2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND FELT A STRONG VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER...
THE STEERING COLUMN WILL DROP WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND LAND ROVER WANTS $1,900 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY DROPPED ON MY KNEES. WHEN I LIFTED MY LEG TO APPLY THE BRAKES, IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TUR...
Mileage: 115,000
AS I STARTED UP FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT I FELT A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END. I STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END FROZE UP.
Mileage: 160,000
MY DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING & I THINK IT HAS CAUSE MY TRANSMISSION TO FALSE.. I BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREET IN NEWYORK ... I PURCHASED THE RANGE ROVER FROM LAND ROVER OF VIRGINIA IN 2008.
Mileage: 120,000
I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR SIX YEARS NOW AND I HAVE TAKING IT FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES FOR THE VALLEY PAN & HOT WATER PIPE TO BE REPAIRED...THIS IS STRANGE THAT THESE PARTS KEEP FAILING...THIS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.
2005 RANGE ROVER HAS A LEAK IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO PREMATURE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE UNIT AND POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 254,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE TIMING CHAIN SKIPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND POTENTIALLY STALL. THE CONTACT KEPT THE VEHICLE PARKED DUE TO IT HESITATING TO START AND BEING SLUGGISH WHILE TRAVELING ...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE WITH THE FACTORY ISSUED JACK, THE JACK FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE AND THE ROTOR FELL ONTO THE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET AT 30 MPH, A LOUD HUMMING SOUND COMES FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND MECHANIC THEN STATED AFTER INSPECTION THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON RANGE ROVERS BEFORE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB...
Mileage: 105,000
THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS PERIODICALLY LOCK AND WILL NOT UNLOCK NOR OPEN EITHER BY REMOTE, INTERIOR CONSOLE BUTTON, NOR BY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PASSENGERS MUST ENTER AND EXIST VIA THE FRONT SEAT CLIMBING TO, OR FROM, THE BACK. THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND SPORADIC, MAY LAST A FEW HOURS OR A FEW ...
Mileage: 90,000
THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS PERIODICALLY LOCK AND WILL NOT UNLOCK NOR OPEN EITHER BY REMOTE, INTERIOR CONSOLE BUTTON, NOR BY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PASSENGERS MUST ENTER AND EXIST VIA THE FRONT SEAT CLIMBING TO, OR FROM, THE BACK. THE PROBLEM IS UNEXPECTED AND SPORADIC, MAY LAST A FEW HOURS OR A FEW ...
Mileage: 90,000
STEERING BECOMES HARD REGULARLY, HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN; SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. *TR
Mileage: 75,256
STEERING BECOMES HARD REGULARLY, HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN; SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. *TR
Mileage: 75,256
STEERING BECOMES HARD REGULARLY, HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN; SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. *TR
Mileage: 75,256
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A HUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE...
Mileage: 31,000
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : MY RANGE ROVER WAS NOT WORKING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAVING SAID THAT, WHEN I WENT TO GET IT TOWED I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN. THE KEY WAS LOCKED! FURTHERMORE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DID AN INSPECTION THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE WAS INTERNALLY FAULTY. JUST LIKE TH...
Mileage: 102,643
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENS...
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENS...
PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENS...
I PURCHASED MY RANGE ROVER 2005 HSE (USED) FROM LAND LOVER OF PARSIPPANY PAUL MILLER ON 2-26-2011 WITH 61981 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. OUT OF THE LAST 30 DAYS THE CAR HAS BEEN DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE DEALER FOR 15 DAYS PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRIC BOX FAN NOISE, DEAD BATTERY, FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND DEAD FUEL PU...
Mileage: 62,000
I PURCHASED MY RANGE ROVER 2005 HSE (USED) FROM LAND LOVER OF PARSIPPANY PAUL MILLER ON 2-26-2011 WITH 61981 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. OUT OF THE LAST 30 DAYS THE CAR HAS BEEN DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE DEALER FOR 15 DAYS PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRIC BOX FAN NOISE, DEAD BATTERY, FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND DEAD FUEL PU...
Mileage: 62,000
I PURCHASED MY RANGE ROVER 2005 HSE (USED) FROM LAND LOVER OF PARSIPPANY PAUL MILLER ON 2-26-2011 WITH 61981 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. OUT OF THE LAST 30 DAYS THE CAR HAS BEEN DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE DEALER FOR 15 DAYS PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRIC BOX FAN NOISE, DEAD BATTERY, FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND DEAD FUEL PU...
Mileage: 62,000
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON A 2005 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER HSE. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, AND FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HAMPERED AS WELL AS MY STEERING. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WASN'T NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RO...
