2003 RANGE ROVERS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE AUTOMOBILE. I ASKED HOW MANY INCIDENTS THERE WERE REGARDING THE BEARING IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AXLE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW AND NO ONE HAS THE STATISTICS. I CALLED RANGE ROVER NORTH AMERICA AND RECEIVED THE SAME ROBOTIC ANSWERS. IT APPEARS THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN DRIVER'S SAFETY BUT ONLY INTERESTED IN INSURING THEY MAKE MONEY AND ARE FREE OF ALL LIABILITIES. THEY REPEATEDLY ASKED IF I WAS HAPPY ABOUT THE SERVICE I RECEIVED. I KEPT TELLING THEM IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SERVICE OR ME. I AM HERE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED AND TO TRY AND PREVENT SOMEONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEIR STORY. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE RANGE ROVER AMERICA TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES SINCERELY. I STRONGLY FEEL RANGE ROVER SHOULD NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF 2003 RANGE ROVERS AND TELLING THEM TO KEEP THEIR WHEELS IN ALIGNMENT AND TO INSURE THE OWNERS KNOW OF THE RISKS INVOLVED. *JB

• 09/18/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSAXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BOTH TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE TRANSAXLE FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN 18 MONTHS. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL LAND ROVER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE PART MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 09/15/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 RANGE ROVER THAT I JUST BOUGHT USED 2 WEEKS EARLIER. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED MAKING SEVERE GRINDING NOISES AND LOST POWER. I COULD NOT STEER THAT WELL AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO GET BARELY ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS EVENT WAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE CAR MADE THE WORST GRINDING NOISES IN THE WORLD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A FAILED DRIVESHAFT / AXLE / DIFFERENTIAL OPERATION. BECAUSE IT WAS RECALLED, I HAD IT TOWED TO LAND ROVER AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE AXLE IS REPAIRED, WHICH THEY SAY IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT IS PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THIS AT NO COST. I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND I THINK THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN COSTA MESA, CA (HOUSE OF LUXURIES), THEY ASSURED ME THE CAR WAS TOTALLY CHECKED OUT AND HAD NO MECHANICAL OR OTHER ISSUES. NOW I AM VERY ANGRY WITH THEM FOR PLACING MY LIFE (AND OTHERS) AND MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER BY NOT DISCLOSING THESE PROBLEMS, OR AT LEAST TELLING ME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL AND TO REPAIR IT BEFORE I DRIVE. I AM HAPPY THAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL LATER BUT FEEL THAT THE BUSINESS I BOUGHT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS PRIOR TO THE SELL OF THE CAR AND IT COULD HAVE PLACED OUR LIVES AND OTHERS AT RISK HAD I BEEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS IN LA AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. THANK YOU. *TR

• 09/08/2006· POWER TRAIN

  THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES ON THE VERY BUSY 405 FWY DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I WAS GOING ALMOST 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ITS POWER AND BEGAN TO MAKE A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FWY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ONCE SAFE FROM TRAFFIC, I CALLED MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIRECTED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THIS PART WAS RECALLED. ALTHOUGH MY TRUCK HAS 55K MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED, I CALLED LAND ROVER USA AND SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER CARE REP. NAMED DENNIS @ EXT. 2127 WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THE LAND ROVER CAN DO ONCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THANKS RANGE ROVER FOR CARING SOOO MUCH ABOUT MY SAFETY!!!*JB

• 09/08/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER COASTING AT AN IDLE OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS STRIPPED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, LANDROVER #B121F, REGARDING THE DIFFERENTIAL, PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OILED AND ALIGNED, BUT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS NOT REPLACED.

• 09/07/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,TIRES,EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 RANGE ROVER HSE , LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, 5 MINUTES LATER A GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED THAT WAS VERY LOUD. THE CAR RESPONDED WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO APPLY GAS. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY AND COULD PULL THE CAR OVER. *TR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A RADIATOR LEAK AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

• 08/30/2007· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  2-9-05-DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEICHLE SHUT DOWN ON MOTORWAY, VEHICLE MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. HAD TO WAIT TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. IT WAS A FAULTY FRONT FIF ASSEMBY.REPLACE FRONT FIFF AND ALIGN. REPLACE DRIVE SHAFT. 8-23-07-DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. VEICLE MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CAR WAS TOWED INTO SHOP AFTER 4 HOURS OF WAITING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEING TOWED. FRONT DIFF AND DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES STRIPPED. REPLCED FRONT DIFF AND DRIVESHAFT

• 08/16/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE AC STOPPED WORKING AND REPLACED THE RESISTOR IN IT TWICE, THE SAME DAY IT WENT OUT A SECOND TIME THE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL. THE NEXT WEEK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE JERKED HARD AND PULLED BACK, AND WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND. IT CORRECTED BUT NOW IT KEEPS DOING IT. AND THE BRAKE FLUID A WEEK LATER LEAKED OUT AND I LOST POWER IN MY BRAKES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR!

• 08/13/2013· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING JUST FINE AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO DRIVE IT WOULDN'T START,THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I CALLED MY DAD OVER WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED IT WAS MAYBE THE BATTERY.I ENDED UP CALLING ON M ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AND GET FIXED. THE MECHANIC AFTER A WEEK TOLD ME ABOUT MULTIPLE SCENARIOS IT COULD BE. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AND I DROVE IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THIS MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND I DID AND NOW AFTER TWO MONTHS THE VEHICLE WILL STILL NOT START! SO THEN I LOOKED ONLINE SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER AND THAT WHEN I DISCOVERED PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE ONLINE POSTING IN FORUMS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO THE SAME ISSUES WITH THERE 03 RANGE ROVER ,WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES SOUNDS MECHANICS TELLING THEM THE SAME DIAGNOSIS! I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION AFTER TALKING TO RANGE ROVER DIRECTLY THAT AFTER RUNNING MY VIN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER!. AND ON THE FORUMS PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT THEY DID THE SAME REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS AND IT EITHER WORKED IN SOME CASES OR OTHERS THE PROBLEM CAME BACK! SO I'VE CONCLUDED THAT RANGER ROVER SHOULD DO A FORMAL RECALL ON THIS PART. BECAUSE WHAT IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY YOU STOP FOR GAS AND THEN YOUR CAR WILL JUST NOT START! *TR

• 08/12/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT AS THE LIGHT CHANGES I APPLY THE GAS AND EXPERIENCE A HORRIBLE METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT INTO PARK WHICH DIDN'T WORK SO I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM TOLD QUITE COMMON. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP. *NM

• 08/11/2008· POWER TRAIN

  COMPLETE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE - SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. 2003 RANGE ROVER HSE. *TR

• 08/01/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IN THE DRIVETRAIN FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE AND AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE07019. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 07/24/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT GENERATES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE -- PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS IS ACCOMPANIED BY MORE LOUD GRINDING NOISES. THERE IS A TOTAL DISABLING OF THE DRIVETRAIN. *TR

• 07/23/2007· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING 35 MPH ON BUSY CITY STREET / HEARD AND FELT LOUD CLUNKING FOLLOWED BY HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. MANAGED TO COAST INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

• 07/21/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RUNNING LIGHTS WAY TOO BRIGHT ON THE BACK OF A NEW LAND ROVER.

• 07/17/2006· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING ME TO COME TO A FULL STOP. HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN TRY TO RESTART. IT SEEMS THAT RANGE ROVERS 03' AND ABOVE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DIFFERENTIALS THAT FAIL AND CUT OFF THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. *JB

• 07/15/2007· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON MY 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. ALMOST GOT KILLED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK AND VEHICLE STILL MOVED!! FINALLY USED HANDBRAKE TO STABILIZE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. *TR

• 07/11/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT ON A 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER WITH 48,000 MILES. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, EXCESSIVE WEAR IDENTIFIED BY DEALER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AND CLANKING"NOISE IDENTIFIED BY OWNER UPON SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER REPORTED FAILURES IN SAME MODEL WITH BMW DRIVE TRAIN. DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT WAS SERVICED TWICE IN 2004- ONCE DUE TO AN OWNER COMPLAINT OF A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ,AND ONCE DUE TO A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM LAND ROVER. DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED ON 11 JULY 2007 AT A COST OF $2300.00 TO VEHICLE OWNER. LAND ROVER CONTINUED TO LACK ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROBLEM AND FAILURE TO ISSUE A FORMAL RECALL WAS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OWNERS OF PRE JAGUAR DRIVE TRAIN RANGE ROVER . *AK

• 07/11/2007· POWER TRAIN

  2003 RANGE ROVER, I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD METALLIC GRINDING NOISE. A WARNING MESSAGE TOLD ME TO IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO NEUTRAL, I WAS DOING 50 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER, AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND COAST INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, NARROWLY MISSING A PILE UP ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS FLAT BEDDED TO A LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT WAS BURNED OUT. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAID YES! SEEMINGLY IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30000 AND 100000 MILES . THIS CAR HASD 7500. MILES ON IT) I ASKED IF RANGE ROVER KNEW ABOUT IT AND HAD RECALLED THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT RANGE ROVER HAD BULLITINS SINCE 2003 AFTER THE CAR WAS INTRODUCED, BUT HAD NOT ACCEPTED THIS AS A FAULT OR ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS. THIS WAS A DISGRACE, AND THE NHTSA NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS. THE PROBLEM WA S WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE RANGEROVER.NET WEBSITE.*AK

• 07/11/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 07/04/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I SUFFERED A LOSS OF DRIVE WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 40 MPH ON A BUSY CITY STREET. THE DIGITAL DISPLAY STATED "PLACE IN NEUTRAL" AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A TURN LANE. PLACING THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE RESULTED IN A GRINDING NOISE WITH NO TRANSMISSION OF POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS SUDDEN FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LAND ROVER DEALER AND THE CARRIER DIFF (TBB000043E) AND SHAFT ASSY (TVB500290) WERE REPLACED. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED 80% OF THE REPAIR COST AND I PAID THE REST. THE CAR HAS 58K MILES ON IT.

• 07/03/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRUCK STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WAS IMMOBILE AND MADE A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE. A CAB DRIVER HAD TO PUSH MY TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT UNTIL THE TRUCK DIED WHICH SAID "SELECT NEUTRAL" TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 07/01/2015· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING UP A HILL AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME.

• 06/28/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED ON MY LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING JUST AN INSTANT LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND FRONT WHEEL LOCK. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR