2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Problems & Recalls
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WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE MARYLAND 495 BELTWAY (HIGHWAY) MY VEHICLE (STEERING WHEEL, BODY OF VEHICLE, MYSELF, ETC.) JUST STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS HORRIFIED AND AT THE SAME TIME I HAD TO LOOK OUT FOR OTHER VEHICLES ON ALL SIDES WHILE I SLOWED DOWN TO 45 M...
Mileage: 180,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE MARYLAND 495 BELTWAY (HIGHWAY) MY VEHICLE (STEERING WHEEL, BODY OF VEHICLE, MYSELF, ETC.) JUST STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS HORRIFIED AND AT THE SAME TIME I HAD TO LOOK OUT FOR OTHER VEHICLES ON ALL SIDES WHILE I SLOWED DOWN TO 45 M...
Mileage: 180,000
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE CAR STARTED SHAKING I ALMOST HIT A CAR AND COULD HAVE DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I WAS SO SCARED THERE WAS NO WARNING. I'M STILL HAVING CHEST PAINS FROM THIS INCIDENT THIS MORNING. I HAD TO PAY OVER 100.00 JUST T...
Mileage: 139,776
FRONT DIFF FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
PULLED UP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ON GREEN WENT TO PULL AWAY, DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SELECTED NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE TO HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE. SELECTED NEUTRAL AGAIN AND CALLED WRECKER TO RECOVER. LAND ROVER DEALER REPORTED MIS-ALIGNMENT OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSING FRONT DIFF SPLINES TO FAIL. REPAIR C...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE GEAR SHAFT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDE...
Mileage: 33,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS JAM AND THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAM KIT. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS JAM AND THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAM KIT. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS JAM AND THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAM KIT. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS JAM AND THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAM KIT. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS JAM AND THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAM KIT. THE DEALE...
Mileage: 100
WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SHIFT GEARS. IT STARTED STALLING AND WOULD DO THE SAME THING AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. WE DROVE 50-55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH 18 WHEELERS CAREENING AROUND US. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED ...
TL*- WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE REAR AXLE OF THE 2002 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER CRACKED IN HALF ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH ANY BUMPS OR ROAD HAZARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACK ON THE AXLE WAS VERY ABNORMA...
Mileage: 69,000
ON THE EVENING OF 24TH JAN 2007 I WAS LEAVING THE MOTORWAY TO JOIN ANOTHER MAJOR ROAD, WHEN I LOST ALL DRIVE TO MY 2002 RANGE ROVER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR NOISE LEADING UP TO THE LOSS OF DRIVE, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE COMPUTER INSTRUCTED ME TO ENGAGE NEUTRAL. I ENGAGED...
Mileage: 76,461
ON THE EVENING OF 24TH JAN 2007 I WAS LEAVING THE MOTORWAY TO JOIN ANOTHER MAJOR ROAD, WHEN I LOST ALL DRIVE TO MY 2002 RANGE ROVER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR NOISE LEADING UP TO THE LOSS OF DRIVE, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE COMPUTER INSTRUCTED ME TO ENGAGE NEUTRAL. I ENGAGED...
Mileage: 76,461
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A MISALIGNMENT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TO A TRANSFER BOX AS A RESULT OF PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SPLINES. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
PURCHASED VEHICLE 1-28-06. BROKE DOWN ON 2-05-06, EIGHT DAYS LATER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST LAND ROVER DEALER WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR INCLUDING SOME THAT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE. THE ELECTRONIC AIR SUSPENSION BROKE, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE DOWN TO 10%, THERE I...
Mileage: 54,000
PURCHASED VEHICLE 1-28-06. BROKE DOWN ON 2-05-06, EIGHT DAYS LATER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST LAND ROVER DEALER WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR INCLUDING SOME THAT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE. THE ELECTRONIC AIR SUSPENSION BROKE, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE DOWN TO 10%, THERE I...
Mileage: 54,000
PURCHASED VEHICLE 1-28-06. BROKE DOWN ON 2-05-06, EIGHT DAYS LATER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST LAND ROVER DEALER WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR INCLUDING SOME THAT MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE. THE ELECTRONIC AIR SUSPENSION BROKE, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE DOWN TO 10%, THERE I...
Mileage: 54,000
2002 LAND ROVER E.A.S IS INACTIVE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE RIGHT REAR VALVE STUCK CLOSED. VALVE BLOCK THERMAL SWITCH SHORTED AND COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE WHILE FILLING SYSTEM. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC AIR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS RE...
Mileage: 38,929
2002 LAND ROVER E.A.S IS INACTIVE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE RIGHT REAR VALVE STUCK CLOSED. VALVE BLOCK THERMAL SWITCH SHORTED AND COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE WHILE FILLING SYSTEM. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC AIR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS RE...
Mileage: 38,929
2002 LAND ROVER E.A.S IS INACTIVE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE RIGHT REAR VALVE STUCK CLOSED. VALVE BLOCK THERMAL SWITCH SHORTED AND COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE WHILE FILLING SYSTEM. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC AIR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS RE...
Mileage: 38,929
2002 LAND ROVER E.A.S IS INACTIVE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE RIGHT REAR VALVE STUCK CLOSED. VALVE BLOCK THERMAL SWITCH SHORTED AND COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE WHILE FILLING SYSTEM. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC AIR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS RE...
Mileage: 38,929
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 30-35 MPH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A 12 INCH CRACK FROM MINOR STRESS. PASSENGER IN FRONT LEANED FORWARD, PRESSING ON GLASS TO TURN AROUND AND A CRACK APPEARED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MAY BE SENDING AN AREA REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. PLEAER PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK