Land Rover Range Rover Complaints (2003)

97 consumer complaints on file.

#10222222March 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NO NOTICE OR WARNING. VIRTUALLY INSTANT FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND THE DIFFERENTIAL INPUT FLANGE SPLINES STRIPPED. I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220977March 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FIRST OCCURRENCE - DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 10-15MPH. MY 2003 RR MADE A BIG CLUNKING NOISE THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED AND AWFUL SCREECHING NOISE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE, TRUCK INSTANTLY STOPPED AND SCREEN STATED PUT IN NEUTRAL. I WAS STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK WITH MY 3 CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST WAS 4 MONTHS. SECOND OCCURRENCE - LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER, I WAS ON VACATION IN CLEVELAND OHIO THANKSGIVING TIME. DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE SAME EXACT NOISE HAPPENED AND INSTANTLY THE TRUCK STOPPED, I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS 11:30 PM, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THERE WERE NO TOW COMPANIES OPEN. FINALLY SOMEONE CAME TO ASSIST ME AND PUSHED MY 7000LB TRUCK INTO AN EMPTY LOT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WHEN THE HELP ARRIVED THEY PARKED ABOUT 3 FEET BEHIND MY TRUCK, NOT KNOWING THE TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE IN PARK MY TRUCK DRIFTED BACK AND HIT HIS NEW BMW TRUCK. BOTH TIMES THE DIFFERENTIAL WENT UP I HAD TO PAY FOR IT! OVER $2500 BOTH TIMES NOT TO MENTION THE COST TO TOW MY TRUCK BACK TO MD FROM OHIO $1600. I MUST SAY THAT WHEN MY TRUCK ARRIVED AT THE SHOP ALL OF THE MECHANICS KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH RR'S AND THEIR DIFFERENTIALS. THIS IS SO SAD, THERE IS NO WARNING IT JUST HAPPENS. I EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE FROM RANGE ROVER, THE NAME TO ME MEANS QUALITY BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT LIVED UP TO ITS NAME. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THEY STILL WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS DEFECT. THERE ARE MANY MORE STORIES LIKE THIS, COINCIDENTAL AS IT SEEMS MY GOOD FRIEND WITH A 2004 RR DIFFERENTIAL WENT UP THE SAME DAY AS MINE, LUCKILY SHE WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218800February 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
ON 02/04/2008 MY SHAFT/DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN MY VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME. TWICE IN THE PAST IT WAS FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS OCCURRENCE IT WAS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217963February 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DRIVING AT 55 MILES AN HOUR AND CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD SEARING NOISES AND COULD NOT PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. CAR SAID TO SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH I DID, THEN IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PRETTY SCARY GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING JUST HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216961February 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DRIVING AT 80MPH PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER ON INTERSTATE 380 NORTH, MY FRONT AXLE AND DRIVE SHAFT GAVE OUT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN INTO THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL AND GUIDE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE AS IT WAS REPAIRED BY PREVIOUS OWNER ONLY 10K MILES AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216493January 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FRONT DIFF FAILURE. STRIPPED SPLINE ON DRIVE SHAFT (AKA PROPELLER SHAFT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215828January 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT TRAFFIC LIGHT I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND IN TRANSMISSION, MOVED GEAR FROM DRIVE TO N TO HEAR IT AGAIN. AS LIGHT CHANGED THE DRIVESHAFT DISENGAGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, COASTED ACROSS TRAFFIC TO SERVICE STATION, BUT UNABLE TO MOVE REAR OF VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. PASSERSBY HELPED PUSH ME AND MY CHILD OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE 2ND DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215464January 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
LANDROVER RANGEROVER HSE 2003 WE BROKE DOWN IN THIS CAR TWICE, THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. 4/19/08 12/20/07. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215071January 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
(1)EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION AT FRONT END OF VEHICLE (2)FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE/FRONT DRIVESHAFT SPLINE MISALIGNED WITH INPUT SPLINE ON DIFFERENTIAL. (3)FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214447January 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
