2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO AVOID A COLLISION AHEAD AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER AND A LIGHT POST. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CO...

Mileage: 94,738

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FOR I-485 S AT 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE DRIVER SHAFT FLEW FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK EXIT 39 & THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. AS I STRUGGLED TO GET HOME THE AXLE ROD BROKE. I GOT HOME PARKED & IT I NEED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FOR I-485 S AT 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE DRIVER SHAFT FLEW FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK EXIT 39 & THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. AS I STRUGGLED TO GET HOME THE AXLE ROD BROKE. I GOT HOME PARKED & IT I NEED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ~10-15 MPH AROUND LAKE MEAD IN NV. AS I PULLED TO A STOP SIGN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND TRIED TO NAVIGATE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL THE CARS SYSTEMS WENT OUT BEFORE I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD (30 SECONDS FROM ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE MOVES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND DOES NOT STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST COULD BE $2500. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR RELATED RECALLS. THE LAND...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FI...

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A LARGE HOLE AND, BECAUSE IT WAS A HOLE I...

Mileage: 111,000

INCIDENT: CAR TIRE BLEW UP, LEADING THE CAR TO SWERVE OFF THE MEDIAN AND SHIFTING TO THE EMERGENCY LINE. WHEEL DAMAGED RUBBING AGAINST THE BARRIER SEPARATING THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 122,103

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON I-80, MY 2000 RANGE ROVER ENGINE CUT OUT, AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A SMALL FLAME WAS VISIBLE UNDER THE REAR ENGINE. AN ENTIRE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS EMPTIED UNDER THE CAR, YET THE VEHICLE BURNED UP 100%. A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL CONTENTS OF THE VEHICLE. MY SON WAS LUC...

Mileage: 128,000

BROKEN TRANSFER CASE. *NM

BROKEN EAS SYSTEM (LAND ROVER). *NM

BROKEN EAS SYSTEM (LAND ROVER). *NM

BROKEN EAS SYSTEM (LAND ROVER). *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 2000 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER CAME OUT OF THE PARK LOCK FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE ALL THREE TIMES, WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKE, AND PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF ALL THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD...

Mileage: 117,000

COOLANT WAS FOUND LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE COOLANT HOSES DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN OVERHEATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOSE, BUT ALSO REPORTED THE HEATER CORE O-RINGS NEEDED TO BE SWAPPED. THE O-RINGS CAUSED THE ORIGINAL PRO...

Mileage: 57,000

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL SUSPENSION WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH.*JB PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

Mileage: 47,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 2003 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 RANGE ROVER FROM BEAR VALLEY ROVERS IN ATLANTA AND THE VEHICLE WAS/IS IN PRISTINE SHAPE . WHEN I PURCHASED IT, IT HAD 43,000 MILES WITH 5,000 MILES REMAINING ON THE WARRANTY. AT 53,000 THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL THAT A TRANSMISSION WOU...

Mileage: 53,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

1. WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER SPEED BUMPS OR POT HOLES, IT FEELS LIKE THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. 2. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, I HEAR A LOT OF RATTLING NOISE.

Mileage: 49,950

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT SUSPENSION DROP OUT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SIX TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THERE WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH...

AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH OF OPERATION, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATED CONSTANTLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VIEW TRAFFIC TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER. THE SENSATION IS SIMILAR TO FOCUSING ON AN OBJECT WHILE BEING TOSSED TO AND FRO. I HAVE MADE MANY REQUESTS TO T...

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SMELLED SMOKE .THEN, SMOKE STARTED COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.*AK

BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER COMPONENT. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

*AK CONSUMER STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, VEHICLE IS THEN UNDRIVABLE BUT DOES START, LOCKS IN FULLY ELEVATED POSITION, LOCKS IN FULLY DEFLATED POSITION, MORES UP AND DOWN, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WARNING LIGHTS FL...

*AK CONSUMER STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, VEHICLE IS THEN UNDRIVABLE BUT DOES START, LOCKS IN FULLY ELEVATED POSITION, LOCKS IN FULLY DEFLATED POSITION, MORES UP AND DOWN, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WARNING LIGHTS FL...

*AK CONSUMER STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, VEHICLE IS THEN UNDRIVABLE BUT DOES START, LOCKS IN FULLY ELEVATED POSITION, LOCKS IN FULLY DEFLATED POSITION, MORES UP AND DOWN, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WARNING LIGHTS FL...

*AK CONSUMER STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, VEHICLE IS THEN UNDRIVABLE BUT DOES START, LOCKS IN FULLY ELEVATED POSITION, LOCKS IN FULLY DEFLATED POSITION, MORES UP AND DOWN, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WARNING LIGHTS FL...

THERE IS A A VERY SERIOUS DANGER THAT EXISTS IN YEAR 2000 (2000+?) RANGE ROVERS. NAMELY, THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN BECOMING UNCOUPLED, AND THE CONSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL, AND POSSIBLE DANGER.

CONSUMER HAS HAD FEW INCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD. DEALER HAS TRIED SOME REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT REMEDIED VEHICLE FORM ROLLING. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP ON JUNE 8 2001 FROM DELEAR. DEALER ADJUSTED TRANSMISSION LINKAGE, AND NEXT DAY CONSUMER PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. ...

BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ON...

BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ON...

BRAKE/FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY (REAR TAILGATE MOUNT) LEAKS WATER INTO THE REFLECTIVE LENS AREA, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. DRIVER'S DOOR MIRROR, PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR SAME DEFECT, VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION AND INABILITY TO VIEW IMAGES TO REAR AND SIDE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH ON...