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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (7 Seat) SUV 4WD

9
Recalls
27
Complaints

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Complaints
Recalls

27 Complaints

for 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (7 SEAT)
06/24/2021
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 05/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: salgs3ef6ga******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that the vehicle's doors fail to lock when activated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who informed them that their failure was related to many recalls for the year/make/model relating to the door locks. The contact was unable to identify the exact recall however, the VIN was not included in any recalls. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed the VIN was not included in any recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

05/27/2021
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/10/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWG2VF1GA******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Sport. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the driver’s and passenger’s side air bag modules needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V941000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 53,627.

02/23/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/30/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2EF4GA******
Summary

REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THEN 40,000 MILES. NO EXTREME DRIVING, MAINLY CITY DRIVING. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS, JUST A RUBBING NOISE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND OUTSIDE MECHANIC, BOTH CONFIRMED IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

01/10/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/07/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALGS2PF3GA******
Summary

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY, AND THE PUMP SHUTS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE REFUEL PROCESS EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT ANGLES, DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, TRIED TO REFUEL SLOWLY BUT IT STOPS MULTIPLE TIMES.

01/07/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/14/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWG2KF3GA******
Summary

DEFECTIVE GEAR SELECTOR. DRIVER PARKED THE CAR AND SWITCHED IT OFF. DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CAR. THE CAR RAN OVER A STATIONARY MOTORCYCLE AND OVER AND INTO A LOW WALL CAUSING ABOUT $20,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BRAKE WHEN SWITCHED OFF AND EXITED. FROM THE MANUAL: "THE EPB APPLIES AUTOMATICALLY IF THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IS BELOW 2 MPH (3 KM/H)." THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 14, 2018. MY INSURANCE - FARMER' INSURANCE - FILED A CLAIM/COMPLAINT WITH RANGE ROVER, BUT IT WAS DENIED BY RANGE ROVER. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS - IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE ARE LUCKY THAT THE CAR DID NOT DRIVE OVER A PERSON WALKING BEHIND THE CAR. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH RANGE ROVER.

03/15/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/15/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VF1GA******
Summary

INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS CAR USED FROM ELLIOT BAY AUTO BROKERS THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED? SHOULD THEY FIX THIS BEFORE I MAKE AN OFFER?

03/13/2020
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/03/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2KF5GA******
Summary

ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING FROM TURBO DIRECTLY ONTO EXHAUST. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD 15000 MILES. WHEN TRAVELING AND COME TO COMPLETE STOP, STRONG OIL BURNING SMELL IS IS NOTICED INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, NO FLAMES HAVE BEEN SEEN YET. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 24000 MILES AND IT IS GETTING A LOT WORSE. HIGH POTENTIAL OF FIRE.

02/12/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/30/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VF0GA******
Summary

WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IN THE MORNING THE STEREO WAS NOT WORKING AND YOU COULD HEAR CRACKLING. I THEN WAS DROPPING MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL AND WE WERE GOING SLOW BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE SCHOOL ZONE.MAYBE 5-10 MPH I SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN LOOKED BACK AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR WHERE THE READING LIGHT IS IN THE BACK. I HAD TO PARK MY TRUCK AT MY DADS CAR BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I GOOGLED AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF RANGE ROVER HAVE A FAULTY SUNROOF TO WHERE WATER LEAKS CAUSING ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. THIS WAS ALSO WHAT THE RANGE ROVER SPECIALIST TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN HAPPEN. MY TRUCK MODEL HOWEVER HAS YET TO BE RECALLED. BUT THERE ARE OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SUNROOF ISSUE. IT IS CLEARLY SOMETHING LAND ROVER VEHICLES HAVE AN ISSUE WITH. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY JUST A MONTH AGO. WHEN I WENT YESTERDAY TO MY DADS HOUSE TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUCK IT WAS COVERED IN MOLD. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH WATER THAT SEEPED THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CAR. YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE THE MOLD WAS COMING FROM THE SEATBELT HOLES AND SUCH.

01/29/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/29/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VF8GA******
Summary

2016 RANGE ROVER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *LD *JS

11/03/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VFXGA******
Summary

WITHOUT ANY SIGNS AND WARNINGS, MY CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT WAS SUDDENLY ON AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME. WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $20,000 BECAUSE OUR CAR (2016 LAND ROVER SPORT) WAS 7000 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY MILEAGE (50,000).

09/26/2019
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 05/09/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2PFXGA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V350000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. LAND ROVER CHARLOTTE (6940 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (704) 536-4270) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT

09/26/2019
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 05/24/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VF0GA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V390000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. LAND ROVER CHARLOTTE (6940 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (704) 536-4270) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

09/21/2019
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 09/07/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2PFXGA******
Summary

HANDLE ABOVE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BROKE OFF AND MY 90 MOTHER FELL TO THE GROUND.

