2008 Land Rover LR2

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

• 12/22/2012· POWER TRAIN

  BEGAN HEARING A VERY LOUD HUMMING SOUND FROM THE REAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONGST ALL 2008 LAND ROVER LR2S ONCE THE LR2 REACHES AROUND 60K TO 80K. THIS IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE OF LAND ROVER TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

• 12/20/2012· POWER TRAIN

  OVER ONE YEAR AGO I BEGAN NOTICING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE DURING STARTING AND STOPPING WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. FINALLY PAID TO HAVE LR DEALERSHIP LOOK AT ISSUE ON 15 DEC 2012 AND THEY DETERMINED PROBLEM IS INDEED REAR DIFF. I OPTED TO ATTEMPT A REBUILD THROUGH THEM, AND THEY REPLACED THE PINION BEARING AND SERVICED OTHER PARTS AND FLUIDS. UPON A ROAD TEST THE NOISE STILL PERSISTED AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED ME THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOCK-UP OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE UNIT. ASIDE FROM THE EXORBITANT COMPOUNDING COSTS TO REBUILD AND NOW REPLACE THE UNIT, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND LR APPEARS TO BE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

• 12/19/2013· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE, PINION AND CARRIER BEARINGS REPLACED. *TR

• 12/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE KEEP WARNING THAT COOLANT FLUID WAS LOW EVERY THREE WEEKS. WE KEPT REFILLING THE CONTAINER WITH COOLANT FLUID EVERY 3 WEEKS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. ASSUME THERE WAS A LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY FOUND HOSE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED BLEED HOSE RESERVOIR TO ENGINE. LEAKING AT ENGINE. SHOULDN'T HAVE COOLANT PROBLEMS SO SOON WITH NEW VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A/C STOPPED COOLING. AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIME TO CHECK AC SYSTEM SINCE JULY 22, 2008. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 30, 2009. TURNS OUT THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR. *TR

• 12/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURRED EVERY MORNING AND AFTER LEAVING WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN ALTERNATOR. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOOK THE OLD PART. *TR

• 12/07/2025· POWER TRAIN

  My rear differential failed at 43k. This has been a common problem for LandRover 2008 LR2. The repair is costing me 5k to repair.

• 12/07/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A HOLLOW NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

• 12/05/2018· POWER TRAIN

  "TAKATA RECALL" WHEN MOVING AT LOW OR REGULAR SPEED AND TURNING, THERE IS A RUMBLING STUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS THE ISSUE. ON RESEARCHING THE LAND-ROVER FORUM, I FOUND THAT MY ISSUE WAS NOT PECULIAR TO ME ALONE BUT IT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH OTHER 2008 LR2 OWNERS AND COSTLY TO CHANGE TOO. HOWEVER LAND-ROVER ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN LTB00342 (ISSUE 3) IN AUG 2011) ABOUT THIS. WHY NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL OR FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE

• 12/03/2022· POWER TRAIN

  I have a 2008 Land Rover LR2 in mint condition and regularly maintained by a Land Rover dealer and purchased new from a LR dealer in Pittsburgh. It only has 39K miles and always parked indoors. Last year I noticed a humming, grinding sound coming from the rear wheels.I took it twice to the Fort Myers Florida LR dealer for service but they could not find the problem other than that the differential needed flushing (unusual for 39K miles). Finally took it to LR dealer two weeks ago in Naples, Florida and it was determined that the rear differential needed replacement. It was explained to me by the Asst. Service Mgr. that it was not safe to drive as the wheels could seize and cause an accident. No warning lamps indicated the problem. Land Rover refused to pay for replacement ($10K quoted cost) citing 4 year warranty period was over despite way below 50K mile warranty. Discovered over 30 similar problems reported on LR2 model on "carcomplaints.com".

• 11/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER NOW 3 TIMES FOR WHAT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMPLETE LACK OF ENGINE POWER, ALMOST AS IF IT IS BEING STARVED OF FUEL, ALWAYS MORE THAN 1/4 TANK WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM WERE FOR A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" WHICH APPEARED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, UNTIL IT RESURFACES A FEW WEEKS OR A MONTH LATER. ON THE MOST RESENT TRIP TO THE DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE RECEIVER IN THE DASHBOARD FOR THE ELECTRONIC KEY AND THAT THIS WAS NOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/24/2007· BACK OVER PREVENTION

