2008 Land Rover Range Rover Problems

Bought a SUV from a car lot was told the only problem it had was the o2 sensor needed to be changed test drive was good so had it a few days driving it got to be extremely bouncy ended up taking to my mechanic he said the struts are worn down nothing left on them the suspension was bad and the axles can snap anytime from how bad it bounces and said the airbag sensors are out

BROUGHT MY CAR FOR AN URGENT AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL MATTER SOLICITED BY LAND ROVER AND THE NHTSA DESCRIBED AS A MATTER THAT "CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH". SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE AND WAS ASSURED ORALLY AND IN WRITING THAT "IF REQUIRED (THE BUSINESS WILL) PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE FOR FREE". I ARRIVED ON TIME TO MY APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT NO LOANERS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE SCHEDULED SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY BASING ON THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE A VEHICLE, I TOOK TIME OFF FROM WORK AND I INVESTED TIME AND MONEY TO DRIVE TO SOLON FOR THE SAFETY RECALL APPOINTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A WRITTEN APOLOGY FROM MR RALPH LOMBARDI OR WHOEVER SCHEDULED THIS APPOINTMENT AND WASTED MY TIME AND MONEY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW IS THIS MATTER GOING TO BE REMEDIED. IS THERE COMPENSATION FOR MY AGGRAVATION? IS THERE A CONSEQUENCE FOR THIS UNPROFESSIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PICKING UP HER VEHICLE FROM LAND ROVER NORTH HAVEN (1700 BOSTON POST RD, GUILFORD, CT 06437, (203) 453-7060) THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLUIDS WERE INSPECTED ALONG WITH THE TIRES AND BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THE SAME DAY THE BRAKES STARTED TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND PUMPED THE BRAKES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED AND STOPPED USING THE PARKING BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MONTH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 10 YEARS, WITH FOOT PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE TOWARD BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED. FIRST TIME, I WAS AT AN ATM. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS LEANING OUT THE WINDOW GETTING MONEY OUT OF THE ATM AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. A LOUD NOISE OF IT RAMPING UP AND THEN IT JOLTED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY SAT BACK STRAIGHT IN THE CAR KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHIN ABOUT 3 FEET THE CAR STOPPED. SECOND TIME WAS AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. LEANING OUT TO GET THE FOOD, THE CAR ACCELERATED. MADE THE LOUD RAMPING UP SOUND. JERKED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THIRD TIME, AT A PHARMACY DRIVE THROUGH, LEANING OUT TO GET THE MEDICATIONS, FOOT ON THE BRAKE. CAR ACCELERATED. LOUD RAMPING UP NOISE. LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET THEN STOPPED. MOST RECENT TIME, I WAS GETTING A TICKET AT A PARKING GARAGE GATE. LEANED OUT TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO GET THE TICKET. 100% POSITIVE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PRESSED HARD ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE SO AS TO NOT SLIP. THE CAR MADE THE RAMPING UP SOUND, THEN ACCELERATED. WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY SAT STRAIGHT AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. IT WENT ABOUT 15 FEET WITHOUT STOPPING - THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE GATE BENT AND THEN SCRAPPED DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR. (TRIED HARD TO DRIVE AROUND IT AFTER IT BENT). I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THEN PRESSED IT AGAIN AND THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT IN A PARKING SPACE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT MAYBE 100 YARDS AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY INSISTED MY FOOT MUST HAVE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR OR THE CARPET MUST HAVE BEEN PUSHED UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR (THE CAR HAS RUBBER MATTS, THERE IS NO CARPET) AS A WORK AROUND, I NOW ALWAYS PUT IT IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHENEVER I'M AT A DRIVE THROUGH.