09/18/2019
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 06/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWG2PF9GA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V350000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. LAND ROVER TROY (1815 MAPLELAWN DR, TROY, MI 48084, (248) 643-6900) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

08/29/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2PF5GA******
Summary

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N336 IN JULY. MY PASSENGER REAR DOOR HAS SWUNG OPEN IN TRAFFIC 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AS I AM MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS!!!! I HAVE CONTACTED LANDROVER AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET. IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED. THAT SHOULD BE PLENTY OF TIME!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN!!!!

08/07/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/04/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALGS2KF3GA******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOOR THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN WITH MY DAUGHTER IN LAW IN THE REAR SEAT AS WELL AS MY 6 MONTH OLD GRANDAUGHTER. WHEN THIS HAPPEN..THE SCREAMING AND HOLLERING FROM THE BACK SEAT CAUSED MY, THE DRIVER, TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER HITTING A SAFETY GUARD RAIL AND DAMAGING MY REAR BUMPER. LAND ROVER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY COULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIR.

08/06/2019
Components: SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 06/27/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2EF9GA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGER ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LAND ROVER WESTSIDE (9600 BROOKPARK RD, BUILDING B, CLEVELAND, OH 44129, 216-351-9999) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V350000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *TR *AS

07/03/2019
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 05/24/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VF4GA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V390000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LAND ROVER CHARLOTTE (6940 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (704) 536-4270) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

05/14/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/09/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALGS2KF8GA******
Summary

THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOGIC OR AT THE VERY LEAST IF A DOOR IS SENSED AS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK. BACKSTORY....I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND HAVE MISTAKENLY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE (VIA THE DODGE RAM STYLE PRNDL SELECTOR). WHEN THIS HAPPENS I USUALLY CATCH IT BEFORE I EXIT THE VEHICLE. ADMITTEDLY IT HAS HAPPENED AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER BY MY OWN CAR. THIS IS A HUGELY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

04/15/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2KF5GA******
Summary

THE CAR FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND YET ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CAR IS UNDER A LEASE WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON IT AND IT FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. LAND ROVER OF SUDBURY AND LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA REFUSE TO WARRANTY THE VEHICLE AND CLAIM THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $35,000.

12/02/2018
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/23/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2EF5GA******
Summary

I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 6 TIMES FOR THE REAR ELECTRIC LIFT GATE OPENING RANDOMLY ON HIGHWAY AND ROADS. I HAVE HAD ITEMS FALL OUT THAT COULD HAVE CREATED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS KNOW THAT LAND ROVER HAS ISSUES WITH DOORS OPENING AND I NOW AM INCLUDING THE LIFT GATE. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED

07/19/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2PF5GA******
Summary

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REVERSE AS INDICATED BY GEAR SHIFT AND DASH YET THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED FORWARD AS IF IT WERE IN DRIVE INSTEAD. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WITHOUT RESOLVE.

09/06/2017
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/03/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALWR2VFXGA******
Summary

AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3 2017. IT CUT OFF WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO DROP MY FRIEND DAUGHTER AT HER HOUSE. I TURN IT OFF THE ENGINE THEN START MY TRUCK AGAIN BUT WOULDN'T COME OUT OFF PARK. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. TWO DAYS LATER THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND I WAS TOLD HE HAS TO REPLACE A PART AND IT WAS A ELECTRIC SHORTAGE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND IT WAS VERY SCARY AND NOT DEPENDABLE VEHICLE.

06/22/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/02/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALVR2BGXGH******
Summary

I HAVE A RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 2016. WHEN MY CAR IS FACING FORWARD ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE IN REVERSE GEAR, THE CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD. WHEN THE CAR IS ON A DOWNWARD BACKWARD SLOPE FACING UPHILL IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT LAND ROVER CHANGED THE SOFTWARE IN THE 2016 VEHICLE WHICH RESULTS IN THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE MAKES THE CAR INHERENTLY UNSAFE IN THESE SITUATIONS. JAGUAR/LAND ROVER DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TO BE A FAULT BECAUSE IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND IS, THEREFORE, PART OF THE OPERATION OF THIS MODEL.

02/27/2017
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALGS2PF0GA******
Summary

DASHBOARD DIMMER SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE DAYLIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER STATES THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED.

01/20/2017
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: SALGS2EF9GA******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

07/30/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DAD WAS LOADING CAR FOR VACATION, 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON SITTING ON RUNNING BOARD WHEN IT RETRACTED. TINY FINGERS NARROWLY ESCAPED AS RETRACTION OF BOARDS HAVE NO SAFETY CLEARANCE.

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