2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently downshifted without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after the failure and returned moments later. The contact had notified the dealer of the failure but was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V635000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

DRIVING 75MPH ON INTERSTATE, WHILE PASSING SEMI TRAILER, SUDDENLY A LOUD THUMP AND LOSS OF DRIVE TO WHEELS, LOST OF POWER AND SUDDEN LOST UP HILL I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SEMI AVOIDED ME, AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL BODY ROLL BUT SAFELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO STOP OF THE SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE REPORTED THAT DIFFERENTIAL ALONG WITH PROP SHAFT HAD FAILED. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM SAYS NO ACTIVE RECALL. I HAVE READ OTHERWISE AND THAT THE ISSUE CAN OCCUR EVEN AFTER INITIAL RECALL WORK DONE.

Mileage: 112,000

GRINDING NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

Mileage: 96,008

DRIVE SHAFT TO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AS A RESULT OF RIGID FRONT DRIVE SHAFT (NO FLEX COUPLING) DESIGN FAULT BY LAND ROVER. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V635000 (POWER TRAIN: DRIVE LINE: DRIVE SHAFT) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 105,000

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR WIFE BRAND NEW FOR $80,000. FIRST 38,000 MILES BEST CAR EVER OWNED. THEN THE LANDSLIDE BEGAN. FIRST BAD VIBRATION FRONT END WE PAY $1,300 FOR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER RUSTED OUT. OUR FAULT SALTY ROADS $1,100.00 NEXT THE RADIATOR GOES $1,800 ON US. BY NOW 72,000 MILES ON IT. KEEP IN MIND MY WIFE ONLY USES TO GOTO GROCERY STORE AND PICK KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL. GOD FORBID WE EVER TOOK IT OFF ROAD OR THRU THE PLAINS OF AFRICA. NOW THE BIGGY STARTS ENGINE SURGING FOR NO REASON, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. YES TIRES ARE NEW AND BALANCED. THEN THE NOTORIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE. LIMPMODE. SAFETY MODE. HOW ABOUT SUCKER MODE. TAKE IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. I FREAK AND SECOND MECHANIC THERE LOOKS AT IT AND SAID ITS THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR $3,100. OH YEA THAT WOULD BE ON US AS WELL. SO I SAY I'LL TELL YOU WHAT PUT IT IN WRITING, THAT FOR SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND IF FIXED ALL MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GO AWAY AND IF THEY DON'T ITS ON YOU GUYS UNTIL ITS FIXED. YES YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID. I MEAN WHAT HAPPENED TO HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. STAND BY YOUR WORK. LOOK I KNEW GOING INTO THIS CAR IT WAS HIGH MAINTENANCE BUT IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER FIXED. SOMEDAYS IT ACTS UP ALL DAY OTHER TIMES ONCE OR TWICE IT LIMPS VERY SPORADIC. PRETTY MUCH A WEATHERBY CAR. WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL ACT UP OR NOT. ASHAMED TO SELL IT AND GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE PROBLEMS. TRIED TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT PROBLEMS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME $7,000 CARMAX WOULD NOT TOUCH IT ACTUALLY REFUSED TO APPRAISES IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE CLEANEST THEY HAVE SEEN. ISSUE THE AUCTION HAD A LEMON FLAG ON ALL THE RANGEROVERS WITH 70,000 MILES OR MORE. NICE! *TR

Mileage: 64,356

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A JERK AND SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,025. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11

Mileage: 75,025

WE HAVE A 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER AND GOING HOME ONE NIGHT IT KEPT DOWN SHIFTING DURING RUSH HOUR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP SO WE FIGURED IT WAS SOME SORT OF LIMP HOME MODE. THE NEXT MORNING IT STARTED FINE, WE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN WE SHIFTED TO DRIVE A TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE CAME ON AND WE COULD NOT EVEN MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD TO BACK OWN THE STREET TO PARK AND THEN CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD NO. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS ONE THAT WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF DRIVE IF IT WASN'T FIXED. I THEN CALLED LAND ROVER AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TRYING TO BE HELPFUL, INFORMING THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT OUR VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED, THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. I THINK WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE LIKE THIS THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 56,000 MILES. INSTEAD I HAVE A $6,000 REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

IT STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AFTER I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ISSUE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE DIFFERENTIALS AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT. I FIGURE IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE IT FIXED AS A PREVENTABLE MEASURE. SHORTLY AFTER (ABOUT 2 WEEKS) I STARTED NOTICING "TRANS PROG ERROR" APPEAR ON MY DASHBOARD DISPLAY BUT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AND FIGURE IF THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THAN MY CAR ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FAST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST LOST POWER AND DISPLAYED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THAT I SHOULD TRY A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE FIRST. THAT DID NOT HELP, I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS WITH GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES AT VERY DANGEROUS TIMES (IE. AFTER 2AM) WITH CLOSE CALLS, FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LR DEALERSHIP REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER BOX AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BRING IT TO A $11-15K JOB. I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH 65,000 MILES. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE THE LIFE OF A CAR. PLEASE HELP! I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RECALL AND/OR CLASS ACTION SUIT TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TOOK MY 2004 RR TO DEALER FOR FRONT DIFFERENTIAL RECALL, HAVING NO PRIOR ISSUES. LEFT THE DEALER AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES HAD A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MIAMI, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC!! CPU ON VEHICLE SAID "PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL" WHICH I DID AND LUCKILY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY STRANDED. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND SAME ISSUE WITHIN 70 MILES OF DRIVING, DEALER SEEMS TO BE "DUMBFOUNDED" TO THE SYMPTOMS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 2004 RANGE ROVER AND MY BROTHER HAS A 2003. I JUST HAD MY CAR TOWED TODAY TO LAND ROVER TO FIX A DIFF PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY MOST 2002-2005 MODELS HAVE AND LAND ROVER WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT! MINE HAS 64K ON IT AND MY BROTHERS HAD 58K ON IT. TOTAL BS THAT IT BREAKS LIKE THAT SO QUICKLY IF AT ALL. THESE ARE 78K TRUCKS BRAND NEW. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

