2000 Land Rover Discovery Ii Brakes Problems

I PURCHASED MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY LAST FEBRUARY AND A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI LOCK LIGHT, ABS AND DOWN HILL LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS JUST CRAZY AS MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT AS I FOUND MANY MORE WITH THIS ISSUE AT SITES SUCH AS HTTP://LANDROVERFORUMS.COM/ AND OTHERS. I DID REPLACE THIS PART WITH A USED ONE BUT SAME THING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10235900

Incident

Feb 18, 2007

IN MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2, AS APPARENTLY IN MANY OTHERS, FROM TIME TO TIME, USUALLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A ROUTINE STOP, AN ALARM CHIMES AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE SHOWING THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING AS WELL AS THE HILL DESCENT CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY DISCOVERY 2 OWNER KNOWS IT BY ITS NICKNAME, THE THREE AMIGOS! CLEARLY A FAILURE IN THE ABS IS SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY IF IT RESULTS IN A VALVE LOCKING UP AND DISABLING THE BRAKES AS HAS POSSIBLY HAPPENED. THE OTHER TWO FUNCTIONS RELATE TO USE IN LOW TRACTION ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS SNOW, AND ARE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY DISCOVERY, INCLUDING TODAY (THE DATE I LISTED BELOW). *TR

NHTSA ID

10225719

Incident

Apr 25, 2008

Mileage

73,000 mi

THE ABS, TC AND DHC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205693

Incident

Aug 15, 2007

ABS, HILL DECENT CONTROL (HDC) AND TRACTION CONTROL (TC) WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY

NHTSA ID

10194774

Incident

Mar 15, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10171628

Incident

Sep 9, 2006

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

NHTSA ID

10148287

Incident

Jan 21, 2006

Mileage

62,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10146327

Incident

May 6, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10146321

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

116,500 mi

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL & HILL DECENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. ABS FAILURE ON A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY IS SIGNIFICANT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145629

Incident

Dec 9, 2005

Mileage

79,900 mi

ABS TC HD LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143909

Incident

Nov 12, 2004

Mileage

51,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10143889

Incident

Nov 25, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10143842

Incident

Nov 5, 2005

Mileage

58,990 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10128434

Incident

Jul 1, 2005

Mileage

47,981 mi

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED INCLUDING ABS LIGHT, INDICATING FAILURE OF THE SYSTEMS ON MY 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. PRIVATELY RETAINED MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE ECU AS THE PROBLEM AND ALSO LOCATED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT VALID AND THAT "THEY PUT THESE ON THE INTERNET ALL THE TIME." LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA WAS CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL AND TELEPHONE MESSAGE AND HAS NOT RESPONDED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE ONLY RECALL I HAVE RECIEVED CONCERNED THE ACCELLERATION CABLE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2000. APPARENTLY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FINDS NHTSA RECALLS AS "THINGS ON THE INTERNET" NOT REQUIRING ANY ACTION. THIS IS PROBABLY TO BE EXPECTED FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE NON-RESPONSE FROM LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA WAS UNEXPECTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10066334

Incident

Apr 14, 2004

Mileage

68,000 mi

VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEGUN TO SINK. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IT DOES NOT POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS OTHERWISE. *JG

NHTSA ID

565504

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD HARDEN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND THE VEHCILE WAS NOT FIXED. *YH

NHTSA ID

869632

Incident

Aug 31, 2000