MY WIFE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN SHE TRIED TO PULL OFF, THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO MOVE. TWO GOOD SAMARITANS PUSHED HER INTO A PARKING LOT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. INSPECTION A FEW DAYS LATER REVEALED RUSTED AND STRIPPED SPLINES ON THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND TRANSFER CASE MATING PART. DURING MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY ELECTROLYTIC MIGRATION DUE TO A LACK OF GREASE ON THE MATING PARTS DURING ASSEMBLY. PLEASE NOTE THE ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AREAS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE APART FROM THE RUST DISLODGED DURING DISASSEMBLY.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR, APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH KEEPING UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SUV TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. WHEN I TRIED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE, AND AT A LATER DATE DURING INSPECTION OF THE DRIVE TRAIN I HAD NOTICED THAT THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TRANS AXLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OF MY RANGE ROVER. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED HOW LUCKY I WAS TO NOT HAVE BEEN EVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF MAJOR COLLISION. I BEGAN TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND READ OF MANY SIMILAR CASES THAT INVOLVED THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT DID NOT HAPPEN IN MY CASE, BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY STRETCH OF INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR. I LATER CONTACTED LAND ROVER USA TO FILE A RECALL CLAIM, AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND PART.

Bought a SUV from a car lot was told the only problem it had was the o2 sensor needed to be changed test drive was good so had it a few days driving it got to be extremely bouncy ended up taking to my mechanic he said the struts are worn down nothing left on them the suspension was bad and the axles can snap anytime from how bad it bounces and said the airbag sensors are out

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY LOWERED AND THE "FAULTY SUSPENSION" SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION ALSO SUDDENLY LOWERED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE LOWERED SUSPENSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 10 YEARS, WITH FOOT PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE TOWARD BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED. FIRST TIME, I WAS AT AN ATM. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS LEANING OUT THE WINDOW GETTING MONEY OUT OF THE ATM AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. A LOUD NOISE OF IT RAMPING UP AND THEN IT JOLTED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY SAT BACK STRAIGHT IN THE CAR KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHIN ABOUT 3 FEET THE CAR STOPPED. SECOND TIME WAS AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. LEANING OUT TO GET THE FOOD, THE CAR ACCELERATED. MADE THE LOUD RAMPING UP SOUND. JERKED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THIRD TIME, AT A PHARMACY DRIVE THROUGH, LEANING OUT TO GET THE MEDICATIONS, FOOT ON THE BRAKE. CAR ACCELERATED. LOUD RAMPING UP NOISE. LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET THEN STOPPED. MOST RECENT TIME, I WAS GETTING A TICKET AT A PARKING GARAGE GATE. LEANED OUT TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO GET THE TICKET. 100% POSITIVE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PRESSED HARD ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE SO AS TO NOT SLIP. THE CAR MADE THE RAMPING UP SOUND, THEN ACCELERATED. WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY SAT STRAIGHT AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. IT WENT ABOUT 15 FEET WITHOUT STOPPING - THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE GATE BENT AND THEN SCRAPPED DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR. (TRIED HARD TO DRIVE AROUND IT AFTER IT BENT). I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THEN PRESSED IT AGAIN AND THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT IN A PARKING SPACE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT MAYBE 100 YARDS AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY INSISTED MY FOOT MUST HAVE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR OR THE CARPET MUST HAVE BEEN PUSHED UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR (THE CAR HAS RUBBER MATTS, THERE IS NO CARPET) AS A WORK AROUND, I NOW ALWAYS PUT IT IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHENEVER I'M AT A DRIVE THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CHIME ACTIVATED INDICATING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY STEERING DIFFICULTIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR AND ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ

