2008 LAND ROVER LR2 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
My rear differential failed at 43k. This has been a common problem for LandRover 2008 LR2. The repair is costing me 5k to repair.
Ongoing problem with car not starting because of "steering wheel lock" message. Took to dealership first time and they replaced 2 fobs ($600) and starter ($2700). After 2 months same message came back on and car wouldn't start. I was left stranded in a parking lot at night. Took back to dealership a...
I bought the 2008 Land Rover LR2 3 years ago and since then I've had to replace the motor transmission hoses tons of modules starter alternator and three batteries in the past year if that's not worse or bad enough I've spent $8,000 and I only paid five forts but the biggest problem now that I'm fac...
I bought the 2008 Land Rover LR2 3 years ago and since then I've had to replace the motor transmission hoses tons of modules starter alternator and three batteries in the past year if that's not worse or bad enough I've spent $8,000 and I only paid five forts but the biggest problem now that I'm fac...
The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover LR2. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making either a right or left turn, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was...
Mileage: 39,000
I have a 2008 Land Rover LR2 in mint condition and regularly maintained by a Land Rover dealer and purchased new from a LR dealer in Pittsburgh. It only has 39K miles and always parked indoors. Last year I noticed a humming, grinding sound coming from the rear wheels.I took it twice to the Fort Mye...
The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover LR2. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start with the key in the ignition. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with body control module failure. The body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at th...
Mileage: 89,000
THE SUNROOF SIDE RAILS HAVE BROKEN AND THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE LODGED IN THE SUNROOF. IT WILL NOT OPERATE AND SEEMS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AS THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BLACK SMOKE HAD COME THROUGH THE PASSENGER AIR VENTS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTA...
Mileage: 208,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF CEASED IN THE OPENED POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE TRACK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAND ROVER BIRMINGHAM LOCATED AT 3000 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 146,000
HUMMING NOISE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL. ONLY HAS 40,099 MILES....ALSO STARTS SOME DAYS AND OTHER DAYS MAY TAKE UP TO 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START WITHOUT DYING. TOOK TO SEVERAL SHOPS THAT SAID THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM AND THEY CALLED LANDROVER ONLY TO BE TOLD, THIS IS A COMMON PR...
Mileage: 36,000
HUMMING NOISE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL. ONLY HAS 40,099 MILES....ALSO STARTS SOME DAYS AND OTHER DAYS MAY TAKE UP TO 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START WITHOUT DYING. TOOK TO SEVERAL SHOPS THAT SAID THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM AND THEY CALLED LANDROVER ONLY TO BE TOLD, THIS IS A COMMON PR...
Mileage: 36,000
MY AUTOMOBILE'S BATTERY DIES (I HAVE BOUGHT 2 NEW BATTERIES) OR RUNS OUT OF CHARGE WHEN IT GETS TOO COLD OR WHEN I DO NOT DRIVE IT FOR 3 DAYS OR MORE. SOMETIMES, AS I AM DRIVING IT ON A HIGHWAY, IT JUST CUTS OFF, AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND START IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STARTS, S...
Mileage: 85,389
THE WINDSHIELD IS SEPARATING FROM THE GLASS, AND GETTING SMALL CRACKS TOO AT THE EDGES, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS BREAKING DIRECTLY WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME. I DON'T EXACTLY WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED, BUT NOTICED IT NOW.
Mileage: 67,000
PREMATURE FAILURE OF BEARINGS, RACES AND GEARS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL.
Mileage: 135,000
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2017 WITH 101,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 119,000. AS OF 24 JUN 2019, THE REAR END BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHILE TURNING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL IMPORT REPAIR SHOP. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH ZIP-TIES. ZIP. TIES...
Mileage: 119,000
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN MOVING AT LOW OR REGULAR SPEED AND TURNING, THERE IS A RUMBLING STUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS THE ISSUE. ON RESEARCHING THE LAND-ROVER FORUM, I FOUND THAT MY ISSUE WAS NOT PECULIAR TO ME ALONE BUT...
Mileage: 165,082
MY WIFE AND I STARTED NOTICING A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMS TO SLOWLY BE GETTING WORSE. THEN WE STARTED GETTING A TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS BEFORE THEIR REAR DIFFERENTIA...
Mileage: 150,000
LIKE 1000S OF OTHER OWNERS, MY LR2 NEEDS REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. WHY NHTSA HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE VOLVO'S BUILT WITH SAME DESIGN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING AS WELL. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR $2400-3000.. HAS THE NHTSA EVEN LOOKED INTO THIS? THIS IS AN EXPENSI...
