2018 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Complaints

FROM A STANDSTILL, THE GAS PEDAL ACTUATION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LAUNCH INSTEAD OF SMOOTH ACCELERATION. FROM A ROLLING STOP, HITTING THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A SEVERE LAG AS THE TRUCK SHIFTS TO THE NECESSARY GEAR AND MOVES AT THE EXPECTED RATE, AGAIN LURCHING THE OCCUPANTS

UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE NOTICEABLY LAGS CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF CROSSING TRAFFIC (LEFT HAND TURN) OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST MY DRIVING STYLE, BUT YESTERDAY WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC.

WHEN ENGINE COLD AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR CAR TO START MOVING. MY FAMILY IS PUSHING ON GAS IN THAT SMALL WINDOW. WHEN THE CAR MOVES IT IS QUICKLY ACCELERATING STARTLING THE DRIVER.

ACCELERATOR HAS A SIGNIFICANT "LAG" WHEN GOING FROM A MOVING "STOP". AS IF WHEN YOUR TURNING AND WANT TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LR AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A SOFTWARE FIX FOR MONTHS. IT IS DANGEROUS!!

WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR OR BRIEFLY STOPPED AND PRESSURE IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR, WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR TO MOVE AGAIN THERE IS A 1-2 SECOND DELAY IN RESPONSE. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE IN WRONG GEAR THEN SHIFTS AFTER A DELAY RESULTING IN CAR NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUT THEN JUMPING UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN EXECUTING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS INTO TRAFFIC SINCE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND AS EXPECTED AND NORMAL. VERY EASY TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. ALSO, WHILE IDLING, A PUDDLE OF FUEL COULD BE SEEN UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V087000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LAND ROVER OF ALEXANDRIA (2712 DUKE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,400. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NEW VEHICLE, LESS THAN 600 MILES, ERRATIC GAS PEDAL, START AT STOP SIGN, CAR LAGS/STALLS. BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS, THEY TELL ME IT IS WITHIN LAND ROVER SPEC. CAR SEVERELY HESITATES WHEN GOING FROM STOP. BEEN ALMOST HIT BROAD SIDE THREE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER IF THE ECO STOP/START IS ACTIVE OR NOT. WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, VERY DANGEROUS. NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH DEALER FOR HELP. DEALER SAYS LAND ROVER INVESTIGATING. ALSO, BACK UP CAMERA NON OPERATIVE, THIRD ONE INSTALLED, STILL NOT WORKING AND HAVE TO ORDER FROM UK.