2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 4-DR w/SAB

The driver air bag has been replaced twice on my vehicle. The airbag light is back on. The steering column spring is bad also. I have paid to repair the airbag twice. This airbag should be recalled. I think it is unsafe for me to drive it and the airbag will not deploy if needed in a car accident. Please help me by recalling the airbag so Land Rover can replace the airbag. I bought the vehicle used but I should not have to sacrifice my safety. It seems the aftermarket does not have the airbag available any longer.

I can be driving and the car will just cut off. The real danger was when I was on the freeway and I almost couldn't pull over to the side and a semi truck was behind me. That happened about 3 years ago. Also when I start the car and put it in reverse the parking brake warning light come on, that also started happening a couple years ago. The above happened again yesterday and the day before, October 9, 2021.

A LOT WRONG WITH VEHICLE I COULD ONLY CHOOSE 3 PROBLEMS WHICH IS DIFFICULT.

WHEN I BACKED MY RANGE ROVER UP OVER THE SIDE CURB IT LOCKED MY STEERING. I CAN ONLY TURN MY WHEEL WHEN THE TRUCK IS DRIVING IT HAS NO POWER WHILE IN JUST SITTING AT A LIGHT. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PARK MY TRUCK BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT GAS TO THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF IT WAS POWER STEERING BUT NO NOISE THE FLUIDS ARE IN THERE.

SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE BECOMES DRY ROUGH OVERTIME , CAUSING THE ELBOW ATTACHED TO THE SIDE FENDER TO BREAK OFF. INSTEAD OF WATER FROM THE RAIN DRAINING OUT . THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BECOMES SOAK AND WET CAUSING ELECTRIC DAMAGE TO WIRING THAT CONTROLS WINDOWS AND CHAIRS AND SUNROOF ETC

PLASTIC ON DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CRACK ON THE LINES WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED.

THE STEERING COLUMN MOBIZATION HAVE GONE ON IT. AND THE RANGE ROVER DEALERSHIP WANT TO FIX IT FOR 8700.00 I CAN'T AFFORD IT AND I'M AN ELDERL. PLEASE FIND OUT IS THERE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE SIDE MIRRORS FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (JAGUAR LAND ROVER SEATTLE, 19910 POPLAR WAY, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC HEATED WINDSHIELD HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,581.

FRONT DASH HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. I AM SO AFRAID THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY PREMATURELY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CONTINUOUSLY RUN WITHOUT ALL OF THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATING IN ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS TOLD BY THE LAND ROVER SERVICE MANAGER SHON TORRES THAT THE STEERING COLUMNS ON VEHICLES OF THIS MANUFACTURING YEAR AND THE YEARS SURROUNDING IT HAVE OFTEN HAD ISSUES WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WILL STOP RECOGNIZING THE KEY. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT MANY TIMES NO KEYS CAN BE REPROGRAMMED TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND AT THAT POINT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DYEING COLUMN WHICH COSTS AROUND $10,000. THIS HAS HAPPENS ONCE SO FAR AND I HAD TO PURCHASE 2 NEW KEYS AND HAVE THEM PROGRAMMED. ONE DAY I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I FOR IN IT TO LEAVE FOR THE NIGHT, IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, NOT EVEN WOULD THE LIGHTS COME ON. #2 IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITHIN THE SAME MODELS THAT THERE IS A LEAK THAT HAPPENS SOMEWHERE NEAR THE REAR WIRING WHEN IT RAINS IT CAUSES THERE TO BE A FAULTY CONNECTION TO THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND CAUSES A SHORT IN THE ABILITY OF THE RADIO TO STAY ON AND PERFORM CORRECTLY. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES IN 15 MINUTES TIME AND SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN ONCE IN 15 MINUTES, BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THE RADIO WILL CUTOFF AND SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES COME BACK ON, OR IT WILL STAY OFF. IF YOU TURN THE RADIO OFF MANUALLY IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN POP BACK ON. THE DVD PLAYER DOES THE SAME.