Mileage: 64,503

VEHICLE LOOSES ALL FORWARD DRIVE WHEN DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL SPINES SHEER OFF. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY A LARGE POPULATION OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-75 NORTH AT THE I-75 AND I-10 INTERCHANGE WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE SHAFT FAILED LEAVING ME WITHOUT THE ABILIY TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN STOP. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR AS I WAS ON AN UP HILL GRADE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET COMPLETELY OFF THE EXPRESS WAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE'S PARK SELECTOR ON THE SHIFTER WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE HELD IN PLACE USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT A RETORFIT WAS IN THE WORKS AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL AN ORIGINAL PART WHICH ACCORDING TO HIM DOES NOT CONTAIN THE RE-ENGINEERED FIX. THIS LEAVES ME OUT $3,000 AND WITH A PART I KNOW WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Mileage: 103,808

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAULT ON RANGE ROVER 2004 VOUGE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

A STOP LIGHT WAS TURNING "GREEN" SO I STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE, THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT MAKING A LOUDER GRINDING SOUND. AT THAT TIME, I SEE AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT READS "REMOVE GEAR OF NEUTRAL". I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING MESSAGE OR ANY FUNNY NOISE LEADING TO THIS . THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT GARAGE, SINCE THE LANDROVER DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE FALSE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO SAY IT WAS AN "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $1,800.00 TO FIX. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM LANDROVER OR WHOEVER THE PARENT COMPANY IS. *TR

Mileage: 45,800

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED ON BW PARKWAY. I HAD BEEN HEARING A GRINDING NOISE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE DRIVING SHAFT. HE REPLACED A PART THAT COST ME $1200 ALONE. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING THAT SAME GRINDING NOISE ESPECIALLY IF I GO OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN WHICH IS WHY MY FRUSTRATION HAS LED ME INTO DOING SOME RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE RECALLS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 75 MILES/HR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND COMPLETELY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ALMOST REARENDED TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT MY BY THE RANGE ROVER DEALERSHIP THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 49,406

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY, BARELY AVOIDING SURE ACCIDENT. VERY LUCKY THAT ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR!! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

NO WARNING OCCURRED. MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT ON MY 2004 RANGE ROVER. THIS OCCURRED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T ON A MAJOR HWY TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 HSE RANGE ROVER ALONG WITH A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 100,000 MILES. DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE "FAILED TRANS. PROGRAM" WARNING STARTED TO APPEAR, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO "LIMP" MODE (2ND GEAR) WITH A LOUD THUD. EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (3 DIFFERENT DEALERS) I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A SENSOR. NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE MORE THAN 8 TIMES, MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED, AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM LIVID. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE A 2004 RANGE ROVER THAT HAS HAD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED AT 50K MILES AND AGAIN AT 80K MILES AND NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST TIME IT WAS "REPLACED" WAS ONLY 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR

FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OF 2004 RANGE ROVER. THESE FAILURES ARE CHRONIC AND DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE, BUT LAND ROVER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I'VE ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER TO REPLACE THE FRONT END AS AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' BUT HAVE NOT HEARD IF THEY WILL. IF NOT, ITS A $5,000 REPAIR ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON I-H201 WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD GEAR CRANKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE WARNING CAME ON AND SAID TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NEEDED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP BECAUSE IT COULDN'T SHIFT INTO PARK. IT WAS TOWED IN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE WHICH WAS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR. IT'S LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC. THERE WEREN'T ANY MECHANICAL WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 47,340

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2004 RANGE ROVER WITH 47K MILES ON I-H201 IN HAWAII AT 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP, THE WARNING SIGN CAME ON AND SAID TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR COULD NOT LONGER GET INTO GEAR, MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES, AND ONLY COULD ONLY STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED (PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK DID NOTHING). THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FAULT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY LAND ROVER. *TR

Mileage: 47,340

MY HUSBAND, SON 10 YRS OLD, MYSELF , AND TWO PUGS WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 31 AT APPX 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY OUR CAR MADE A LOUD CRACK NOISE AND SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING TELLING US TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WE WERE ON OUR WAY ON VACATION APPX 90 MILES OUT OF TOWN. FORTUNATELY THE LAND ROVER DEALER WAS OPEN AT 630 PM AND WHEN WE DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS ON BARELY WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN THE SNOW AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TOW OUR CAR TO THE NEAREST LAND ROVER DEALER. THE CAR HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND WE PAID 63,000 DOLLARS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS COMPLETELY INCOMPACITATED AND LEFT US STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE WITH ABSOUTELY NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TOWING. THANK GOD WE MADE IT SAFELY HOWEVER THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOME. TO DATE MY CAR IS STILL OUT OF SERVICE AND I A, LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2004 RANGE ROVER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY LOST POWER COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, HAD TODDLER AND INFANT IN CAR. *TR