Land Rover Discovery Complaints (1999)

53 consumer complaints on file.

#10146185December 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WRECK, SEVERAL TIMES. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONCE IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS ($800) AND NOW AGAIN, I HAVE SPENT $$ TO FIX THE HDC, TC, ABS LIGHTS THAT KEEP COMING ON AND CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. THE ABS MODULATOR ON 99 LR DISCO II'S I FOUND OUT IS DEFECTIVE, LATER MODELS HAVE SHUTTLE VALVES THAT DO NOT STICK. LR WILL NOT REPLACE IT, AND THE PART IS $1,800. I'M TIRED OF THROWING MONEY AT A TRUCK WE SPENT OVER $50K TO PURCHASE, AND CANNOT USE! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10143829November 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS/HDC/TC LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. THE ABS FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATIVE AND SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BEING PUSHED GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM I HEAR THAT KEEP ARISING ON THESE LAND ROVERS. I BELONG TO A FORUM AND HAVE ALREADY READ AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SITE IS WWW.DISCOWEB.ORG. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ON JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER LAND ROVER FORUM OUT THERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139275October 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES 2. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ABS UNIT SHOWED A DEFAULT WHICH DISABLED THE ABS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT USE THE ORIGINAL PARTS TO REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY HAVE MANUFACTURED THREE DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE OF THE DATE. *AK (11/17/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139289October 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. , THERE WAS A FAULTY RIGHT WHEEL SENSOR WHICH CAUSED THE HILL DESCENDENT CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON . CONTACT STARTED NOTICING THIS PROBLEM ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS GOING TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THESE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128838July 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
NORMAL DRIVING IN SUMMER WHEN MY 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II'S ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. TWO DAYS LATER THOSE LIGHTS WERE JOINED BY THE HILL DECENT WARNING LIGHT AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOL TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED BUT THE LIGHTS STILL REMAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT W/THE DEALER NEXT MONTH BUT UNTIL THEN I HAVE NO USE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS SEVERAL FUNCTIONS ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE ABS RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON MY LAND ROVER DURING THE SUMMER OF 1993, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO THAT RECALL OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121818May 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ALL THREE LIGHTS (TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, DOWNHILL) LIGHTS UP. IT HAPPENS EVEN WITH SUVS WITH VERY LOW MILES. BLEEDING THE BRAKES AND CLEANING THE CONNECTOR OR REPLACING THE SENSORS DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. THERE IS FAULT IN THE ABS MODULATOR DESIGN AND THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100399November 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BEGINNING AT 50,100 MILES, ABS, HILL DESCENT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS WENT OFF. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN REGULAR TRAFFIC, NO UNUSUAL WEATHER OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER REPLACED 3 ABS SENSORS AND RESET ECU CODES. 200 YARDS AFTER LEAVING SHOP, WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES RETURNED. DEALER ATTEMPTED REMEDIAL WORK - ERROR INDICATED STUCK VALVE IN ABS PUMP - TO NO AVAIL. CODES WERE RE-SET, TWO DAYS LATER TURNING LEFT, WARNINGS AND CHIMES RETURNED. LAND ROVER INDICATED THAT ABS PUMP NEEDS REPLACING IS THE ONLY REMEDY (PARTS ~$2,000). WEB SEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 99 DISCOVERY OWNERS. ORIGINAL RECALL WORK WAS DONE YEARS AGO TO STRENGTHEN ABS HOUSING. SHOULD ABS FAIL AT ONLY 50,000 MILES? BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT ABS SINCE FOURTH TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086360August 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE WITH UNDER 54,000 MILES WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING BECOMING DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. MAJOR FAILURE IN THE DRIVETRAIN RENDERED THE VEHICLE NON DRIVABLE. PART THAT FAILED WAS TRANSFER BOX PAID DEALER AROUND $2,500 TO HAVE THE BOX REPLACED AND HAVE THE VEHICLE MADE DRIVABLE. I HAVE THE OLD PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079142July 1, 2004
AIR BAGS
1. MAJOR ACCIDENT HAPPENED, BUT AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. 2. FORTUNATELY WE SURVIVED, YES OF COURSE WITH SOME INJURIES, BUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE NOT THAT FORTUNATE. IN OTHER WORDS THERE WAS NO SAFETY FROM THAT SO CALLED GOOD NAMED CAR. CALLED LAND ROVER. 3. WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IN MY CAR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10075943June 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