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES IT WAS THEN RESOLD. I JUST PURCHASED IT AND IT HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE OWNED IT A MONTH AND IT HAD CODES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF PURCHASE. SYSTEM FAILURE CODES. THE BATTERY IS GOOD AND IS DRAINED EVERY NIGHT AND EVERY TIME I GO TO WORK. THIS VECHICLE IS ESSENTIALLY USULESS AND I JUST PURCHASED IT. IT FLASHES RANDOM TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILURE CODES WHEN IT WANTS. JUST RANDOM. IT IS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. LUCKILY NOTHING SUPER SAFETY RELATED YET. IT WAS MANUFACTURED WRONG AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE I CAN'T USE AFTER I HAVE MADE ONE PAYMENT ON IT.

VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK. KEY WILL NOT START VEHICLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH RANGE ROVERS AND THE DEALER KNOWS IT. REPAIR IS $7,000.00 PLUS +

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V131000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SEEKS REFUND. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL THEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. *JS UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ *CN

92,000 MILES GOES IN TO LIMP MODE AND HAVE TO PULL OVER RESTART THE CAR TRANSMISSION SAFE MODE SUSPENSION ALWAYS GOES DONE ON ONE SIDE DUE TO POOR AIR SHOCK DESIGNE

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MAKING GRINDING NOISE,SHOP SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, HESITATED, AND THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DISPLAYED FALSE INFORMATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY SPONTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO PREMATURELY SPLIT ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD SURFACE AROUND THE ENTIRE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK HAS PROGRESSED IN A PRECIOUS OUTLINE OF THE CUTOUT OF THE AIRBAG. AFTER CONTACTING LAND ROVER OF AMERICA ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THEY CONSIDERS THIS AS A "WEAR AND TEAR" AND THEY STATE THIS WILL NOT EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. NOTE: THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT OWNERS OF THE 2006-2009 MODELS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING (PER MULTI LAND ROVER WEBSITE FORUMS) THAT LAND ROVER HAS NOW REDESIGNED THE DASHBOARD ON THE NEWER MODELS TO HAVE THE CUTOUT OF THE AIRBAG ALREADY DESIGNED INTO THE DASHBOARD SO THIS TYPE OF DEFECT WILL NOT OCCUR. I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF DESIGN DEFECT ESPECIALLY IF THE AIRBAG IS NEEDED DURING A COLLISION WHETHER IT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE FACT THAT LAND ROVER OF AMERICA IS INSTRUCTING ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVISE CONSUMERS THAT THIS IS A "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE FOR THE DOT NHTSA TO REVIEW MY CONCERNS AND CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION WITH LAND ROVER REGARDING THIS MATTER ON MY 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT. THANK YOU *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY FRONT BRAKE LINES. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 15V-039. I HAD MY BRAKE LINES REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES FOR FREE OR REIMBURSE ME IF I HAD THE LINES DONE PRIOR TO THE RECALL. I PRESENTED A RECEIPT FOR THE REPAIR AND THE DEALER IN LITTLE ROCK IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME. THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR MUST BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER DEALER USING LAND ROVER PARTS. I HAD THE REPAIR PERFORMED USING LAND ROVER PARTS, HOWEVER I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALER. MY MECHANIC WORKED FOR THIS DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER MECHANIC WHEN HE LEFT. I VIEW THIS AS AN ATTEMPT TO TRY AND NOT PAY ME AND I DON'T THINK IT IS REASONABLE OR FAIR. I WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE SOME ASSISTANCE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AIR BRAKE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,285.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LOWERED AND ROSE WITHOUT THE SUSPENSION SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

AFTER MY 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE I PURCHASED ARRIVED FROM ANOTHER STATE, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. AS I APPROACHED THE MY DESTINATION I TURNED ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MERGE INTO THE EXIT LANE AND MY VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND CALLED THE DEALER IN WHICH I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY ASKED IF I PUSHED THE PARKING BRAKE OR CHANGED THE DRIVING MODE. THEY ASKED ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF, BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. AFTER ALL OPTIONS FAILED, I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST RANGE ROVER REPAIR SHOP. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REMOVE FROM THE TOW TRUCK, THE DRIVER SAID IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FRONT END SEIZED AS HE NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE NOT TURNING. I AM LUCKY AND BLESSED THAT I WAS NOT GOING FASTER OR THAT ANYONE WAS BEHIND ME WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH WHICH I FEEL WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT SURE TO HAPPEN. MY HEART STILL RACES WHEN I THINK OF MY SITUATION AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPEN. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING WORD FROM THE DEALER OF WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO THREE INDEPENDENT UPHOLSTERY SHOPS AND THEY ALL DECLINE TO PERFORM ANY REPAIR DUE TO SAFETY/LIABILITY CONCERNS. THEY SAY IT IS FAIRLY COMMON FOR MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. I'M FEARFUL THAT THIS PRESENTS SOME ISSUES WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, OR MAY SIMPLY BE A DESIGN FLAW BY LANDROVER. *TR

