2006 LAND ROVER LR3 Complaints

I OWN A 2006 LANDROVER LR3 WITH 21,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND TO WEARING ONLY ON THE INSIDE ONLY BY THE DEALER AT 16,000 MILES. AT 21,000 MILES THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE WORN ON THE INSIDE ONLY. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON MY 2006 LR3. THE TIRES STARTED WEARING UNEVENLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE DEALER CHANGED SOME ALIGNMENT ISSUES AT 10,000 MILES THAT SAID THEY WERE FROM A DEFECT AT THE FACTORY AND I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WOULD START TO WEAR EVENLY. AT 16,000 THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE WEARING UNEVENLY AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

2006 LAND ROVER LR3 WITH N 9500 MILES WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SECOND EPISODE OF RAIN WATER LEAKING - DEALER NOTICED INCREASED WEAR ON BOTH BACK TIRES ON INNER SURFACE. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED LR ISSUED A BULLETIN DIRECTING NEW SPECS ON ALIGNMENT/BALANCING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE OF DRAMATIC/UNSAFE WEAR ON INNER REAR TIRES. DEALER STATED I WILL HAVE TO PAY PRORATED SCHEDULE FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT SERVICE - THIS WAS UNSATISFACTORY AS THE WEAR WAS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. ALSO QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MULTIPLE LEAKS FROM RAIN. PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA, BUT MILITARY STATIONED IN NORTH CAROLINA. HOW COULD I PURSUE LEMON LAW STATUTES . *AK

ON MY LAND ROVER LR3 WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAYS ITS COMMON AND DUE TO THE STEERING LINKAGE HITTING THE STOP, HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON ALL LR3'S. I'M DRIVING A LOANER FROM THE DEALER AND THIS ON (SAME MODEL AND YEAR) DOES NOT MAKE THE NOISE. I'VE OWNED NEARLY 25 VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND NONE HAVE MADE THIS NOISE. IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM BUT LAND ROVER WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT, THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT 9000 MILES. LOUD NOISE IN CABIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AS THERE IS A TSB ON THIS AND WAS TOLD "THE GOODYEAR TIRES ARE JUST NOT GOOD" I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE WEAR ONLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE BECAUSE THE TIRE IS BAD. LOOKS RELATED TO THE AIR SUSPENSION AND TOE TO ME. BUT THEY WONT FIX IT, THEY TOLD ME TO GO BUY NEW TIRES. I JUST PAID 55K FOR THE TRUCK AND 6 MOS LATER THEY WANT ME TO BUY GOOD TIRES????

TIRES SHOWING UNEVEN WEAR ON INSIDE TREADS...LOUD IN CABIN, COMPLETELY PREMATURE AND STRANGE TIRE WEAR AT 19,000 MILES. VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE DUE TO THE WEAR BEING ON THE INSIDE TREADS OF ALL 4 TIRES. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3 SE IN DEC. 2005. IT HAS APPROX. 13K MILES AND I WAS ABOUT TO ROTATE THE TIRES WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES HAD WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS WHILE THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE TREAD WAS NOT WORN AT ALL. IT APPEARED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CAMBER MISALIGNMENT ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS, I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DRIVING AND RISK BLOWING THE TIRE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER DEALER INSPECTION THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY ONLY HALF THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND SAID THAT FACTORY CAMBER SETTINGS WOULD REQUIRE US TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10K MILES (EVERY 6 MONTHS). THEY ARE CHARGING ME $769 FOR 2 TIRES - THAT WOULD COST $1500 EVERY 6 MONTHS!! I HAVE CONTACTED LAND ROVER USA TO HAVE THEM BUY BACK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS MECHANICAL/SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME AT POINT-OF-SALE. I AM AWAITING RESPONSE. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO BLOWOUTS. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT COUNTLESS OTHERS ON THE LAND ROVER FORUM EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. *NM

2006 LAND ROVER MODEL LR3 -LEASED. VEHICLE HAS DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED- VEHICLE HESITATES. VEHICLE IS USED ON ROADWAYS IN FLORIDA. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DELAYED ACCELERATION POSES GRAVE SAFETY RISKS TO OCCUPANTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FOR TURN, START,ETC. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS REPAIR ORDERS THE FOLLOWING WAS DONE: 5-18-06 REFLASH TRANSFER BOX CONTROL MODULE,CONFIGURATION OF NEW ECU; RESET ADAPTION: 6-26-06- FAULTY ENGINE MANAGEMENT-SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS INCLUDES CONFIGURATION OF NEW ECU;INSPECT DELIVERY VALVE AND REWORK COMPRESSOR;REMOVE SPIGOT AND CHECK SPIGOT AND REINFORCEMENT PLATE NUT ,LOCATED AND REINSTALL SPIGOT; 7-3-06-ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS INCLUDES CONFIGURATION OF NEW ECU;DRIVE CYCLE' AS INSTRUCTED BY WDS/T4 PERFORM WDS DIAGNOSTICS. NO STORED FAULT CODES. CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION FILES. RESET TRANSMISSION ADAPTIONS PERFORM ADDAPTIVE DRIVE CYCLE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE RENTED A CAR DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ATTEMPTING RESOLVE UNDER THE LEMON LAW BUT WANT THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. ACCORDING TO THE ROAD REVIEWS I HAVE RESEARCHED, THE 2005 LR3 HAS ACCELERATION ISSUES. I COULD NOT FIND A REVIEW OF THE 2006 MODEL YET. *JB

MY WIFE OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND THE REAR TIRES ARE BALD. THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES OF USE. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE CAR OR THE TIRES, AND THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A REGULAR SERVICE A MONTH AGO, AND LAND ROVER NEITHER MENTIONED THE PROBLEM NOR TOOK ANY ACTION TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. NOW THAT THE TIRES ARE GONE, LAND ROVER IS FIXING THE PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE TIRES. MY CONCERN COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN ENOUGH TO EXPOSE THE MATERIAL UNDER THE TREAD. THE WEAR TAKES PLACE ON THE INSIDES OF THE REAR TIRES, AND SO IS NOT VISIBLE TO A CASUAL GLANCE. IF WE HAD NOT NOTICED THE DAMAGE WHEN WE DID, I FEEL FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT A BLOWOUT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT NEEDS TO BE PREVENTED AND CAN BE PREVENTED IF THE MANUFACTURER IS PROACTIVE. *NM

TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN ENGAGES HARD WHEN TAKING OFF, IF NOT FROM A DEAD STOP. *JB