Land Rover Discovery Complaints (2000)

71 consumer complaints on file.

#10179354January 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY, WHICH I LOVE AND DESPITE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES, (ALMOST EVERY FEW MONTHS) I STILL LOVE MY TRUCK, SO I BOUGHT MY HUSBAND ONE ALSO, HE HAS A 2001 LAND ROVER, BUT JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE SIZED AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADS OR THE COMPLETE ENGINE, THIS WAS ALL CAUSED FROM A COOLANT LEAK IN MY THROTTLE BODY, AND THE VEHICLE NEVER GAVE A WARNING THAT MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO HOT OR TO COLD, THAT IS WHY THERE IS A GAGE ON THE DASH TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. AND NOW MY HUSBAND HAS A 2001 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY AND HE IS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT . AND NO-ONE AT LAND ROVER WILL HELP. I AM SO VERY UPSET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175171December 5, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY SEAT HEATER IN MY LEATHER SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER RESULTING IN BURN DAMAGE TO MY CLOTHING AND MY SKIN ON MY LEFT LEG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10171628October 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS, HILL DECENT CONTROL (HDC) AND TRACTION CONTROL (TC) WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WEB SEARCH INDICATES THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH 1999 AND 2000 LAND ROVERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. LAND ROVER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170543October 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY SLABS UNIT CAUSING MY ABS/TC/HDC LIGHTS TO COME ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166007August 19, 2006
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE "SPIRAL CASSETTE" ON MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY HAS FAILED THREE TIMES (ABOUT EVERY 30,000 MILES OR TWO YEARS). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY AIRBAG SRS IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AND NOT "TESTED" THE AIR BAG. IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR CONSISTENTLY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING WHICH LEADS TO FAILURE OF A VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHETHER OR NOT A RECALL IS NECESSARY. I BELIEVE THE PART IS "YRC100350 ROTARY CASSETTE" *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156389April 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP AND OWNER'S MANUAL STATED UNLESS THE LIGHT FLASHED, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THERE WAS ALSO STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET HAD FRACTURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148287January 22, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. 1ST I HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND AFTER SPENDING ALMOST $600.00 TO EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT, I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR (4) DAYS, NOW ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON. I CHECKED ON A LAND ROVER FORUM AND THEY SAID THE ABS / TC LIGHTS ARE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. EVERYONE IS SPENDING A FORTUNE. MY LAND ROVER JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY (OF COURSE!). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146321December 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE REPAIR IS OVER $700 TO BE FIXED PROPERLY AT A DEALERSHIP. LAND ROVER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT MORE, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146327December 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LAND ROVER DISCO 2 2000 ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE ABS BECOMES INOPERATIVE. I DID SPEAK WITH A MECHANIC IN MY PROVINCE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH THIS PART THEY CHANGED MANY OF THEM CHARGING THE CLIENTS. THERE IS A WEBSITE SPECIALIZED ON LAND ROVER AND MANY MANY MANY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YES IT IS A DEFAULT IN MY POINT OF VIEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145629December 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS, TRACTION CONTROL & HILL DECENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. ABS FAILURE ON A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY IS SIGNIFICANT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143889November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO NOTICABLE EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE... ABS / HDC / TRAC FAILURE ON A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II. TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND HILL DESCENT CONTROL DO NOT FUNCTION OR FUNCTION AT A DIMINISHED LEVEL. THREE LIGHTS REMAIN LIT ON THE DASH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS UNSAFE AND UNEXEPTABLE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143909November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS TC HD LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143842November 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY WIFE AND I TOOK OUR '00 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II TO ANZA BORREGO, CA FOR CAMPING. TO GET TO THE CAMPSITE WE HAD TO TAKE UNPAVED TRAILS OF CERTAIN DIFFICULTY RATING. MOST OF WHICH WERE RATED 4-5 WITH 10 BEING THE MOST DIFFICULT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ABS/TC/HDC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON PARTICULARLY ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE TRAIL WHERE THERE WERE INCLINES, RUTS AND GULLEYS. WE GOT STUCK SO MANY TIMES AND EVEN AT ONE POINT ALMOST TIPPED ONE SIDE AS ONLY ONE WHEEL HAS POWER AND ALL THREE WERE RATHER STATIONARY. I COULDN'T GET PAST TRAILS THAT EVEN SOME STOCK VEHICLE WITH ADEQUATE CLEARANCE CAN MANAGE AND HAD TO BE PULLED AND WINCHED OUT. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE ALMOST SLID BACKWARDS AS THREE WHEELS WOULD NOT SPIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND IT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN ON PAVED ROADS OR HIGHWAYS OTHER THAN THE LIGHTS REMAIN LIT BUT ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE TRACTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128434July 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING)
ON 7/1/05 I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II ON THE LEFT LANE OF I-75 S, IN CLEAR WEATHER, ON DRY PAVEMENT, NEAR THE 68 MILE MARKER IN KENTUCKY(COPASSENGERS-MY WIFE & SON) ENROUTE TO TENNESSEE. AROUND 1.45 PM TRAFFIC AHEAD STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE; THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED FISHTAILING AND SWERVING BADLY. I DID NOT FEEL THE PULSING OF THE ABS; THE VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS THE RIGHT LANE & SHOULDER, HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT, BOUNCED BACK, & TIPPED OVER ON TO THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) ON THE SHOULDER. MY WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIGHT HAND & ARM DUE TO THE TIPPING OVER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SHATTERING OF THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS, & WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY EMS AMBULANCE. SHE WILL UNDERGO HAND SURGERY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SERIOUS BODY DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOWING YARD. IT WAS DETERMINED NOT DRIVABLE BY MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY APPRAISER(THE VEHICLE IS STILL CAPABLE OF STARTING AND MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME). WE (MY WIFE AND I ) INFORMED LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA IN MARYLAND OF THE INCIDENT; THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEND ANYONE OUT TO EXAMINE IT. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT ANY LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP WITH A SERVICE CENTER FOR A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE (CLOSEST AVAILABLE) LEXINGTON LAND ROVER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER REFUSED, CITING CONFLICT OF INTEREST! THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THE TOWING YARD, AWAITING A MOVE TO A SALVAGE YARD SOON. NO OTHER VEHICLES/PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.WE GOT BACK HOME TO PENNSYLVANIA AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE ABS FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. LAND ROVER HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT OUR AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, OR SHOWED ANY INTEREST IN TACKLING THIS PROBLEM, OTHER THAN GIVING US AN ADDRESS TO WRITE TO. THEREFORE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS/CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SO FAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10117519April 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. OVER THE YEARS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PROBLEM 40 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109928February 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO OFF-ROAD OR DEEP WATER DRIVING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. AT 49,550 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND WATER IN TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH HAD DAMAGED TRANSMISSION PARTS REQUIRING COMPLETE NEW SYSTEM. AS THIS SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLOSED SYSTEM NEITHER THE LOCAL LAND ROVER SERVICE MANAGER NOR THE AAMCO TECHNICIANS HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WATER COULD HAVE ENTERED THE SYSTEM. LAND ROVER OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSED ANY ACCOUNTABILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081423August 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. TEMPERATURE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT HAD A LARGE BOX DISCHARGED FROM THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER SEVERAL TIMES. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR ABS MODULATOR PRESSURE REDUCTION VALVE COVERS (AFFECTED VEHICLES: 1999-2005 DISCOVERY SERIES II). *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083536July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING HIGH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083474July 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL ABOUT FIVE FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083476July 22, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS STILL RECURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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