THE VEHICLE IGNITION LOCK IS NOT ACCEPTING THE KEY, AFTER REMOVING THE IGNITION FUSE THE SYSTEM IS RE-SET AND KEY WILL START VEHICLE AND UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL LOCK. TOOK VEHICLE TO LAND ROVER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS A "VERY COMMON" PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL YEAR 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. THE ONLY FIX WILL BE A REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, AFTER EACH SHUT OFF THE IGNITION NEEDS TO BE RESET IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS TEMPORARY "FIX" CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN LOCK OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR I HAD 2 ISSUES THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT DID NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. *TR

VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE WE WERE ADDING AIR TO THE CUSTOMER'S TIRE. *JS

WHILE ON A TRIP FROM OHIO BACK TO CHARLOTTE, NC I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND GOT A REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE WARNING WHILE ON AN INCLINE WITH A TRUCK BEHIND ME AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, REINSERTED THE KEY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. UPON MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE WIRING ON THESE VEHICLES HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF BEING CROSSED AND THE AUXILIARY COOLING PUMP HAS ISSUES AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE PART IS NOT COVERED AND NOR IS THE LABOR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I CALLED LAND ROVER AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE WIRES BEING PUT IN INCORRECTLY! *TR

STARTED HEARING RUBBING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND GETS LOUDER WHEN PICKING UP SPEED, ALSO THUMPING SOUND WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. TOOK IT TO AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY FOR FRONT. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN MY 2006 RANGE ROVER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, 50% OF THE TIME THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR PERHAPS ALL AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT A FEW FRIENDS WITH THE SAME CAR AREA ALSO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM FOR LAND ROVER. IN ORDER FOR THIS SITUATION TO BE REMEDIED, I MUST PURCHASE THE $220 SENSOR AND HAVE IT INSTALLED, WHICH REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND LEATHER COVERING THE SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT HAS BEEN A RECALL ITEM FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS HONDA. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65MPH), THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO LOCK UP THE REAR WHEELS AND PUT THE CAR INTO A SKID. THE VEHICLE VEERED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE 3 LANE HIGHWAY AS I STEERED TO REGAIN CONTROL. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. *TR

THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER DANGEROUSLY AND SCREECH TO A HALT. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHICH, UPON MORE ONLINE RESEARCH IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $3,000. *TR

THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY RANGE ROVER IS MAKING LOUD HUMMING SOUNDS.

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A MID TO HIGH PITCH WHINING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND IS PRESENT AT MOST SPEEDS NOW. LAND ROVER DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGINNING TO FAIL, AND WOULD COST 2200.00 TO REPLACE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIALS, BUT ESSENTIALLY COULD CARE LESS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON GWB, I SUDDENLY FELT LIKE THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR HAD GOTTEN STUCK ON SOMETHING & THEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, LEADING TO THE CAR BEHIND ME HITTING MY BUMPER. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL & WAS NOT COVERED IN MY VEHICLE'S YEAR RECALL. *TR

AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. VEHICLE BOUNCES ERRATICALLY AT ALL ROAD SURFACES. ERRATIC BOUNCING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY CAUSE DRIVER TO OVERSEER AND LEADING TO A CATASTROPHIC (ACCIDENT) EVENT. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSES WHILE PARKED CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRAIN ON BALL JOINTS AND FRONT CONTROL ARMS (TO DATE ..NEARLY $2000 IN REPAIRS). DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL IT CAN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS LAND ROVER. LAND ROVER CORPORATE HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST OWNER OR DEALERSHIP IN PROVIDING A TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. ONLY ADVICE IS OF US TO WAIT FOR A COMPUTER ERROR CODE TO DISPLAY ON THE DASH SO THE DEALER CAN DETERMINE WHICH PART TO REPLACE. SAFETY ISSUE.. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. (AIR SHOCK, SENSOR, AIR SHOCKS COMPRESSOR, VALUES). THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR AND WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN ERROR MESSAGE. WE REQUEST LAND ROVER REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE AND SENSORS TO AIR SHOCKS, OR REPLACE AIR SHOCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V502000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

@ 65MPH, I HEARD A MUFFLED 'POP' COMING FROM BENEATH AND IN FRONT, AND MY 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT SUPERCHARGED IMMEDIATELY LURCHED. A GEAR WHINE PROCEEDED, WHICH WOULD REACT IN PITCH TO MY RATE OF SPEED. FEATHERING THE THROTTLE IMPACTED THE NOISE, AND I SUSPECTED MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, OR A FRONT WHEEL BEARING. AS IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD OUTSIDE, AND EXTREMELY LATE, I BABIED THE SPORT THE REMAINING 10 MILES HOME, WHERE I RAISED THE TRUCK AND CONFIRMED A GREAT DEAL OF HEAVY VISCOSITY FLUID HAD COATED THE BOTTOM OF MY VEHICLE, EMANATING FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, ON THE LEFT (US DRIVER'S) SIDE. IT CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF SMOKE, HAVING PAINTED ITSELF ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT LAND ROVER HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE, SAYING THAT ON EARLY MODELS, THE INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENTIALS WERE COATED WITH A PAINT THAT DELAMINATES, MIXING WITH THE GEAR FLUID AND CONTAMINATING IT, CAUSING OVERHEATING AND BEARING/SEAL FAILURE. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY (THE TRUCK IS NOW @ 50K MILES), AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH LAND ROVER TO PETITION TO GET THIS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS, APPARENTLY, IS A COMMON PROBLEM - ENOUGH SO THAT THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ADMITTING A FAULT. *TR

2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS BAD ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRAIN PLUG WAS REMOVED, THE FLUID HAD OVERHEATED AND WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE DIFFERENTIAL AND FOUND THE PAINT DELAMINATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL.

THERE ARE OIL LEAKS COMING FROM BOTH FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS THAT BOTH DIFFERENTIALS EVENTUALLY FAIL AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THE WHEELS HAVE GOTTEN LOCKED. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLES TO COME TO A FULL STOP RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHERE THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES HAVE SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INCIDENTS. MANUFACTURER KNOWINGLY REFUSES TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS PRONE TO FAILING DUE TO AN ERROR ON THEIR SIDE. A SERVICE BULLETIN (SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE 34304) HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE SERVICE CENTERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS BULLETIN LISTS THE CAUSE TO BE "THE CASING BLACK PAINT /SEALER DEGRADES, DETACHES AND CONTAMINATES THE OIL. THIS RESULTS IN THE OIL OVERHEATING WHICH RESULTS IN OIL SEAL LEAKS AND BEARING NOISE." AND ALSO NOTES THAT "DIFFERENTIALS FROM THE VINS QUOTED BELOW ARE MANUFACTURED WITH A NEW CASING PAINT WHICH OVERCOMES THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUES." BELOW IS AN FULL EXCERPT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SSM #34304: SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE, # SSM34304 MODELS LM - NEW RANGE ROVER LA - DISCOVERY 3 LS - RANGE ROVER SPORT TITLE FRONT & REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE & OIL LEAKS LAST MODIFIED 03-MAR-2009 12:23 CATEGORY: DRIVELINE SYMPTOM: 509000 AXLE CONCERNS CONTENT: FRONT & REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE, MINOR OIL SEAL LEAK & DEBRIS IN OIL. CONCERN: NOISE (WHINE OR HUMMING) FROM THE FRONT OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A MINOR OIL LEAK MAY BE EVIDENT WITH POSSIBLE DEBRIS IN OIL. OIL WILL BE BLACK IN COLOR. CAUSE: THE CASING BLACK PAINT /SEALER DEGRADES, DETACHES AND CONTAMINATES THE OIL. THIS RESULTS IN THE OIL OVERHEATING WHICH RESULTS IN OIL SEAL LEAKS AND BEARING NOISE. NOTE: DIFFERENTIALS FROM THE VINS QUOTED BELOW ARE MANUFACTURED WITH A NEW CASING PAINT WHICH OVERCOMES THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUES. PLEASE ONLY RAISE AN EPQR FOR DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES WHICH OCCUR POST THE QUOTED VIN NUMBERS: DISCOVERY 3 LR3 - LA8A459201 RANGE ROVER SPORT - LS8A141510 RANGE ROVER. LM8A268394. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT BEING UTILIZED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT OPERATE IF THERE WAS A CRASH. TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE, THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE SEATS AND REPLACE THE SEAT SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HSE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN AN UPWARD POSITION INTERMITTENTLY, SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V248000 ( STEERING:COLUMN). THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD SQUEAL FROM BENEATH MY VEHICLE, BUT NO SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS CLEARLY WRONG, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED ONLY A "SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE" TO DEALERS. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT I WAS FORTUNATE AS SOME USERS HAVE HAD THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK UP BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A SKIDDING HALT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND LAND ROVER SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER SPORT, AND AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A FEW HOURS I'VE NOTICED THAT SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO AN IDLE THE VEHICLE IS PRONE TO STALL OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A FRACTURE IN THE DASH BOARD WHICH WAS COMPROMISING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAG(S), REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PART SEVERAL 2006 BMW MODELS, LAND ROVER WAS OWNED BY BMW AT THE SAME TIME AND THE PART REPLACED HAS BMW BRANDING ON IT. LIKELY IT IS THE SAME PART AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, CAR ROLLS FORWARD WHILE THE BREAK PEDAL IS ENGAGED, DEALER STATED LAND ROVER SPORT 2006 HSE, FAULT CODE ON MODULE NEEDS AN UPGRADE, WHICH THE CUSTOMER IS CHARGED. HENCE, IF THE COMPUTER MODULE IS NOT UPGRADED, "VEHICLES CAN BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE COMPLICATIONS AT FURTHER COST TO THE OWNER" ( CLAUDIA, AT LANDROVER N.A. 800 637 6837 EXTN 2916). *TR

