Land Rover Discovery Complaints (2000)

71 consumer complaints on file.

#881256February 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HORN GOES OFF SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL. IT'S BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES. PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED AT DEALER. DEALER HAS TAKEN FUSE OUT. BUT WHEN NEEDED HORN IT WASN'T THERE, THUS BECOMING A RISK TO CONSUMER AND OTHERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740963February 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559381February 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEWOUT, SIDEWALL HAD QUARTER SIZE HOLE LOCATED 1' ABOVE TREAD, DEALER SAID BLOWOUT OCCURED DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, CONSUMER SAID THE TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (MICHELIN 235/80R22.5/14XRV). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879579February 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, CROSSING STREET AND RUNNING INTO A PARKED CAR. AUTOMATIC INTERLOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739925January 25, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730922September 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ABS AND BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. DEALER HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIND/FIX PROBLEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869632September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD HARDEN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND THE VEHCILE WAS NOT FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867247August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 00V142000/ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS BREAKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NO RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725665July 19, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR IN A CONGESTED AREA, THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861784May 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. INSTEAD, IT SLAMMED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO TURN IGNITION OFF. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718692February 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I CAME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. NEXT THING I KNOW, I GOING FULL THROTTLE, OUT OF CONTROL IN REVERSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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