2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II Service Brakes, Hydraulic 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

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

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

Mileage: 73,000

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

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

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

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 116,500

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 79,900

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

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 58,990

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

Mileage: 68,000

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

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