  2008 LAND ROVER LR2 - OCCASIONALLY THE PARK ASSIST WILL NOT SOUND WHEN GEAR SELECTOR IS IN "REVERSE" POSITION-SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BIG BLIND SPOTS, PARK ASSIST IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR WHEN BACKING UP THE VEHICLE. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO RE-LOAD THE SOFTWARE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK IN A FEW WEEKS, REQUIRING ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER TO RE-LOAD THE SAME DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON LAND ROVER FORUMS (INCLUDING UK), OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS, INCLUDING UK-NO PERMANENT FIX FROM LAND ROVER, EVEN THAT LR2 IS IN PRODUCTION FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR . *TR

• 11/22/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover LR2. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start with the key in the ignition. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with body control module failure. The body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

• 11/22/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY AUTOMOBILE'S BATTERY DIES (I HAVE BOUGHT 2 NEW BATTERIES) OR RUNS OUT OF CHARGE WHEN IT GETS TOO COLD OR WHEN I DO NOT DRIVE IT FOR 3 DAYS OR MORE. SOMETIMES, AS I AM DRIVING IT ON A HIGHWAY, IT JUST CUTS OFF, AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND START IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER.

• 11/13/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,600.

• 11/10/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  3TIMES NOW FIRST BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON THEN ALL LIGHTS ON PANELS STARTS LIGHTING UP FOR NO REASON ANDCAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND ON BUSY RUSH HOUR. ALL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. IF WINDOWS ARE OPEN THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT THIS IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED ADDRESSED BY LAND ROVER. CANNOT KEEP ON IGNORING THIS ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY NOT EVERYONE REPORTS TO THE MANUFACTURER, SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING THIS PROBLEMS ARE DRAINING THE WALLETS OF CONSUMERS BECAUSE EACH TIME CARS HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNLOCK SYSTEM RELOAD SOFTWARE ONLY TO START A DIAGNOSE. ENDING UP WITH THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS . POLICE HAD TO STOP TO PUT FLARES LAST TIME THE CAR BROKE BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS TO WAIT IN THE DARK FOR TOWING

• 11/02/2015· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS AND KEPT ON GETTING LOUDER. I TOOK IT IN TO AUTO REPAIR AND IT IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT HAS GONE OUT. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 LR2, AND SHOUD BE ON RECALL!

• 10/26/2015· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. AS A RESULT, GLASS SHARDS FELL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 10/15/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE WINDSHIELD IS SEPARATING FROM THE GLASS, AND GETTING SMALL CRACKS TOO AT THE EDGES, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS BREAKING DIRECTLY WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME. I DON'T EXACTLY WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED, BUT NOTICED IT NOW.

• 10/08/2019· POWER TRAIN

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF BEARINGS, RACES AND GEARS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL.

• 10/08/2014· POWER TRAIN

  LIKE OTHERS, OUR LR2 BEGAN TO DEVELOP A WHINING SOUND FROM THE REAR AROUND 85,000 MI (NOW AT 88,000 SOCCER MOM MILES - NEVER OFF ROAD OR ABUSED). THIS CAR IS A MONEY PIT. AC WENT OUT AT 80,000 ($2,000 REPAIR), HOOD LATCH CAUSING FALSE ALARMS ($300), CONSTANTLY NEEDS BRAKES AND ROTORS (EVERY 25 TO 30K MILES), SUNROOF WENT (BUT APPARENTLY WE JUST MISSED THE VIN FOR THE RECALL)($3,000), AND NOW $4,000 FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL WORK. LAND ROVER WHICH HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DIFFERENTIAL, SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THIS. *TR

• 10/05/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT NOT FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 10/01/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND ACID HAD LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY, SPREADING TO THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL COMPONENTS THAT WERE NEAR THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 09/29/2020· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AS THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BLACK SMOKE HAD COME THROUGH THE PASSENGER AIR VENTS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VEHICLE HAPPENED TO BE BEHIND AND WITNESSED THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE OFFICER ASSISTED HIM WITH THE FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE AND WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. LATER ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAND ROVER DENVER(6160 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80121). THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

• 09/23/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN NEW, THE CAR MADE IT TO 37,450 ON THE REAR BRAKES. THEY WERE THEN REPLACED FOR ABOUT $400 ON 12/31/10. THOSE LASTED 29,000 MILES UNTIL 66,082 MILES ON 2/18/13. THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR ABOUT $500. NOW, AT 87,500 MILES (ONLY 22,000 MILES LATER), THEY ARE WORN TO THE BONE. LAND ROVER CLAIMS IT IS A WEARABLE ITEM AND THEY USE SOFT PADS FOR BETTER BRAKING. I'VE OWNED DOZENS OF VEHICLES OVER 50 YEARS AND USUALLY 40,000 MILES IS NORMAL FOR PADS AND ROTORS. EVEN IF WHAT LAND ROVER SAYS IS TRUE AND 30,000 IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE 22,000 MILES I JUST GOT OUT OF THE LAST SET IS HORRIBLE. NEVER AGAIN. *TR

• 09/21/2018· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE AND I STARTED NOTICING A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMS TO SLOWLY BE GETTING WORSE. THEN WE STARTED GETTING A TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS BEFORE THEIR REAR DIFFERENTIAL GOES OUT COMPLETELY. WE ARE DRIVING THE LR2 ACROSS COUNTRY A FEW TIMES THIS NEXT YEAR. IT'S PROBALY GOING TO GO OUT AT SOME POINT. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED!

• 09/09/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DAY LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED. *JB

• 09/03/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FIRST BRAND NEW LANDROVER LR2 HAD FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING TWICE. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP--TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED AND GAVE ME ANOTHER NEW LR2. THIS SECOND LR2 HAS OVERHEATED TWICE (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING). THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NEARBY AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR GOING ON TO FOUR WEEKS NOW. *TR

• 08/31/2017· STEERING

  MY STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED ON ME THREE TIMES AFTER STOPPING MY CAR. WHEN I WOULD REENTER, IT WOULD NOT START BUT MY STEERING COLUMN WOULD TURN. THE DEALERSHIP, EACH TIME, SAID MY STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED BECAUSE I NEEDED A BODY CONTROL MODULE, THEN A NEW BATTERY, AND THE 3RD TIME I HAD A BAD STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER, IT WAS NEVER A RECALL. I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE, THOUGH NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF IT. THE CATCH IS THAT IT HAS CAUSED ME AND OTHERS LOTS OF MONEY (OVER $1400.00) EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. IT HAS NEVER STOPPED WHILE I AS DRIVING (ALWAYS STATIONARY), BUT IT DOES MAKE ME NERVOUS THAT IT MIGHT OR SIMPLY THAT I MAY GET STRANDED AGAIN WITH TOW AND REPAIR COSTS.

• 08/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - COMPLETELY DEAD EXCEPT FOR A STRANGE CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DRIVER DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING AS IF THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED AT THIS STAGE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE INDICATORS STARTED BLINKING ALL ON THEIR OWN (HAZARD LIGHTS - BUT VERY FAST). TRIED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE HAVE THE KEY STUCK, VEHICLE IS DEAD AND IN PARK - EVENTUALLY HAD TO TOW TO THE DEALER WHO IS TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE. *TR

• 08/20/2015· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE , A SLIGHT MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR END PROGRESSED INTO GRINDING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND MANY LAND ROVER LR2 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM 45K-60 MILES. I WENT TO LOCAL PLACE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST,THEY WANT 3.276,00. ITS TOO MUCH MONEY AND I DRIVE KIDS ALL THE TIME,AND I AM AFRAID SOON I WILL HAVE BIG PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM,LAND ROVER SHOULD FIX THIS WITHOUT CHARGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! VIEW DETAILS *TR

• 08/20/2015· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  AFTER I DID THE RECALL ABOUT THE SUNROOF,MAYBE A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SUNROOF,THE PARTS JUST CAME OUT OF THE TRACKS AND BROKE. I CALL LAND ROVER AND THEY SAID IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO,I WILL HAVE TO PAY FROM MY OWN POCKET,OH WELL NOW I HAVE TAPE ON MY SUNROOF BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT LAND ROVER SHOULD FIX. PLEASE IF SOMEBODY CAN HELP WITH THIS I REALLY APPRECIATE!! THANK YOU!! *TR

• 08/16/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PERIODICALLY, THE CAR TEMPERATURE WOULD SUDDENLY SHOOT UP OVERHEATING AND THE A.C. WOULD STOP WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD RETURN BACK TO NORMAL AND THE A.C WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. LAND ROVER SAID IT WAS AN "INTERMITTENT OPEN IN THE FAN MOTOR WHEN IT WAS HOT". THEY REPLACED THE FAN ASSEMBLY AND MODULE AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. *KB

• 08/14/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE LIT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. $1000.00 TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE OF "FAULTY" SENSOR EMBEDDED IN CUSHION. NOW WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON UNTIL I DON'T SEE THE LIGHTS. STRANGE THAT A FAULTY SENSOR WOULD DISABLE SAFETY FEATURES. *TR