I HAD A 2006 RANGE ROVER SUPER CHARGE WITH ENGINE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND COOLANT PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED FROM 5,000 MILES ALL THE WAY TO 64,000. I KEPT COMPLAINING AND BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST PLACE IT BROKE DOWN WHICH WAS IN GEORGIA. I TRIED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A SERVICE PLACE IN NEW JERSEY BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST PLACE WHERE IT WAS SO CALLED REPAIRED! WHICH TO ME WAS TOO FAR! AFTER BRINGING THE CAR AND COMPLAINING TO LAND ROVER CORPORATE NO ONE WOULD HELP ME AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE CAR AND THE RADIATOR WHICH I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR BOTH EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED FOR THE WHOLE TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE! THIS CREATED A HARDSHIP FOR ME AND IT COST ME OVER $15,000 WHICH I PAID AND WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE I AM NOW BEING SUED FOR OVER $12,000 DOLLARS WHICH SOUNDS CRAZY TO ME AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO I COMPLAINED ABOUT WAS LATER FIRED FOR NOT HONORING WARRANTIES AND BEING DISRESPECTFUL! PLEASE HELP ME! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SITE I SEE THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH RANGE ROVER! *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED TO THE GROUND WITH NO WARNING OR NO APPARENT REASON. THEN I FELT MY LEFT TIRE GO FLAT. ONCE CHP AND THE TOW TRUCK GOT ME OFF THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION WAS ON THE GROUND. THE SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED BOTH OF MY REAR TIRES TO BUCKLE INWARD CAUSING THE LEFT ONE TO BLOW AND THE RIGHT ON GAUGED OUT ON THE INSIDE. LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC REPORT SHOWED SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THEY JUST PUSHED A BUTTON TO RAISE IT BACK UP. THEY FIXED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND EXPECTED ME TO PAY FOR TWO NEW TIRES AND WANTED TO SEND ME BACK ON THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO HELP EITHER. I STILL PAY THIS CAR NOTE AND TO DATE HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THIS DEATH TRAP AGAIN. IM A AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT ANY CAUSE OR WARNING. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE 55MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING SLOW AND THEN FELT THE SUSPENSION DROP TO THE GROUND .ALL THE LIGHTS IILUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE SIDE. THEY HAD TOLD HER THAT HER SUSPENSION HAD A BIG DEFECT. THE DEALER TOLD HER TO CALL THE INSURANCE SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPORTED AS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23000.