Mileage: 105,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL
Mileage: 130,000
THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEN GOING 25MPH+
Mileage: 122,076
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION AND SAFETY OF ANYONE IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 110,000
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 LAND ROVER LR2 AND I STARTED HEARING NOISES FROM REAR END WENT TO INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST FOR LAND ROVER HE TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON IN THIS CAR...BAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL...HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT W HIM IN TUESDAY ALSO HE TOLD TO CONTAC THE LAND.ROVER OF AMER...
3TIMES NOW FIRST BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON THEN ALL LIGHTS ON PANELS STARTS LIGHTING UP FOR NO REASON ANDCAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND ON BUSY RUSH HOUR. ALL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. IF WINDOWS ARE OPEN THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE KEY W...
3TIMES NOW FIRST BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON THEN ALL LIGHTS ON PANELS STARTS LIGHTING UP FOR NO REASON ANDCAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND ON BUSY RUSH HOUR. ALL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. IF WINDOWS ARE OPEN THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE KEY W...
3TIMES NOW FIRST BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON THEN ALL LIGHTS ON PANELS STARTS LIGHTING UP FOR NO REASON ANDCAR STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND ON BUSY RUSH HOUR. ALL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. IF WINDOWS ARE OPEN THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE KEY W...
MY STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED ON ME THREE TIMES AFTER STOPPING MY CAR. WHEN I WOULD REENTER, IT WOULD NOT START BUT MY STEERING COLUMN WOULD TURN. THE DEALERSHIP, EACH TIME, SAID MY STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED BECAUSE I NEEDED A BODY CONTROL MODULE, THEN A NEW BATTERY, AND THE 3RD TIME I HAD A BAD ...
Mileage: 123,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE
Mileage: 45,000
ENGINE FAN STOPPED WORKING.
Mileage: 55,000
1ST TIME AFTER CAR WAS PARKED IN COSTCO, LEFT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND ALL OUR GROCERIES AND AFTER A COUPLE IF BLOCKS, WITHOUT ANY SIGN THE CAR SLOWLY DIED, WHILE DRIVNG. IT WAS 9 PM AND WAS THE MIDDLE OF BUSY ROAD. DANGEROUS. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED, COULD N CLOSE WINDIWS, PUT NEUTRAL TO MOVE CAR F...
Mileage: 95,000
I OWN A LAND ROVER LR2 2008, AND IT STARTED MAKING A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE BACK END STARTING AROUND 50,000 MILES. THE NOISE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LOUDER. AFTER CHANGING TIRES, DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS, AND BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC (INDEPENDENT), THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL SYS...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND COLLIDED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACTED SUSTAINED FACE AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 45,000
WITH 25,000 MILES THE KEYS WERE NOT WORKING, WE WENT TO THE DEALER THAT TOLD US THAT THE INSIDE BATTERY GETS RECHARGE WHILE WE DRIVE, BOTH KEYS WERE NOT GETTING ANY CHARGE, THE BATTERY CAN NOT BE REPLACED, YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW KEY AND GET IT PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $500.00 EACH I...
Mileage: 25,000
WITH 20,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS AND NOT UNDER WARRANTE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED A LOUD NOISE, AFTER 2 DAYS AT THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME IN MIAMI THAT THE CAR WAS FINE, I REQUESTED THE SERVICE MAN TO DRIVE WITH ME AND SHOWED HIM THE REAR NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL, HE AGREE THEN HE QUOTED ME OVER...
Mileage: 20,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED AROUND 80,000 MILES.
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS AND KEPT ON GETTING LOUDER. I TOOK IT IN TO AUTO REPAIR AND IT IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT HAS GONE OUT. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 LR2, AND SHOUD BE ON RECALL!
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. AS A RESULT, GLASS SHARDS FELL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Mileage: 90,000
AFTER I DID THE RECALL ABOUT THE SUNROOF,MAYBE A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SUNROOF,THE PARTS JUST CAME OUT OF THE TRACKS AND BROKE. I CALL LAND ROVER AND THEY SAID IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO,I WILL HAVE TO PAY FROM MY OWN POCKET,OH WELL NOW I HAVE TAPE ON MY SUNROOF BECAUSE SOMETHING...
AFTER I DID THE RECALL ABOUT THE SUNROOF,MAYBE A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SUNROOF,THE PARTS JUST CAME OUT OF THE TRACKS AND BROKE. I CALL LAND ROVER AND THEY SAID IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO,I WILL HAVE TO PAY FROM MY OWN POCKET,OH WELL NOW I HAVE TAPE ON MY SUNROOF BECAUSE SOMETHING...
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE , A SLIGHT MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR END PROGRESSED INTO GRINDING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND MANY LAND ROVER LR2 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM 45K-60 MILES. I WENT TO LOCAL PLACE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST,THEY WANT 3.276,00...
Mileage: 165,000
REAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND I MAY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF A FAULTY DESIGN FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL - LAND ROVER TOLD ME THAT THE...
Mileage: 79,000
REAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND I MAY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF A FAULTY DESIGN FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL - LAND ROVER TOLD ME THAT THE...
Mileage: 79,000
REAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND I MAY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF A FAULTY DESIGN FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL - LAND ROVER TOLD ME THAT THE...
Mileage: 79,000
LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - WILL START ON FIRST TRY HAVE TO REMOVE KEY LET CAR SIT PUMP THE BRAKES AND TRY AGAIN THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OVER AND START. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRED LAVERY LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDA...
Mileage: 797,900
LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - WILL START ON FIRST TRY HAVE TO REMOVE KEY LET CAR SIT PUMP THE BRAKES AND TRY AGAIN THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OVER AND START. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRED LAVERY LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDA...
Mileage: 797,900
LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - WILL START ON FIRST TRY HAVE TO REMOVE KEY LET CAR SIT PUMP THE BRAKES AND TRY AGAIN THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OVER AND START. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRED LAVERY LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDA...
Mileage: 797,900
WENT IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE: MULTI POINT INSPECTION REVEALED "REAR HALDEX LEAKING BADLY NEED PRICE AND FLUID". DEALER SAYS "READ DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE: NEEDS TO BE REPLACED". DEALER QUOTED COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT: $5199 + LABOR CHARGE. REVIEW OF SEVERAL LAND ROVER FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS AN ONGOIN...
Mileage: 49,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 40,000
QUOTED BY DEALERSHIP THAT REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ~$2200. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES ON MANY LAND ROVER LR2/3 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR A RECALL, AS EVERY TIME LAND ROVER FIXES THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART, THEY MAKE A BIG P...
Mileage: 110,000
I OWN A 2008 LR2 AND JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED AND IS THE SOURCE OF THE WIDELY REPORTED LOW PITCHED REAR HUM. THIS NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED AROUND 66,000 MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE 74,600). I WAS NOT AWAR...
Mileage: 74,600
IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WHAT'S TO STALL AND I NOTICED THE RPMS WOULD SHOOT UP AND THEN DROP AND THE CAR JUST ABOUT STALLS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND I ABOUT 8 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING AND ABOUT 4 TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT TO CHANGE OR WHILE STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WHAT'S TO STALL AND I NOTICED THE RPMS WOULD SHOOT UP AND THEN DROP AND THE CAR JUST ABOUT STALLS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND I ABOUT 8 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING AND ABOUT 4 TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT TO CHANGE OR WHILE STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GUIDE RAIL OF THE SUNROOF BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEALANT AND THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...
Mileage: 96,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 79,600
LIKE OTHERS, OUR LR2 BEGAN TO DEVELOP A WHINING SOUND FROM THE REAR AROUND 85,000 MI (NOW AT 88,000 SOCCER MOM MILES - NEVER OFF ROAD OR ABUSED). THIS CAR IS A MONEY PIT. AC WENT OUT AT 80,000 ($2,000 REPAIR), HOOD LATCH CAUSING FALSE ALARMS ($300), CONSTANTLY NEEDS BRAKES AND ROTORS (EVERY 25 TO ...
Mileage: 85,000
PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN NEW, THE CAR MADE IT TO 37,450 ON THE REAR BRAKES. THEY WERE THEN REPLACED FOR ABOUT $400 ON 12/31/10. THOSE LASTED 29,000 MILES UNTIL 66,082 MILES ON 2/18/13. THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR ABOUT $500. NOW, AT 87,500 MILES (ONLY 22,000 ...
Mileage: 87,500
AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE LIT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. $1000.00 TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE OF "FAULTY" SENSOR EMBEDDED IN CUSHION. NOW WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON UNTIL I DON'T SEE THE LIGHTS. ...
Mileage: 120,000
AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE LIT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. $1000.00 TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE OF "FAULTY" SENSOR EMBEDDED IN CUSHION. NOW WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON UNTIL I DON'T SEE THE LIGHTS. ...
Mileage: 120,000
AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE LIT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. $1000.00 TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE OF "FAULTY" SENSOR EMBEDDED IN CUSHION. NOW WHEN I SEE THE LIGHTS I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON UNTIL I DON'T SEE THE LIGHTS. ...
