Land Rover Defender Complaints (2023)

89 consumer complaints on file.

#11585616April 27, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Vehicle windshield spontaneously cracked with large crack extending across most of passenger side. Vehicle has 10K miles. No offroad driving. No rock or foreign object struck vehicle. Driven on smooth roads. Weather was not issue. This is clearly a SAFETY issue. Crack will likely extend and I will need to replace windshield in vehicle less than 1 year old. I will take a picture of it. It needs to be replaced immediately..I've arranged service but am worried that vehicle-specific windshield is inherently flawed, regardless of who installs it. This was common knowledge (frequent cracks) in this model through 2022 but I don't know what has been done to address the problem. thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579564March 26, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The contact owns a 2023 Land Rover Defender. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH with no other vehicles or objects nearby, the Forward Collision Avoidance system activated with the Automictic Emergency Braking function drastically slowing the vehicle nearly causing a crash. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11577756March 16, 2024
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield cracks. Minor chips causes major cracks that go across the windshield and reduces visibility. While driving, I watched the crack spread across my sight line which impaired driving. This is the second windshield I have had to replace in two months. Service center states that are having to repair many windshields for this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11566651January 20, 2024
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Steering wheel is locked and does not turn the wheels
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11564087January 8, 2024
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
The steering column won't move. The car starts, you can drive forward and back but the steering column doesn't move. This has happened twice now and I am afraid if this happens while I'm driving unexpectedly, death or serious injuries are very possible.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562181December 27, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Lane assistance and power steering failed. There was no warning light or alarm. The warning light in the dashboard came on reading “Lane assistance not available” and “power steering resistance reduced” immediately when both systems failed. We were able to safely park, no one was injured. The car has been at the service center at the dealership for 10 days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11558909December 7, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Dec 6. Started vehicle and steering wheel would nor move. All functions of car worked. Fwd, rev, engine running , lights all worked. Turned off and restarted 3 times and steering wheel still not moving. All of a sudden wheel became free. I worry now if this could happen while driving. Light did come on saying "lain assist not available"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555087November 14, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
The power steering failed and the car was not drive-able. The warning light for no lane assist available also turned on. The vehicle was in-operable and left us stranded. This would have been a much bigger issue in the winter time, or if I was not at my home. I contacted Land Rover, who had me call LandRover road side to have the car towed to the dealership, since this occurred on a Sunday. They confirmed the issue of power steering malfunction. There was no warning that his was going to happen. It first appeared when we tried to start the car and it was not drive-able. Once at the dealership, I was made aware there was a service bulletin-not a formal recall- regarding this malfunction. It required two code updates (that I was unable to complete with attempt to update software prior to tow) and a battery reset. With this being such a significant issue, making the car in-operable, it was frustrating to hear it was a known issue that was not a recall. The dealership told me there were others in the area that had the same issue and were fixed, with out recurrent of the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11553610November 4, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Infotainment screen randomly goes black while driving. Does not come back on. This screen displays and controls everything for the vehicle. Maps, system info, music, etc. Instructions to "reset" the system consists of reaching toward the passenger side of the dashboard to hold down a power button for about 30 seconds. I have done this multiple times, it's not safe. You are stretched out across your vehicle, trying to pay attention to indicator lights, while you also need to pay attention to the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11553592November 4, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Sitting in my car warming it up and the windshield pops and the is a 2 foot crack in the windshield
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552807October 31, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield cracked for no apparent reason.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551142October 21, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The cover over the ADAS sensors above the rear view mirror detached and fell into the driver area causing loss of control. This has happened before (without accident or loss of control) but I don't remember the date.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550336October 17, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
the lighting on the 2023 Defender 110 is not adequate, particularly at dusk and in the evening. The brightness control does not adjust for the brightness needed to see gauges. This is a safety risk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550061October 15, 2023
INTERIOR LIGHTING
I have a 2023 Land Rover Defender 90. The instrumentation lighting auto adjusts on its own sometimes causing a hazardous situation. The issue is at dusk when the instrument panel goes haywire and will dim to almost completely dark making it illegible. This is a common issue reported by owners of Land Rover Defenders. 2019-current. This needs to be fixed!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11547996October 3, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Heated windshield cracked spontaneously overnight while parked in driveway at home. Nothing hit it or caused any damage to windshield. Crack appears to have originated at base of windshield and come up and then curved over towards driver side
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11545327September 19, 2023
ENGINE
The 2023 Land Rover Defender said emissions fault and died in 4 lanes of busy traffic. This has happened since the first few miles but usually happens in a parking lot. The Defender also throws itself into neutral while in drive. This has happened multiple times and the car has less than $10k miles. I’ve taken it in before for the same issues, it’s getting towed again today.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542584September 5, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- The windshield began to crack without anything impacting the car (No rocks, pepples, or debris hit the windshield.) - A cracked windshield can lead to several safety issues. - Not yet - Not yet - No
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11540707August 25, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This vehicle is equipped with the "Interactive Driver Display" (IDD), which is a full digital dash. Myself and several other members of enthusiast forums have reported that with recent software updates (PIVI 4.0), this display autodims entirely too dim to see. This happens in bright, full-sun, and half-sun cloudy conditions which prevent the driver from seeing the dashboard. This presents a major safety issue, as there is way to see the speed, tachometer, fuel gauge, warning lights of any kind (including pressure, safety warnings, engine temperature, etc.).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11539578August 19, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The Centre Cluster dims a dusk and is not visible to the driver
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536610August 4, 2023
TIRES
Took the vehicle out of the garage, drove 3 miles to the highway, got on the highway, traveling 65MPH, within 15 minutes of leaving home and no more than 5-10 minutes on the highway, the passenger rear tire blew out without warning, I did not hit any debris in the road. The vehicle veered with the sudden loss of pressure, no accident but occurred during rush hour. There were OEM on a 23.5yr Land Rover Defender. Continental CrossContact 275/45 R22
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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