Mileage: 60,020
COMPLAINT: FIRE ERUPTING FROM 2005 RANGE ROVER HSE 2005 RANGE ROVER HSE, PURCHASED IN 2004-5 FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ LAND ROVER. ON JUNE 1, 2010, WHILE VEHICLE OCCUPANT DRIVING TO WORK IN PHOENIX, AZ, FOLLOWING DASHBOARD MESSAGE APPEARED WITH THE ABBREVIATION, "TRANS FAILSAFE PROG." THE RANGE RO...
Mileage: 36,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION...
RANGE ROVER 2005 HSE DRIVESHAFT WENT OUT. *TR
INTERSTATE TRIP I-10 REMOTE AREA SOUTH OF MOBILE, ALABAMA. LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO ROLL THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT TOWING. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE THAT REQUIRED TOWING AND REPLACEMENT O...
Mileage: 20,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 RANGE ROVER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 60,000 MILE'S ON IT. IN JUNE 2007, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. TRAFFIC WAS HALTED UNTIL SOME MEN PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP T...
Mileage: 95,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 RANGE ROVER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 60,000 MILE'S ON IT. IN JUNE 2007, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. TRAFFIC WAS HALTED UNTIL SOME MEN PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP T...
Mileage: 95,000
THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED TWICE WAS THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED (FIRST TIME 48,000 MILES AND SECOND 68,000 MILES). WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WAS APPARENTLY ALL PARTS WERE CHANGED. CAR DOES NOT MOVE. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TWICE AS MUC...
WHILE DRIVING SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 15-25 MILES AN HOUR, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, MY 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER LOCKED UP IMMEDIATELY AND MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THE CAR FROZE UP AND WOULD NOT PROCEED FORWARD AND I AM ASSUMING BECAUSE I WAS ACCELERATING AND BROUGHT TO AN ABRUPT STOP, THE ...
Mileage: 50,400
FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON 2005 RANGE ROVER, WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE BUT NO SAFETY RECALL AS OF YET. IMMOBILIZED VEHICLE ON EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSTATE (I35) IN DALLAS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BACKUP, OVER $2K IN REPAIR COST. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
AROUND 12 AM ON 2/21/08 I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 29 SOUTH NEAR PLATTE CITY MO AT SPEEDS AROUND 70-75 MILES PER HOUR. AS I WAS PASSING ANOTHER CAR MY 2005 RANGE ROVER STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND STARTED SLOW DOWN. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULD ALTHOUGH I PRESSED ON TH...
Mileage: 42,226
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. FAILED ON FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEED, 65/MPH TO 70/MPH. TRUCK COMPLETELY DISABLED. NO POWER FROM ENGINE TO WHEELS. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND GET TO SHOULDER OF FREEWAY (COASTING) WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. LAND ROVER PAID FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRAN...
Mileage: 32,000
OCT. 5, 2007 AT 8AM- MY FAMILY AND I WERE RIDING ON I-94W, 100 MILES FROM HOME, AT APPROX. 65MPH, AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. LUCKILY WE MADE IT PARTIALLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED BY STATE TOW, BECAUSE LOCATION OF VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 55,000
DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT ANY UNDUE STRESS ON THE VEHICLE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL STRIPPED OUT AND MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. LAND ROVER IS NOW REPLACING THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BUT HAS MADE NO TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. *J...
Mileage: 32,000
FRONT DIFFERNTIAL FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 25,023
FRONT DIFFERNTIAL FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 48,955
LAST SUNDAY, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE 2005 RANGE ROVERON AN INTERSTATE 100 MILES FROM MY HOME. THE TRANSISSION SUDDENLY FAILED & I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER NEAR MY HOME. ON MONDAY I SOPKE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ORIGI...
Mileage: 35,700
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT MY 2005 RR (30000 KMS - BUILD DATE 01/05) TD6 IS CURRENTLY HAVING THE DIFFERENTAIL AND PROP SHAFT REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT A SLOW PACE GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS NOISE WILL ONLY...
Mileage: 21,244
WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON FEEDER OF I-10, HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITH INSTANT WHEEL LOCKING, GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER AS I HAD NO POWER. CPU SAID TO SELECT NEUTRAL WHICH I DID. ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD ...
Mileage: 65,000
MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 HAS STALLED 9 TIMES SINCE I FIRST GOT IT ON 1/2/05. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 8 VEHICLES THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS STALLING PROBLEM, INCLUDING WARREN BROWN OF THE WASHINGTON POST DURING HIS TEST DRIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON EDMUNDS.COM FORUM THAT DESCRIBE THIS FAILURE (UN...
Mileage: 50
I OWN A RANGE ROVER, COUNTY MODEL VIN: [XXX], PURCHASED IN 1992. I HAVE REPLACED 2 FUEL TANKS DUE TO WHAT 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME IS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO FAULTY SEAMS ON THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A NEW FUEL TANK BECAUSE I AM TOLD BY LAND ROVER THAT THE TANK IS...