HUSBAND HAD 2003 RANGER ROVER HSE VEHICLE IN DRIVE & WAITING TO GO AT A 4-WAY INTERSECTION. SUDDENLY, HE HEARS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE IS STUCK (MOTIONLESS), NO ACCELERATION. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING NOISE OR INDICATION PREVIOUSLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH A POTENTIAL INCIDENT. VEHICLES HAS APPROX. 56K MILES VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VACANT HOUSING PARKING LOT(TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC) THEN HAD TO TOWED TO LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP(SAME DAY). SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE TO HAVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214061January 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE 105 FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE WHEN MY 2003 RANGE ROVER SUDDENLY MADE METAL NOISES AND FAILED. HE NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL OR SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WAS TO BLAME. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED BY LAND ROVER DURING MY SERVICE IN MAY 2004 DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPING EVEN AT HIGH FREEWAY SPEED. WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND AAA, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST RANGE ROVER AUTHORIZED MECHANIC IN CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA. SINCE MY CAR ONLY RECENTLY CROSSED 40,000 MILES, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. COST TO FIX WAS $2700. WE CALLED LAND ROVER TO COMPLAIN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WAS ALREADY FIXED. THEY WANTED MY CAR TO BE TOWED TO THOUSAND OAKS DEALER SINCE THAT'S WHERE THE ORIGINAL FIX TOOK PLACE IN MAY 2004. LAND ROVER OF NORTH AMERICA INFORMED US THEY WOULD PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS AND THE BALANCE OF $600 WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER RANGE ROVER OWNERS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE SO-CALLED FIX WAS JUST A MODIFIED FIX SO IT WOULD LAST TILL AFTER 40,000 MILES AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED AS HE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN DIE. IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AMONG MECHANICS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213312December 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. FAILED ON ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25/MPH TO 30/MPH. TRUCK COMPLETELY DISABLED. NO POWER FROM ENGINE TO WHEELS. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY (COASTING) WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. LAND ROVER PAID FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER PROVIDED LOANER FOR DURATION OF REPAIR. (I AM NOT SURE OF INCIDENT DATE AND MILES AS I TRADED VEHICLE IN ON A 2005 WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT ODI 10213308. I HAVE USED APPROXIMATIONS FOR DATES.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212741December 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TOTAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210105November 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I PURCHASED THIS 2003 RANGE ROVER WITH 19,000 MILES FEBRUARY 2007. IT CURRENTLY HAS 36,008 MILES AND THE TRANSFER CASE DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WAS IN GEAR AT THE TIME. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL. TIME IN SERVICE IS NOT THE ISSUE WITH THE LOW MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY WEAR AND TEAR THAT COULD OCCUR WOULD BE THROUGH USAGE. THE WARRANTY IS 50,000 MILES OR 4 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE MILEAGE LIMITATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209830November 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON US 290. 1 ADULT DRIVER, 1 3 MONTH OLD BOY, 1 4 YR OLD GIRL NO WARNING SIGNS. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP FOR A MOMENT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON MODERATELY BUSY FREEWAY, THEN WAS ABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE COAST TO A STOP FOLLOWING LOUD NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209558November 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATION JUST STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE HARDLY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVESHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209210November 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON 2003 RANGE ROVER. FAILED TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN WITHOUT WARRANTY. FIGHTING WITH DEALERSHIP FOR COST. DIFFERENTIAL FAILED DURING CASUAL DRIVING WITH ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208687November 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I HAVE A 2003 RANGE ROVER. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED AND BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILIZED. I CANNOT DRIVE OR USE REVERSE. THIS IS A KNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 540103 AND NHTSA ITEM 10000919, HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED ACCORDING TO SOME CUSTOMERS. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD IT FIXED ONCE AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED LAST MONTH WITH 44.8K MILES. IT NOW HAS 47K MILES. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS OUT OF THE 4 YEAR/50K MILE WARRANTY SO LAND ROVER MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT. HERE IS A LINK WITH MORE DETAIL ON THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.RANGEROVERS.NET/RRMKIIIREMEDIES.HTML#DIFF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207803November 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY ON MY 2003 RANGE ROVER WENT OUT ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 80 MILES FROM CHICAGO ON OUR TRIP BACK FROM SCOTTSDALE AZ. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO CHICAGO BY RANGE ROVER 24HR. ROAD SERVICE (IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY FRONT DOOR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208250October 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2003 RANGE ROVER WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS INCLUDING STALLING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT WHICH HAD NO FLEXIBLE COUPLING AT THE FRONT END, SO ANY MINOR MISALIGNMENT PLACED SEVERE STRESS ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INPUT SPLINES, LEADING TO FAILURE AND IMMOBILIZATION OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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