• 08/09/2018· POWER TRAIN

  LIKE 1000S OF OTHER OWNERS, MY LR2 NEEDS REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. WHY NHTSA HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE VOLVO'S BUILT WITH SAME DESIGN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING AS WELL. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR $2400-3000.. HAS THE NHTSA EVEN LOOKED INTO THIS? THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND I'M READING BLOGS WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO THE REPAIRS THEMSELVES N GIVING EACH OTHER 'TRIAL N ERROR' TIPS. OTHERS ARE POSTING ASKING WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IF THEY DON'T DO THE REPAIRS. WELL, THE TRANSMISSION CAN LOCK UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SO WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE AT LEAST CONSIDERED? THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND IT TOOK HOW MANY DEATHS BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED?? OR FORD PINTO CASE SAD THING HERE IS... NHTSA SHOULD BE LISTENING TO THE CONSUMERS! YET SEEMS LIKE NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED OR MAYBE FORGOTTEN....

• 08/08/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  PRIOR TO EVENT- CAR WOULD STALL OUT, WOULD HAVE TO REV UP TO GET GOING. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. 2008 LANDROVER LR2 SHUTS OFF AT IDLE- BAD FUEL PUMP AT 50, 000 MILES MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE LANDROVER DEALERSHIP SHOP, FUEL PUMP MODULE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS PER LANDROVERS SUGGESTION- PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES, AFTER HITTING 50,000 MILES AND WARRANTY NO LONGER VALID, PROBLEM FOUND! FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED FOR A VERY UNREASONABLE $ RATE . (AS ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED BY OWNERS) SEE WHAT THE SHOP DIDN'T KNOW WAS PRIOR TO THEM REPLACING THE MODULE AND READING THE CODES, I WENT AND HAD THE CODES READ AT ANOTHER SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED CODE- PO62800, WHEN ACTUALLY THE CODES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS READING WAS 0087, 0305, 0306, 0300. ALL CODES THAT WOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS SURELY A FUEL PUMP ERROR. OBVIOUSLY A SCAM, SO THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD RUN UP, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IN THE END, WHEN YOU READ ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THESE DEALERSHIPS. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS REPLACED? *TR

• 07/31/2015· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  REAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND I MAY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF A FAULTY DESIGN FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL - LAND ROVER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED 2 DIFFERENTIALS IN LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND IF THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE IT COULD POTENTIALLY LOCK UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WILL YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO WHY LAND ROVER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LAURIE .....UPDATED 10/19/15 *BF *CN

• 07/20/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, AT ANY SPEED, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS DEFECTIVE. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE TIME OF 10 YEARS/100,000 MILES. IT APPEARS LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS COMMENTED ON REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WITH A NEW DESIGNED REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A CALL TO LAND ROVER CORPORATE REGARDING A RECALL WAS NEGATIVE, AND NON COMMITTAL TO A SOLUTION OTHER THAN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $2500 TO ME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS COMPONENT IS PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

• 07/19/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1 &2. RANDOM NON-START WITH NO SYMPTOMS. INSERT KEY, PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE AND PUSH START BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER THAN A SOFT WHIRRING SOUND FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. 3. REPEAT TRIES, TAKE KEY IN AND OUT. LET SET FOR 10-15 MINUTES HAS WORKED MOST TIMES. AFTER 4TH TIME OVER 10 DAY PERIOD THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO GARAGE. THEY HAD FOR 6 DAYS COULD FINE NO FAULT. HOWEVER, BATTER WAS DISCHARGED WITH NO INDICATION OF WHY. (PERHAPS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START) TWO DAYS AFTER WE GOT CAR BACK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK KEY OUT AND REPEATED START PROCESS AND IT STARTED. FEAR OF FAMILY BEING STUCK IN A HIGH RISK SITUATION HAS CAUSED US TO LIMIT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASED FRUSTRATION WITH THE BRAND AND THE DEALER. *TR

• 07/18/2012· POWER TRAIN

  RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO RECALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF A LAND ROVER 2008 LR2 HSE. A MOANING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR AND IT GETS LOUDER AS THE SPEED GOES UP. READING THROUGH THE LR OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE FROM US AND UK AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CONSUMERS COUGH UP OVER $2,500 TO $5,000 FOR THIS REPAIR. LAND ROVER OF AMERICA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY PUT IN A FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE 2008 LR2 RIGHT JUST AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS PRETTY HEFTY AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE EVENTHOUGH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS BROKEN. SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THEY RECALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL? PLEASE INITIATE RECALL INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