The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while entering the front passenger side of the vehicle and using the passenger side hand grip, the hand grip fractured. Due to the failure, the contact fell backwards out of the vehicle and landed on her head and back. With the assistance of another pedestrian and her husband, the contact was taken to the hospital where a cat scan revealed internal bleeding around her head; the contact was able to be released the same day. Since the accident, the contact has had soreness and pain to both hands, back, neck and hip. The contact called the dealer where she was informed that the hand grips were not used for assistance into the vehicle but only for going over bumps in the road. The contact stated that she then read the owners manual and none of that information was listed. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 AT 70 MPH,(SPEED LIMIT), AND THEIR WAS A HIGH PITCHED SOUND, FOLLOWED BY 2 METAL SOUNDING CLICKS, AND WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, HOWEVER, PRIOR TP GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, MAKING THE MOST INCREDIBLE LOUD SOUND, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE, AND MY HUSBAND GOT US INTO THE DITCH EMBANKMENT, AND THE RANGEROVER WOULD NOT MOVE, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, IT WOULD NOT BACK UP , REQUIRED US TO PUSH. FROM THE START OF THE HUM TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE STEERING, AND OFF ROAD TO SAFETY WAS APROX. 10 SECONDS, AND THE WORST 10 SECONDS OF OUR LIFE. WE WERE TOWED TO JAGUAR/LAND ROVER, OF FT. MYERS, AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND COMPLETELY COME APART, AND NEEDED REPLACING OF THE INTERNAL FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY, FRONT DRIVESHAFT, AND FRONTDIFFERENTIAL. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2008 LAND ROVER ON 3/12/12 FROM THE DEALERSHIP; ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, THE TIRE LIGHT INDICATOR WENT ON; I TOOK IT FOR AIR AND IT WAS FINE; A FEW DAYS LATER IT CONTINUED AND THE MORE I PUT AIR, THE MORE I HAD TO GO BACK TO TIRE SHOP. I FINALLY ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK ALL THE TIRES TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND HE STATED THAT I HAD A FEW PROBLEMS; THE FIRST BEING THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN ALIGNED IN A WHILE AND SO THE TIRES ON THE INSIDE WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT TO THE METAL AND I WAS LOOKING AT A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD; HE ASKED ME HOW LONG I HAD THE CAR AND I SAID 2 MONTHS AND I PUT 2000 MILES ON THE CAR BUT HE STATED THAT THE DAMAGE ON ALL OF THE TIRES COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE IN 2000MILES AND THE CAR WAS SOLD LIKE THAT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 5/17/12 AS SOON AS I LEFT THE TIRE PLACE AND LEFT A VM ASKING A MANAGER TO CALL ME BACK, I SENT A FAX ON 5/19/12 STATING MY ISSUE AND I CALLED AGAIN ON 5/20 AND LEFT VOICEMAIL. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DANGEROUSNESS OF THE TIRES, I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED ON 5/21/12. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE MANAGER OR THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL ME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SYSTEM ENGINE FAULT WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ACTUAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A CERTAIN COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE AGAIN. THE ECM WAS THEN REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I AM WRITING TO ALERT YOU TO A SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY DESIGN PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A SLOW LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM WITH MY 2008 RANGE ROVER HSE AND TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP FOR FURTHER POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD INVESTIGATION. THE ALUMINUM METAL DESIGN OF THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A SEAL LEAK IN THE DAMPER THAT CAUSED A SLOW FUEL LEAK THAT I ONLY NOTICED RECENTLY AS I WAS WATCHING MY WIFE BACK THE VEHICLE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I WALKED OVER, TOUCHED THE LIQUID AND SMELLED IT TO VERIFY IN FACT THAT IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE LEAK HAD BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE BUT WENT UNDETECTED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL VAPOR ENTERING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR OR DETECTION BY ANY OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY/WARNING SYSTEMS. APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT OR ALERT FOR SMALL BUT STEADY FUEL SYSTEM LEAKS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL RAIL DAMPER SEAL FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WHAT'S MORE TROUBLING IS THAT THEY REPLACED THE PART 'IN KIND' WITH NO DESIGN IMPROVEMENT

THE SEATBELT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND LOCK WHICH RENDERS THE EQUIPMENT INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY LIABILITY.

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 AT 70 MPH,(SPEED LIMIT), AND THEIR WAS A HIGH PITCHED SOUND, FOLLOWED BY 2 METAL SOUNDING CLICKS, AND WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, HOWEVER, PRIOR TP GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, MAKING THE MOST INCREDIBLE LOUD SOUND, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE, AND MY HUSBAND GOT US INTO THE DITCH EMBANKMENT, AND THE RANGEROVER WOULD NOT MOVE, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, IT WOULD NOT BACK UP , REQUIRED US TO PUSH. FROM THE START OF THE HUM TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE STEERING, AND OFF ROAD TO SAFETY WAS APROX. 10 SECONDS, AND THE WORST 10 SECONDS OF OUR LIFE. WE WERE TOWED TO JAGUAR/LAND ROVER, OF FT. MYERS, AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND COMPLETELY COME APART, AND NEEDED REPLACING OF THE INTERNAL FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY, FRONT DRIVESHAFT, AND FRONTDIFFERENTIAL. *TR