2006 RANGER ROVER SPORT- MAJOR COLLISION AIR BAG FOR DRIVER DID NOT DEPLOY, OWNER HAD CAR SERVICED AT DEALER A FEW DAYS PRIOR BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTRICAL FLICKERING ON DASH LIGHTS, NOT ADVISED OF RECALL THAT MAY BE PROBLEM. SERIOUS HEAD INJURY TO DRIVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE, HE FEELS AND HEARS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE GRINDING WORSENS IN HOT WEATHER OR AFTER DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO SUCCESSFUL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER HAVING THE RACK AND PINION CHANGED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REPAIR TO THE RACK AND PINION WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY REPAIR UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER COULD PROVIDE A BETTER REMEDY. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,635. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE WAS STUCK, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD GO DIM, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SEAT LATCH WAS NOT LATCH PROPERLY, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB

2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER WITH MULTIPLE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; MONITORS ON THE HEADREST, HEADREST DOESN'T WORK, KNOB MISSING FROM CONSOLE, LEFT REAR DOOR HAS SCRATCHES AND MORE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE OR TIRE AREA. THE WINDOWS WERE NOISY WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWN, WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE NOISE FROM TIRES WERE DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET RIMS.

ON DEC1, 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT SUPERCHARGED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TORONTO CANADA. ALL OF A SUDDEN THEIR WAS A MAJOR SQUEALING NOISE, THEN THE FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP. IT WAS A MAJOR FAILURE AND COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS IN A DANGEROUS PLACE. THE POLICE STOPPED, GOT A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THORNHILL LAND ROVER IN TORONTO. TURNS OUT IT WAS A MAJOR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. THE SPLINES ALL SHEERED OFF ON THE INPUT DRIVE TUBE. LAND ROVER WAS GREAT, THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I FEEL MY KIDS AND I WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE IN A HUGE ACCIDENT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANK YOU*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE SMOKE ORIGINATED, HOWEVER, HE NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A CHIPMUNK LIVING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. ON JULY 4, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT'S HANDS WERE VIBRATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AN APPOINTMENT WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BECAUSE HE BELIEVED AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT LEARNED FROM THE HEAD OF THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT THAT, ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN'S EVALUATION, THE TIRES HAD DEEP CUTS IN THEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT SUSPENSION FAILURE: : SUSPENSION FAULT LIGHT DISPLAYS AFTER SUSPENSION RAISE 6 INCHES WHEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *TR

REAR TAILGATE DOES NOT STAY UP. WHEN YOU OPEN THE MAIN TAILGATE, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY COME CRASHING DOWN WITH THE FULL FORCE AND WEIGHT OF THE TAILGATE. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON CAR, A 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORT. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALER ONCE TIRE WAS REPAIRED, AS AAA ROAD SERVICE FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE THE OTHER REAR TIRE LOOKED JUST AS BAD. DEALER INITIALLY SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, BUT ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, UNCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL.*AK

1) THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2) AT 65 MPH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CAME APART, LOCKING UP THE FRONT TIRES AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DISABLED AND WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED US AN ACCIDENT AND WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! 3)LAND ROVER NORTH SCOTTSDALE REPLACED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BENT AND REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT, FRONT DIFF MOUNT BENT & STRAIGHTENED MOUNT. THEY REPLACED THEM WITH NEW IDENTICAL PARTS. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENCES WITH FRONT DIFF. FAILURE. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *NM

1. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION 2. GAS TANK LEAK. *NM

LAND ROVER 2006. THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT CLEAR AT NIGHT DUE TO A HEATING ELEMENT IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE GLARE IS SO BAD. *JB