• 07/09/2018· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL

• 07/09/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I BOUGHT A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS TURNING THE CAR ON, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES (EACH TIME I LEFT THE CAR FROM 2 TO 4 DAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP) ONLY TO TELL ME (THE FOURTH TIME) THAT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAVE A FIX, THAT LAND ROVER WAS WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THEY FOUND ONE. SO NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES (TO THE MARKET, THE MOVIES, GAS STATION, ALMOST EVERYWHERE) THE CAR DOESN'T START, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 TO 5 MINUTES AND ABOUT 5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED, IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH, BUT AFTER IT HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY IT BECOMES REALLY IRRITATING NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU HAVE AN UNRELIABLE $42K VEHICLE WITH ONLY 15K MILES. *TR

• 06/27/2019· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2017 WITH 101,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 119,000. AS OF 24 JUN 2019, THE REAR END BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHILE TURNING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL IMPORT REPAIR SHOP. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH ZIP-TIES. ZIP. TIES. AS I HAVE NEVER HAD WORK DONE ON THE REAR END OF THE CAR, THAT MEANS THAT THE ZIP-TIES WERE PUT ON BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS THIS: HOW LONG IS A DIFFERENTIAL SUPPOSED TO LAST? THE DIFFERENTIAL IS CURRENTLY LOCKED INTO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE TIME. THE DIFFERENTIAL ALONE WILL COST $4900. THE FLUIDS WILL COST $40. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF LABOR BUT IT WON'T BE OVER A DAY. SO LET'S SAY A DAY OF LABOR WOULD BE 8 HRS AT A RATE OF $120/HOUR. 4900+40+960 = 5900. RIGHT NOW, MY VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH 2,200. I OWE NO LOAN BUT I AM UPSIDE-DOWN NONETHELESS. THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THIS DIFFERENTIAL WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE POOR DESIGN WAS EXACERBATED WHEN THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS NOT DEALT WITH. IF NOT REPLACED, THE LOCKED DIFFERENTIAL WILL DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. THEN WHAT WILL I DO?

• 06/23/2017· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE

• 06/23/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE FAN STOPPED WORKING.

• 06/20/2014· POWER TRAIN

  SERVICE CALL INITIATED DUE TO HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE PITCH CHANGES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. LAND ROVER DEALER INDICATES THAT THE COUPLING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3642. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT OF THE PINION BEARING/REAR DIFF WITH YEARS 08-12. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, QUITE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE EARLY YEARS OF THE LR2 PRODUCTION LINE OFTEN WITH LESS MILEAGE WITH SERVICE BULLETINS IN PLACE. SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND MAINTAINED. THESE ARE COSTLY REPAIRS WITH THE BURDEN OF SUCH PLACED ON UNSUSPECTING LAND ROVER OWNERS. LAND ROVER SHOULD STAND BY THEIR WORKMANSHIP AND SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THESE REPAIRS BEFORE MORE SERIOUS EVENTS OCCUR. *TR

• 06/20/2014· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO ODI# 10604656 HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SPOKE TO THE LAND ROVER USA REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND THEY OFFERED $500 TOWARD THE TOTAL REPAIR OF $3642. SAID REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THERE IS NO OTHER RECOURSE OTHER THAN CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. BASICALLY, I WAS TOLD TO GO POUND SAND DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM FIRST-TIME OWNER. HENCE, I HAVEN'T PROVIDED ENOUGH BUSINESS TO LAND ROVER TO QUALIFY FOR GREATER MONETARY ASSISTANCE. LAND ROVER IS ESSENTIALLY BENEFITING FROM THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES THAT THEY SOLD TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THESE DRIVETRAIN ISSUES ARE CLEARLY CAUSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS AND/OR IMPROPER DRIVETRAIN DESIGN AND THE NHTSA REALLY NEEDS TO SUPPORT CONSUMERS IN GUIDING THE MANUFACTURER TO INITIATE A RECALL, ETC. *TR

• 06/18/2018· POWER TRAIN

  THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEN GOING 25MPH+

• 06/17/2011· STEERINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT SMOKE WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND A NEW STEERING FITTING KIT WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS A RESULT OF THE STEERING FLUID SPRAYING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT REFUSED TO SHARE ANY CASE INFORMATION WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

• 06/12/2020· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF CEASED IN THE OPENED POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE TRACK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAND ROVER BIRMINGHAM LOCATED AT 3000 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SPECIALIST WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.