2012 Land Rover LR4 (5 Seat) SUV 4WD

Strong fuel smell detected when vehicle is garaged. Smell fills garage. No evident visible leak. Smell isolated to the LR4.

STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. SMELL IS VERY POTENT WHEN PARKED INSIDE GARAGE AND AFTER FUELING. THIS COLD BE A POSSIBLE LEAK COMING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK WHERE I CANNOT ARE.

WE BOUGHT THIS 2012 LAND ROVER LR4 WITH 44K MILES ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. WE STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE GARAGE EVER SINCE WE STARTED PARKING THIS CAR IN THE GARAGE. THE ODOR IS STRONGER AFTER WE DRIVE THE CAR AROUND ESPECIALLY IF THE TANK IS FULL. UPON RESEARCHING ENTHUSIAST FORUMS ABOUT LAND ROVERS AND ESPECIALLY LR4, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AROUND FUEL LEAK DUE TO SOME SORT OF FLANGE THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP IN PLACE. RESEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE REVEALED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUEL LEAK FROM LR4 CARS OF THE SAME GENERATION. THE COST TO FIX THIS VARIES FROM A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE WHERE IT IS LEAKING FUEL FROM BUT NEEDED A NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER TO GO WITH IT SO I AM REPORTING THE ISSUE AS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD THIS CREATES. WE STARTED PARKING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE GARAGE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS FIXED.

STARTED TO NOTICE A RAW GAS SMELL AFTER DRIVING OR JUST START THE CAR. I LOOKED FOR GAS LEAK BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THE SERVICE ASSISTANT SAID IT WAS THE FUEL GASKET. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS THE DUST COVER AND GASKET AS SHE PREDICTED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE . *TR

2012 LAND ROVER LR4 HSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN. *LD *JS

WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK HAS A PLASTIC LID THAT HAS CRACKED. THE CAR IS LEAKING RAW GAS. HE SAID THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE 5TH CAR HE HAS SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM THIS YEAR. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE CAR COULD IGNITE IF A STRAY SPARK (TOSSED CIGARETTES BUTT, ETC) WAS NEAR MY CAR. THE ODOR IS EXTREMELY STRONG AND 'HEADACHE INDUCING' IF EXPOSED FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. THE GAS ACTUALLY LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK FROM THE TOP WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE BUT NO ACTUAL GAS PUDDLE CAN BE SEEN BECAUSE THE LIQUID GAS EVAPORATES IN THE HEAT.

THE TIMING TENSION PULLEY FAILED, CAUSING A BOLT TO BREAK LOOSE AND BREAK THROUGH THE TIMING COVER. AFTER BEING REPLACED, 6 MONTHS LATER THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS FAILED. THERE WAS TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED AS WELL AS DOZENS OF DESIGN REVIEWS CLEARLY ILLUSTRATING THE DESIGN FLAW AND NEAR CERTAIN FAILURE

2012 LR 4HSE STARTED MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE AT 47000 MILES. NO WARNINGS OF ANY SORT DISPLAYED. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC 14 MILES AWAY. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF GETTING THERE, AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". MAJOR CONCERN HERE IS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, NO TIME TO EVEN PULLOVER - JUST STALLED. ON TOP OF THAT CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (4 YEARS 11 MONTHS SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, EVEN THOUGH NOT THERE BY MILEAGE). TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE IT TOOK 5 AND A HALF WEEKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS TO CONFIRM THAT INDEED THIS IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE CAR NEEDS A NEW UNIT. THIS LAND ROVER HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OFF, WAS DRIVEN PREDOMINANTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. WHY SHOULD TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 47K MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER (SO MUCH FOR SAFETY FEATURES) PUTTING ME AT RISK BY STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH CARS AROUND ME GOING 45 MILES/HOUR? THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

REAR END WANDERING, MUST KEEP TWO HANDS ON WHEEL AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM FLIPPING OVER. VEHICLE WAS SOLD BY AN OFFICIAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP IN MILFOR. CT AS AN CERTIFIED PRE OWNED AT EXTRA COST. MOST INABILITY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE SAFELY ON THE ROAD I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. REPAIR ORDER DETAIL STATES VEHICLE SOLD AND NOT CAUGHT BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFOREIT WENT SALES WITH THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WAS DISREPAIR. RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS TORN. WHICH ONLY WAS FOUND AND ADDRESSED AFTER RETURNING THE VEHICLE AND INSISTED THE HEAD MECHANIC DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR HIMSELF.

WE HAD OUR BRAKES REPLACED AT LAND ROVER. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON I95 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT ON WITH NO WARNING CAUSING US TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRUCK. BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS SMASHED WITH ALL OF THE BACK WINDOWS BREAKING AND GLASS GOING EVERYWHERE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY. LAND ROVER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND WE WERE JUST CALLED AND TOLD THAT THEIR TEAM IN THE UK COULD NOT REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL PROVIDE NO EXPLANATION OR HELP IN ANY WAY. *TR

2012 LR4; THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WELL; DEALER SAID "JUST GIVE IT A TUG TO GET IT TO RETRACT;" DON'T THINK THAT'S A SOLUTION; RETRACTION TENSION IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH; AS A RESULT, THE BELT AND ITS METAL HEAD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, DAMAGING THE DOOR UPHOLSTERY AND PAINT FINISH, AS WELL AS DAMAGING (WEAKENING PROBABLY) THE BELT. *TR

THE LAND ROVER RADIOS HAVE A DANGEROUSLY SLOW LATENCY TIME WHEN REACTING TO TOUCH INPUTS. ON SOME OPERATIONS IT TAKE 3-4 SECONDS FOR THE RADIO TO REACT. MOST OPERATIONS ARE IN THE 1-2 SECOND RANGE. THIS IS A MAJOR DISTRACTED DRIVING ISSUE. INPUT LATENCY SHOULD NEVER BE THIS EXCESSIVE - IT REQUIRES YOU TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD REPEATEDLY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DETERMINE IF THE RADIO/NAV SYSTEM HAS DETECTED YOUR INPUT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO FIX FROM LAND ROVER CORPORATE. THIS ISSUE IS REPORTED BY SEVERAL SOURCES ON-LINE. LR SHOULD RELEASE AND ENGINEERING UPDATE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITH A FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE- WE CONTINUED TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND VEERED OFF TO THE SIDE BUT CLIPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS LIKE WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LAND ROVER LR4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BOTTLE HOLDER GASKET ON ALL FOUR DOORS WHICH EXHIBITED A SHARP EDGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CUT HER LEFT FOOT ON THE EDGE OF THE BOTTLE HOLDER GASKET LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THIS ISSUE WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN AND THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN