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1994 Land Rover Defender 110 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 1, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Powertrain (other)1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

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From owner reports, verbatim

COMPRISES A STANDARD SOLID BEAM AXLE WITH A FLANGE WELDED ONTO END OF THE AXLE TUBE ,TO SUPPORT THE BACKING PLATE, ROTOR, HUB, INNER AXLE SHAFT, WHEEL AND TIRE. THE FLANGE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE TUBE AT THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD SEAM BETWEEN FLANGE AND AXLE TUBE. OF THE 12+ INCHES OF SEAM, THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT 1" OF SPOT WELDING AND LITTLE WELD PENETRATION AT THAT. IN LOOKING AT THE SEPARATED FLANGE, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT IT DIDN'T SEPARATE WHILE ROLLING IT OUT OF THE SHOWROOM 8 YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD BROUGHT ON BY CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT WORKMANSHIP. THE WERE APPROX 6000 DEFENDER 90'S SHIPPED TO THIS COUNTRY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DISCOVERY AND RANGE ROVER MODELS, ALL AXLES BEING EITHER SIMILAR OF MANUFACTURE OR NEAR SIMILAR IN DESIGN, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, BUILT AT THE SAME PLANT IN ENGLAND USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE FLANGE SEPARATED, THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND, NO DOUBT LOSING CONTROL, PROBABLY ROLLING OVER, PROBABLY BEEN KILLED, PROBABLY INNOCENT BYSTANDERS BEEN KILLED; THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT A DISASTER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TO SEND TO YOU OF THE MAIN AXLE CASE AND THE FLANGE, CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A CLEAN SEPARATION AT THE SEAM. I HAVE MY LETTER TO LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA. I ALSO HAVE THE ACTUAL AXLE AND FLANGE THAT I AM WILLING TO SEND TO YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE UP FOR SALE. IT IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN FEAR THAT THE SAME WILL HAPPEN TO THE NEW AXLE I HAVE INSTALLED, OR THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THE FRONT AXLE NEXT.HEEL AND TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID 737144 · filed Dec 1, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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