LTR FM STEVEN JOHNSON (OK) OWNER OF A 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY REPORTING MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE DRIVELINE AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINT, DEFECTIVE VEHICLE REPLY TO THE TULSA DISTRICT OFC.*MR THE DRIVELINE FAILED PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF A NON SERVICEABLE UNIVERSAL JOINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067920April 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:REAR
DURING MY COMMUTE I NOTICED A RATTLE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE HAD SEPERATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FRAME WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS WELDED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO LAND ROVER ALEXANDRIA. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A WHOLE GROUP OF TECHNICIANS EXPRESSED COMPLETE AMAZEMENT WHEN THEY SAW THE DAMAGE. NOBODY COULD FIGURE OUT HOW THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT FREE VEHICLE WITH A GOOD SERVICE HISTORY THROUGH LAND ROVER. THE ORIGINAL EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN SAID THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A BAD WELD OR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. I WAS INSURED THAT MY FRAME IS INCREDIBLY STRONG AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. A FIELD TECHNICIAN AND REGIONAL REP WERE BROUGHT OUT. LAND ROVER HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. THEY HAVE NOT RECORD OF THE VEHICLE BEING REGULARLY SERVICED. I OFFERED TO FAX DETAILS FROM LAND ROVER DENVER EAST, LAND ROVER RICHMOND, AND LAND ROVER ALEXANDRIA. THESE WERE THE SERVICING FACILITIES. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LAND ROVER HAS INFORMED ALSO THAT I MUST REPLACE MY FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062457March 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 16TH, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EPISODE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE EVENT OCCURRED LEAVING A SKI AREA (APPROX 9,000 FEET ELEVATION)ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH AN AVERAGE 6% GRADE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES AND WAS PARKED UNTIL 7:30 THAT EVENING WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL AND PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE RESORT PARKING LOT. AS I CRESTED THE HILL TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING (RPM ABOVE 4,000). I LIFTED MY FOOT TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS NOT INADVERTENTLY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR ENOUGH TO JOLT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE REVS CLIMBED ABOVE 5,000 AS I SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN A FEW MOMENTS AND IT BEHAVED NORMALLY IN THE RATHER NERVOUS 12 MILE TRIP DOWN THE CANYON. SINCE THE SINGLE EPISODE, IT HAS BEHAVED NORMALLY. HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AS OF MARCH 17TH. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062228March 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
PERIODICALLY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL & HILL DESCENT LIGHTS COME ON. DEALERSHIP INDICATES DIAGNOSTIC CODES REVEAL THE SHUTTLE VALVE INSIDE THE ABS MODULATOR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047923November 13, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNT A HOLE INTO THE SEAT. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045624November 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BELT BROKE LEAVING ME STRANDED, HAD IT REPLACED THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE NEW BELT BROKE. HAD IT REPLACED AND AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT BROKE AGAIN. ORDERED A NEW BELT FROM LAND ROVER AND ASKED A LOCAL MECHANIC TO INSTALL IT (BECAUSE I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY FROM LAND ROVER). THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PULLEY WAS NOT WORKING CORRETLY SO HE CALLED LAND ROVER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A RECALL. CAR WAS AT LAND ROVER FOR 6 DAYS BEFORE REPAIRS COMPLETE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026985July 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT GASOLINE FILLER NECK DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT MORE THAN 2 GALLONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022872June 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE ACCELERATING GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN PRESSED. CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM ON GAS PEDAL TO GET IT UNDONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004220January 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SHAFT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREZZE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769909November 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE LIFT GATE DOOR HINGE RUSTED THROUGH THEN SNAPPED WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THEN 5 YRS OLD BUT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. MY BODY SHOP MECHANIC THAT THE DOOR IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE HINGES. THIS PROBLEM CAN'T BE SEEN UNTIL IT OCCURS. IF SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS OPENNING THE REAR CARGO DOOR CAN CAUSE THE HINGE TO SNAP. WHAT TYPE OF PROBLEM WOULD A POT HOLE OR A COLLISION CAUSE? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567673September 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT, #10-91-509 WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVE AXLE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE REAR WHEELS TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL HITTING A GUARD RAIL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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