Mileage: 120,000
SERVICE CALL INITIATED DUE TO HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE PITCH CHANGES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. LAND ROVER DEALER INDICATES THAT THE COUPLING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3642. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT...
Mileage: 67,000
THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO ODI# 10604656 HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SPOKE TO THE LAND ROVER USA REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND THEY OFFERED $500 TOWARD THE TOTAL REPAIR OF $3642. SAID REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THERE IS NO OTHER RECOURSE OTHER THAN CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. BASICALLY, I...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HDC AND TRANSMISSION FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RELAY FUSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF...
Mileage: 75,700
ON APRIL 11, 2014, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND RMPS GOES UP AND DOWN AT IDLE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY $340.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SOFTWARE UPDATES THAT SHOULD BE FREE AND COVERED BY LAND ROVER, NOT BY ITS CUSTOMERS. THEY USE THIS TRICK AS A HIGH JACKING POINT TO SQUEEZE MONEY OUT O...
Mileage: 66,800
ON APRIL 11, 2014, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND RMPS GOES UP AND DOWN AT IDLE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY $340.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SOFTWARE UPDATES THAT SHOULD BE FREE AND COVERED BY LAND ROVER, NOT BY ITS CUSTOMERS. THEY USE THIS TRICK AS A HIGH JACKING POINT TO SQUEEZE MONEY OUT O...
Mileage: 66,800
NOTICED A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY LAND ROVER LR2. SO I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL SHOP AND ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I THEN TOOK THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED ME AND CALLED THE NEAREST LAND ROVER DEALER ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY. THEY SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PINION GEARS, THAT IT WA...
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS SUFFERED 2 DIFFERENT DRIVELINE FAILURES WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER AT APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES. FIRST, THE PINION BEARING IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DIFFERENTIAL AS THIS IS A SEALED UNIT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, A DRIVES...
Mileage: 84,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE, PINION AND CARRIER BEARINGS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE, PINION AND CARRIER BEARINGS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND ACID HAD LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY, SPREADING TO THE...
Mileage: 105,000
I BOUGHT MY LAND ROVER LR2 HSE BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER IN NJ ON MAY 31, 2008 . IN MID 2012, AT 45K MILES RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, I STARTED TO HEAR A DISTURBING HOWLING OR HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHICH IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT GOT WORSE AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 2K MILES,...
Mileage: 47,100
HELLO , I AM A FORMER US MARINE DISABLED AND THIS LAND ROVER LR2 HSE HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMPS IT HAS TWO PUMPS ONE FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND ANOTHER FOR THE WINDSHIELD I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2012 AT TEDDY VOLKSWAGEN IN BRONX ,NEW YORK AND I LIVE IN YONKERS,NY . I C...
Mileage: 45,000
BEGAN HEARING A VERY LOUD HUMMING SOUND FROM THE REAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONGST ALL 2008 LAND ROVER LR2S ONCE THE LR2 REACHES AROUND 60K TO 80K. THIS IS REALLY UNACC...
OVER ONE YEAR AGO I BEGAN NOTICING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE DURING STARTING AND STOPPING WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. FINALLY PAID TO HAVE LR DEALERSHI...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A HOLLOW NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE DRIVING, AT ANY SPEED, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS DEFECTIVE. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING BEFORE THE RECOMMEN...
Mileage: 87,000
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO RECALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF A LAND ROVER 2008 LR2 HSE. A MOANING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR AND IT GETS LOUDER AS THE SPEED GOES UP. READING THROUGH THE LR OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE FROM US AND UK AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CONSUMERS COUGH UP OVER $2,500 TO $5,000 ...
Mileage: 58,000
THE A/C DOES NOT PUT OUT COOL AIR WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON, UNSURE WHY. NOTHING WRONG WITH COOLANT. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
THE A/C DOES NOT PUT OUT COOL AIR WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON, UNSURE WHY. NOTHING WRONG WITH COOLANT. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL REGARDING THE COOLA...
Mileage: 53,000
PERIODICALLY, THE CAR TEMPERATURE WOULD SUDDENLY SHOOT UP OVERHEATING AND THE A.C. WOULD STOP WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD RETURN BACK TO NORMAL AND THE A.C WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. LAND ROVER SAID IT WAS AN "INTERMITTENT OPEN IN THE FAN MOTOR ...
