2004 Land Rover Range Rover complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , TICKING ENGINE, ANTIFREEZE , OIL LEAK, SMELLING COOLANT INSIDE CAR AND NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS WINDOW REGULATOR , WIPER MOTOR AND RATTLING NOISES UNDERNEATH CAR HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINTS SINCE FEB 13,2008. PARTS WERE REPLACED THAT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE TICKING ENGINE, COOLANT LEAKS, SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE CAR,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH ALWAYS COMES ON A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THE DEALER RETURNS MY CAR TO ME. CAR WAS TOWED FROM FREEWAY DUE TO BREAKDOWN ON THE WAY HOME 15 MINUTES AFTER PICKING CAR UP FROM MADISON DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SEAL/OIL PLUG AND IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT ALTHOUGH THEY JUST FINISHED WORKING ON THE ENGINE. I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS NOT INCLUDING THE PRIOR VISITS WHERE THEY TOOK ALMOST 2 WEEKS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGED FOR A RENTAL CAR DURING THIS PERIOD. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY CORRECTED THE ENGINE PROBLEM ON 3 DIFFERENT VISITS WHICH I PAID $600.00 FOR A TIMING BELT WHICH NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR USING THE WARRANTY. THE PARTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS; MANIFOLD ASSY. MOTOR ASSY FOR WIPER BLADES,WINDOW REGULATOR,TIMING BELT AND DIFFERENTIAL FRONT MOUNTING WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH CAR. MILWAUKEE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE COOLANT LEAK IS STILL APPARENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE ONLY TH

THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS THE REPAIR THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL AND TERMINAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS MECHANICS WILL NEVER FIX THE GASKET, SO THEY WILL ONLY OFFER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, BUT EITHER REPAIR WILL COST YOU MORE THAN THE SUV IS WORTH. AND YES, THE BRAKE PADS AND THEN ROTORS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (THE DEALER SAYS). I PERSONALLY THINK IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 2 DISC FRONT BRAKES AND 2 DRUM REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, HENCE THE WEAR AND WEIGHT ALL GOES TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER POOR DESIGN FLAW ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD THE DRUM BRAKES WERE THERE TO BETTER ALLOW THE OFF-ROADING. YEAH, WHO EVER COULD OFF ROAD THESE THINGS, THEY FALL APART ON THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LANDROVER FREELANDER THAT IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE (WITHIN 1 YEAR). WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY INCONVENIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING ISSUES THAT BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM TO FIX THE ISSUE AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES WE ARE BACK AGAIN LIKE CLOCKWORK. LANDROVER DOES KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE COULD NEVER SELL TO ANYONE ELSE, PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON, AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RECOURSE WITH. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR THEM TO FIX AN ISSUE, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS INHALING COOLANT FUMES; THEY STATED THAT IT WAS FIXED, NO SOONER THAN 4 HOURS AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DID THE SAME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AND I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING AROUND INHALING FUMES FROM COOLANT AGAIN. WHEN DO THESE ISSUES GET RESOLVED. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH A CAR, THAT THE SALES WOMAN'S WORDS TO MY HUSBAND WERE, THE FIRST VEHICLE CREATED BY LANDROVER IS STILL ON THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS APPROX. 57,600 MILES ON IT, IT IS 5 YEARS OLD, AND FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER HOW MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE HAD ISSUES STATED, MORE THAN HE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. AT THIS POINT MY HUSBAND WOULD LIKE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MONEY BACK AND AT LEAST HALF OF THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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

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 TO THIS BREAKDOWN. IN FACT, THE CAR WAS JUST AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 75,000 MILE CHECKUP. NOT TO MENTION RANGE ROVER CHARGED ME $3,000.00 FOR THIS REPAIR.. THE MOST RECENT FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BREAKDOWN WAS MORE SERIOUS SINCE IT OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. WHILE TRAVELING TO BIRMINGHAM AL. FROM ATLANTA GA. AT A SPEED OF 70 MILES PER/HR THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN GRINDING NOISE AND STOP ACCELERATING. ONCE I REALIZED WGAT WAS GOING ON I STARTED GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE PART OF THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN THE FREEWAY LANE AND TRUCKS AND CARS WERE AVOIDING HITTING US. MY TEENAGE SON HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER THIS BEING THE SECOND TIME IN PERIL I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THAT I OWE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON. THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 07, 2008. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN 9 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 8,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. OH BY THE WAY , THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP IN BIRMINGHAM AL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THE PARTS HAVEN'T ARRIVED YET. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HELP ME, AND OTHERS IN MY POSITION. *TR

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 MUCH AS A PRIVATE MECHANIC WANTS TO CHARGE. VEHICLE IS NOT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS FOR FREE. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIGH RATE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE - DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 10-15MPH. MY 2003 RR MADE A BIG CLUNKING NOISE THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED AND AWFUL SCREECHING NOISE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE, TRUCK INSTANTLY STOPPED AND SCREEN STATED PUT IN NEUTRAL. I WAS STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK WITH MY 3 CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST WAS 4 MONTHS. SECOND OCCURRENCE - LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER, I WAS ON VACATION IN CLEVELAND OHIO THANKSGIVING TIME. DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE SAME EXACT NOISE HAPPENED AND INSTANTLY THE TRUCK STOPPED, I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS 11:30 PM, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THERE WERE NO TOW COMPANIES OPEN. FINALLY SOMEONE CAME TO ASSIST ME AND PUSHED MY 7000LB TRUCK INTO AN EMPTY LOT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WHEN THE HELP ARRIVED THEY PARKED ABOUT 3 FEET BEHIND MY TRUCK, NOT KNOWING THE TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE IN PARK MY TRUCK DRIFTED BACK AND HIT HIS NEW BMW TRUCK. BOTH TIMES THE DIFFERENTIAL WENT UP I HAD TO PAY FOR IT! OVER $2500 BOTH TIMES NOT TO MENTION THE COST TO TOW MY TRUCK BACK TO MD FROM OHIO $1600. I MUST SAY THAT WHEN MY TRUCK ARRIVED AT THE SHOP ALL OF THE MECHANICS KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH RR'S AND THEIR DIFFERENTIALS. THIS IS SO SAD, THERE IS NO WARNING IT JUST HAPPENS. I EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE FROM RANGE ROVER, THE NAME TO ME MEANS QUALITY BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT LIVED UP TO ITS NAME. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THEY STILL WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS DEFECT.

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

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

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