1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Problems & Recalls

ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP AS THE CAR WAS DRIVING BRINGING CAR TO AN ABRUPT STOP. IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND IF IT HAPPENED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE CAR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE HEAT SHIELD SURROUNDING THE MUFFLER WAS COMPROMISED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MELTED T...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE HEAT SHIELD SURROUNDING THE MUFFLER WAS COMPROMISED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MELTED T...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING MY '99 RANGE ROVER WHEN MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT. WITHIN MINUTES, I LOST CONTROL OF MY BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION, MY BRAKE PADS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, THE BRAKE FLUID CANISTER WAS FULL (AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS), AND WHEN I CHECKED MY BRAKE LINES, I FOUND THAT BRAKE ...

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A CRACKING NOISE SHE HEARD NEAR THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DEALER REASSEMBLED THE AIR SUSPENSION AND INFORMED HER THAT IT SHOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. ALMOST A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH,...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOSS AND CAR COASTS TO A STOP. INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY SHOP. SUSPECT BECM CONTROL UNIT FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 134,000

DEAR SIR, HAVE YOU BEEN AWARE OF AN INADVERTENT LONG TRAVEL ISSUE OF SERVICE BRAKE AT OLDER (SERIES I-II) RANGER ROVERS ? THIS IS ALREADY A KNOWN ISSUE IN JAPAN BY INITIATING A SURPRISE AUDIT BY JAPAN MINISTRY OF LAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT (MLIT) AGAINST THE NATIONAL SALES COMPANY, PREMIUM ...

Mileage: 25,087

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 90 AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF PROPER AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OLD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TIRES HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, ROTATED AND HAD PRESSURE ...

Mileage: 130,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART AND IS INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BEGINNING TO COME APART. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. UPDATED 05/02/06.

Mileage: 124,768

MANUFACTURER: LAND ROVER MODEL: RANGE ROVER 4.0SE YEAR: 1999 LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY DUE TO A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FROM BUILDING/COMMERCIAL ANTENNAS, MY VEHICLE'S BECM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN RECEIVING/ATTRACTING SIGNALS ERRONEOUSLY WHILE PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. AS A RESUL...

Mileage: 45,000

MANUFACTURER: LAND ROVER MODEL: RANGE ROVER 4.0SE YEAR: 1999 LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY DUE TO A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FROM BUILDING/COMMERCIAL ANTENNAS, MY VEHICLE'S BECM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN RECEIVING/ATTRACTING SIGNALS ERRONEOUSLY WHILE PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. AS A RESUL...

Mileage: 45,000

MANUFACTURER: LAND ROVER MODEL: RANGE ROVER 4.0SE YEAR: 1999 LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY DUE TO A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FROM BUILDING/COMMERCIAL ANTENNAS, MY VEHICLE'S BECM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN RECEIVING/ATTRACTING SIGNALS ERRONEOUSLY WHILE PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. AS A RESUL...

Mileage: 45,000

MANUFACTURER: LAND ROVER MODEL: RANGE ROVER 4.0SE YEAR: 1999 LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY DUE TO A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FROM BUILDING/COMMERCIAL ANTENNAS, MY VEHICLE'S BECM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN RECEIVING/ATTRACTING SIGNALS ERRONEOUSLY WHILE PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. AS A RESUL...

Mileage: 45,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V377000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS IN DEALER'S SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 95,181

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 RANGE ROVER. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS ABS LIGHT STAYING ON/OIL LEAKAGE/ENGINE PROBLEMS/RADIATOR, FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE PROBLEMS.*AK THE CONSUMERS AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 RANGE ROVER. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS ABS LIGHT STAYING ON/OIL LEAKAGE/ENGINE PROBLEMS/RADIATOR, FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE PROBLEMS.*AK THE CONSUMERS AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 RANGE ROVER. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS ABS LIGHT STAYING ON/OIL LEAKAGE/ENGINE PROBLEMS/RADIATOR, FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE PROBLEMS.*AK THE CONSUMERS AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 RANGE ROVER. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS ABS LIGHT STAYING ON/OIL LEAKAGE/ENGINE PROBLEMS/RADIATOR, FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE PROBLEMS.*AK THE CONSUMERS AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN...

ON MAY 23, 2002 BROUGHT TO LAND ROVER (PHILIPS HWY) FOR SRS/AIRBAG LIGHT ON. UNDER WARRANTY. ON 8/05/02 SRS/AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN PARTS ORDERED AND THE TRUCK WENT IN ON ANOTHER DAY TO BE FIXED. ON 10/08/02 SRS/AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN NOTED ON RECEIPT. ON 3/17/03 SRS/AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE FOURTH ...

Mileage: 24,347

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS HAD CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND OVERHEATING. 3 OR 4 TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ME WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON. TWICE THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY FOR OVERHEATING. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP...

THE CAR HAS HAD CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND OVERHEATING. 3 OR 4 TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ME WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON. TWICE THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY FOR OVERHEATING. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V328000/ ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE IN JAN 2001. CONTACTED CLOSEST DEALER, PIONEER CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CA WHICH WAS 150 MILES AWAY, MADE APPOINTMENT. HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS. WENT TO APPOINTMENT, AND WAS TOLD DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAD TOO MANY VE...

AN UNDER HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH. CAUSE APPEARED TO BE A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND ENGINE COOLANT WAS BEING FLUSHED FROM VEHICLE. ENGINE SEAL REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE.*AK

I WAS TOLD MY MY LAND ROVER DEALER THAT THEY HAVE HAD A RASH OF INCIDENTS WHERE A DRIVER BACKED UP HIS VEHICLE, DIDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND BROKE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSEI FELT IT IMPERATIVE YOU BE ADVISED OF A SITUATION THAT INVOLVES A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT DIRECTLY IMPAC...

DEMAND REPLACEMENT OF CAR DUE TO BEING STRANDED ON ROAD WITH FAMILY AND POOR SERVICE OF EMERGENCY PICK UP THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY DESPERATE SITUATION. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING THE FLEXIBLE TOOTH TIMING BELT TO BREAK, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. *AK

A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES THE REAR SEAT TO FALL DUE TO LACK OF DEVICE TO AFFIX THE SEATS. YH

RECALLED STEERING PUMP PULLEY REPAIR CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS 99V-278. NLM

RECALLED STEERING PUMP PULLEY REPAIR CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS 99V-278. NLM

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO REPAIR (99V-278), CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN SCHEDULING APT, POWER STEERING LOSS DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ARM REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT WHEN IT IS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION IMPAIRS THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF REAR WINDOW. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DETACHED BY ITSELF FROM THE POST WHICH DISCONNECTED THE POWER STEERING. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DETACHED FROM ITS WELD POST WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN BELT TO SHRED. *YC