Mileage: 62,000
PRIOR TO EVENT- CAR WOULD STALL OUT, WOULD HAVE TO REV UP TO GET GOING. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. 2008 LANDROVER LR2 SHUTS OFF AT IDLE- BAD FUEL PUMP AT 50, 000 MILES MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE LANDROVER DEALERSHIP SHOP, FUEL PUMP MODULE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS PER LANDROVERS SUGGESTION- PRIOR TO 50...
Mileage: 46,939
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT SMOKE WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING PUM...
Mileage: 56,000
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD, A SLIGHT MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR END PROGRESSED INTO GRINDING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND MANY LAND ROVER LR2 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM 45K-60 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 53,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SUDDENLY MOVE TO EMPTY AND HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTH...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SUDDENLY MOVE TO EMPTY AND HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTH...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SUDDENLY MOVE TO EMPTY AND HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTH...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE THE LAND ROVER LR2 2008 AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. I COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT AND ENGINE'S ELECTRONIC IS NOT RESPONDING. I HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN THE REASON. THEY CHARGED US $1900 ON REPLACING THE NEW ELECTRONIC BOARD AND SOME FLUID LEAKAGE ON...
LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - COMPLETELY DEAD EXCEPT FOR A STRANGE CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DRIVER DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING AS IF THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED AT THIS STAGE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE INDICATORS STARTED BLINKING ALL O...
Mileage: 12,680
1 &2. RANDOM NON-START WITH NO SYMPTOMS. INSERT KEY, PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE AND PUSH START BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER THAN A SOFT WHIRRING SOUND FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. 3. REPEAT TRIES, TAKE KEY IN AND OUT. LET SET FOR 10-15 MINUTES HAS WORKED MOST TIMES. AFTER 4TH TIME OVER 10 DAY PERIOD THE CA...
Mileage: 49,000
THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURRED EVERY MORNING AND AFTER LEAVING WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN ALTERNATOR. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOOK THE OLD PART. *TR
Mileage: 40,284
VEHICLE KEEP WARNING THAT COOLANT FLUID WAS LOW EVERY THREE WEEKS. WE KEPT REFILLING THE CONTAINER WITH COOLANT FLUID EVERY 3 WEEKS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. ASSUME THERE WAS A LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY FOUND HOSE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED BLEED HOSE RESERVOIR TO ENGINE. LEAKING AT ENGINE. SHOULDN...
Mileage: 39,679
A/C STOPPED COOLING. AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIME TO CHECK AC SYSTEM SINCE JULY 22, 2008. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 30, 2009. TURNS OUT THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR. *TR
Mileage: 12,254
I OWN A 2008 LANDROVER LR2. THE VEHICLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WENT INTO REVERSE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP AND LANDROVER'S CORPORATE OFFICE WERE BOTH CONTACTED. THEY STATED THAT "IT IS IMPOSSIBLE" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW A TECHNICIAN T...
Mileage: 24,000
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN PARKING FOR ABOUT 20MIN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, UNABLE TO START BY JUMPING FROM SEVERAL LARGER VEHICLES. NO LIGHTS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES LEFT ON. FOLLOWING BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED, NO EXPL...
Mileage: 16,875
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DA...
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DA...
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DA...
FIRST BRAND NEW LANDROVER LR2 HAD FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING TWICE. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP--TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED AND GAVE ME ANOTHER NEW LR2. THIS SECOND LR2 HAS OVERHEATED TWICE (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING). THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO OVE...
Mileage: 14,000
I BOUGHT A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS TURNING THE CAR ON, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES (EACH TIME I LEFT THE CAR FROM 2 TO 4 DAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP) ONLY TO TELL ME (THE FOURTH TIME) T...
Mileage: 12,000
MY RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENED ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE SAME DOOR HAS HAD ISSUES LATCHING DURING NORMAL DOOR CLOSING. *TR
Mileage: 1,000
MY RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENED ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE SAME DOOR HAS HAD ISSUES LATCHING DURING NORMAL DOOR CLOSING. *TR
Mileage: 1,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER NOW 3 TIMES FOR WHAT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMPLETE LACK OF ENGINE POWER, ALMOST AS IF IT IS BEING STARVED OF FUEL, ALWAYS MORE THAN 1/4 TANK WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR TH...
Mileage: 4,650
2008 LAND ROVER LR2 - OCCASIONALLY THE PARK ASSIST WILL NOT SOUND WHEN GEAR SELECTOR IS IN "REVERSE" POSITION-SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BIG BLIND SPOTS, PARK ASSIST IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR WHEN BACKING UP THE VEHICLE. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO RE-LOAD THE SOFTWARE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK IN A FEW WEE...
Mileage: 600