I HAVE OWNED TWO 2006 RANGE ROVER HSE. THE FIRST ONE LAND ROVER PURCHASED BACK FROM ME DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SMOKING AND LOSING POWER. THEY TOLD ME AT THE TIME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN NORTH AMERICA TO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IT HAD AROUND 13,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THEY PURCHASED IT BACK FROM ME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ONE WEEK THE FIRST TIME ON A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN IT WENT IN FOR THE SMOKING ENGINE IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS BEFORE THEY BOUGHT IT BACK AND AT THAT TIME I PURCHASED ANOTHER 2006 RANGE ROVER HSE. MY LATEST RANGE ROVER IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SMOKING ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER. I GUESS THAT I HAVE THE ONLY TWO VEHICLES NOW IN NORTH AMERICA THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, BUT I SINCERELY DOUBT IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S KEY CAN ONLY OPEN A LOCKED DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND A PASSENGER WOULD BE LOCKED INSIDE IF NO KEY WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID IF THE KEY WAS LOCKED INSIDE AND A CHILD WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR THE CHILD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE DOORS A CHILD INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT BY MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WAS BY USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE REASON THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK IS BECAUSE OF A SECURITY FEATURE ON THE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORTS STEERING SYSTEM WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL PHYSICALLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE DURING HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD "KNOCKING" HEARD DURING LOW SPEEDS. STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO FIX THIS IN THE UK BUT NOT IN THE USA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM COLLAPSED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS RECALIBRATED. NINE DAYS LATER, THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WERE AWAITING FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS. *AK

ON MARCH 25, 2006 MY FAMILY WAS ON I-75 IN OUR 2003 DISCOVERY SE. WE WERE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND A PERSON SEVERAL CARS AHEAD MADE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE CUTTING OFF A DRIVER AHEAD OF IN OUR LANE. HE BRAKES SUDDENLY. THE TRUCK FOLLOWING STRUCK HIM. I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, I STRUCK THE TRUCK. IT WAS NOT A HEAVY COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY AN 18 WHEELER. UPON IMPACT, MY DISCOVERY BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE BACK. THE IMPACT AGAIN DROVE MY VEHICLE IN TO THE TRUCK AHEAD. THIS TIME IT WAS A VERY HEAVY IMPACT (THE HOOD CRUMPLED AND THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED) BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE JUST BARELY GOT OUT (I HAD 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO SIDE OF FACE AND HAND) I AM CONCERNED THAT 1.) THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME AND 2.) THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES ON IMPACT. *JB

HELLO- I AM NOT POSITIVE IF THIS IS THE EXACT LOCATION TO BE SENDING THIS. I AM A WITNESS TO A DEFECT OR A MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING A 5 MONTH OLD 2006 LAND ROVER LR3. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO, MY CAR'S BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AROUND 68 MPH. THIS CAUSED ME TO SKID TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, WHILE COMING TO A STOP MY SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD AND TEAR MUSCLES IN MY BACK, WHICH I HAD CHECKED OUT AT THE DOCTOR. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I WAS STILL AT A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY NOT ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC. AS THE STATE TROOPER PHRASED IT, YOU ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND NOT INJURED. AFTER CONTACTING LAND ROVER ALONG WITH THE DEALER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE ANYTHING. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I ALSO HAVE WITNESSED, ITEMS ON THE CAR WHICH I FEEL NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE SAME HAS HAPPENED TO THE LOANER CARS AS WELL. STATED BELOW ARE THE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT WHICH LAND ROVER IS OVER LOOKING OR WILL NOT GIVE US ANY INFORMATION ON. - DRIVERS SIDE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, WILL NOT LOCK ALONG WITH THE OTHER DOORS AFTER USING THE REMOTE LOCK. HOWEVER, IF OPENED THE ALARM WILL SOUND. - RADIO- KEEPS OVER HEATING, IN WHICH THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MINE THREE TIMES OVER THE 5 MONTH PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP. - SEAT BELTS NOT ENGAGING. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE AFTER THIS INCIDENT THAT THE SEAT BELTS WILL ENGAGED AT ALL IF A CRASH WERE TO TAKE PLACE. ALONG WITH OTHER ISSUES. PLEASE CONTACT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *NM

ENGINE COOLANT, TRANSMISSION FAILURE OVERHEATED, LEAKING FLUIDS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE OVERHEATED. PAID 2500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THEN DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE NEEDED MORE SERVICING UNRELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION FOR ANOTHER 3000.00. DEALER WAS NEGLIGENT WHEN FIXING TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE. *JB

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN ON SLIGHT INCLINE( TRACTION SYSTEM ENGAGES) DEALER SAY NORMAL, HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. *JB