2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE LINES ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT DISTORTED THE VIEW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD SHIMMERING EFFECTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD AT A CERTAIN ANGLE IT CAUSED A WAVE OF RAINBOW. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER AND HER DAUGHTER'S HER SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAND ROVER MARLBORO (480 U.S. 9, ENGLISHTOWN, NJ 07726) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO WEAR SUNGLASSES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MOST EVIDENT AT NIGHT WITH OTHER VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS COMING TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT WAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION THAT THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED WHILE RAINING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL. WARNING SYSTEMS INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, SCREEN RANDOMLY CHANGING DURING DRIVING AND DEFAULTING TO SETTINGS THAT REQUIRE ME TO PULL OVER, STOP CAR AND RESTART AS IN REBOOTING A COMPUTER. LANE KEEP ASSIST INTERMITTENT. BRIGHTS INTERMITTENT. CAR POWERS DOWN ENTIRELY ABOUT 50% OF TIME WHEN I OUT IT IN PARK...EVEN WITHOUT TAKING SEATBELT OFF. MAP WILL SUDDENLY SWITCH TO ENTRY SCREEN ASKING ME TO SIGN IN WHEN I ALREADY HAVE AND LISTS ADDRESSES I'VE NEVER BEEN TO. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. ALL HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, PARKING OR TURNING EXCEPT OF COURSE THE POWERING DOWN IN PARK. BTW, I DON'T MEAN IDLING DOWN WHICH IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO, IT SHUTS OFF. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE VIDEOTAPE AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND WITNESSES.

MY CHILD WAS TANGLED IN THE REAR SEAT BELT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. EVERY TIME WE TRIED TO GET SOME EXTRA SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GET TIGHTER AND SQUEEZE HER AROUND HER WAIST. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THE BELT CONTINUED TO STAY LOCKED AND ANY SLACK WOULD BE PULLED INTO THE CHAMBER TO PUT HER IN TIGHTER PAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO FREE HER FROM THE CAR WAS TO CUT THE SEAT BELT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE SAFETY PORTION OF THE CAR.

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I TURNED IT ON, I NOTICED A WARNING MESSAGE ON MY DASH THAT SAID 'GEARBOX FAULT DETECTED'. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT LAGGED A LITTLE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I DROVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOME BEFORE THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP (THE RPM GAUGE WENT UP) AND THEN SLOW DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO MY HOME BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING. WHEN TURNING THE CAR AROUND, I ATTEMPTED TO DO A THREE POINT TURN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT BEGAN TO REV UP AGAIN AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR STARTED TO REVERSE. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. IT DID THE SAME THING...REV UP AND THEN STALLED. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AGAIN AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY AGREED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND RECOMMENDED I GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID.

FRONT CONTROLLER ARMS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND 2ND REPAIR WAS TO DRAIN HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM CA BUSHINGS AS A TEMPORARY FIX.NOW LAND ROVER IS STATING THAT DRAINING THE FLUID IS THE PERMANENT FIX, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS DESIGNED WITH BUSHING FLUID. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG TRIPS OF OFF ROAD AND BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME HE ENTERS THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE TIRE AND TOP OFF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, CLEANING ONLY A SMALL AREA OF THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSER MAZDA (14720 BUCK HILL RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306, (952) 388-2244) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V517000 (TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 19V421000 (VISIBILITY) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,200.

HIT A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 20MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SOS BUTTON DID NOT ACTIVATE. THEN I PUSHED IT MANUALLY AND IT FAILED TO MAKE A CALL UNTIL 20 MINS LATER AFTER THE POLICE ARRIVED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN THE CITY WHEN LOOKING AT SOME OTHER RANGE ROVERS AT THE COLLISION CENTER IT SEEMED LIKE THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT AS SENSITIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 113 DEGREES. RECEIVED ALERT TO RESELECT GEAR EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS IN DRIVE. RPMS DROPPED WHILE IDLING AND CAR DIED. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO RESTART BY TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE CAR ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THIS HAPPENED ON 9/5/2020 AND AGAIN ON 9/6/2020. WAS SITTING IN TURN LANE WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE SO THAT I COULD MAKE TURN AND ENDED UP BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH A DEAD CAR.

VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WHILE IDLING WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD STARTED CAR BY REMOTE START TO TURN ON AIR CONDITIONER AND COOL CAR WHEN IN VERY HOT TEMPERATURE (118 DEGREES). RPMS DROPPED AND RECEIVED MESSAGE TO RESELECT GEAR EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS IN DRIVE. CAR DIED 3 SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE.

IT STALLS AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. THIS IS NOT THE ECO START-STOP FEATURE. IT DOES HAPPEN BOTH WITH THAT FEATURE ON AND OFF. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WHEN IT STALLS ALL THE COMPUTERS SHUT DOWN, CLIMATE CONTROL, ELECTRONIC SCREENS, STEREO, AND OCCASIONALLY THE SEATS MOVE BACK ALL THE WAY, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE START-STOP BUTTON TO RESTART THE CAR. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST COME TO A STOP, AND OTHER TIMES RIGHT AFTER YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND START TO ROLL INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THIS, AND HAVE ALSO BEEN IN THE CAR WITH US WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS HAS EASILY HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS.