Land Rover Defender Complaints (1995)

4 consumer complaints on file.

• #10887877July 22, 2016
  ENGINE

  OIL LINES RUPTURE CAUSING ENGINE FIRES EVEN FOLLOWING LAND ROVER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. MY SPECIFIC ENGINE FIRE HAPPENED AS I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, SEE THE HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE AND STOP ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 1993, 1994, 1995 AND 1997 NAS DEFENDER-STYLE VEHICLES: HTTP://WWW.EASTCOASTROVER.COM/110OILLINES.HTML

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10202208September 7, 2007
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE: DRIVING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE: ONE OIL LINE FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FRONT RADIATOR BURST. CONSEQUENCE: OIL WAS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PART REPAIRED / REPLACED: OIL LINE REPLACED BY STRONGER MODELS (BRAIDED TO AVOID OIL SPRAYING IN CASE OF FAILURE) AND ROUTED _AWAY_ FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHILE FIRE WAS AVOIDED FOR THIS INSTANCE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL LAND ROVER 90 AND 110 VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE (AND MAYBE LAND ROVER DISCOVERY VEHICLES). A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THOSE VEHICLES HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF UPDATED 06/26/08

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #862324May 22, 2000
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

  WHILE PARKING VEHICLE AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP UP IN REVERSE, NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE SHIFT LEVER. HIT CURB AND WENT OVER IT. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. *AK *ML

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #842424July 15, 1999
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION FASTNER THAT HOLDS SWITCH TOGETHER FELL APART, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO COME LOOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0