2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECO BUTTON WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAND ROVER SAN ANTONIO (13660 I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249, 210-561-4900) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

CAR SWITCHING INTO NEUTRAL RANDOMLY AND BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY/LAG IN RESPONSE AFTER ENGAGING BRAKE PEDAL.

THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WENT INSIDE AN ADJACENT BUILDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I PICKED UP MY KEY FOB AND PRESSED THE IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED CAR AND PINNED ME BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE OPENED PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. MY HAND WAS PRESSED BETWEEN THE CAR DOOR AND A LIGHT POLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND PRESSED THE ENGINE BUTTON AND THE GEAR SHIFTER EMERGED AND WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE PARKING BRAKE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE AND THE TIRES WOULD NOT ROLL FREELY.

I PARKED MY CAR AT THE DOG PARK AND WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. TOTAL LOSS BY THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE DONE FIGHTING THE BLAZE. .

JUST PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY 2018. WAS A PREVIOUS LEASED CAR WITH REGUIAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS NO PICKUP IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER DEALER TO WHICH THEY STATE TURBOCHARGER HAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT AND A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR.

THERE IS A DANGEROUS LAG IN THE ACCELERATOR WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, OR A LOW SPEED TURN. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I COME TO A QUICK STOP AT A SIGN OR WHEN TURNING A SLOW SPEED CORNER.. IT IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR CROSS STREET WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS COMING AND YOU NEED THE CAR TO RESPOND ACCURATELY TO YOUR GAS PEDAL INPUT. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING FOR 1-1.5 SECONDS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU COMMIT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, HIT THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ACTUALLY MOVE UNTIL THE DELAY. I'M SURE IT SEEMS TO APPROACHING TRAFFIC AS IF I STALLED IN FRONT OF THEM. IT IS REALLY ONLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEED OR ROLLING STARTS.

THE TURBO FAILED AT 42000 MILES, WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY RANGE ROVER OF PORTLAND. THE TURBO HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 84000 MILES. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED RANGE ROVER REPAIRMAN. MESSER AUTOWERKS OF KENNEWICK, WA. THAT THE TURBOS FOR THE EVOQUE AND LR2 HAVE A DESIGN FLAW, THERE IS AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT BREAKS OFF AND CAUSES THE TURBO TO FAIL. I RESEARCHED WITH YOUR WEBSITE AND RANGE ROVER THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE FOR MY MODEL AN YEAR

((((EXACT SAME STORY AS ANOTHER REPORT FILED: NHTSA ID NUMBER:11076170))) . I GOT TO A RED LIGHT, TURNED GREEN I GO, GET UP TO 25MPH, CAR CUTS OUT (COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER). *MY ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. I GET THE CAR TO START I IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND TO GET HOME. * MY CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS OFF IN THE FREEWAY HOME. * I FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE HOME, AND MY HUSBAND RAN DIAGNOSTICS. - THE COMPUTER IS SAYING IT IS THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL SOLENOID ISSUE. * MY CAR ONLY HAS @80,000 MILES ON IT, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. . **THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. * I HAVEN'T CONTACTED CORPORATE JAGUAR LAND ROVER YET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG REOCCURRING ISSUE, WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE LAND ROVER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. . LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE TIME TO LAWYER UP, AND SET UP A CLASS ACTION! . SEMPER FIDELIS

DOOR LATCH FAILURE. DRIVER DOOR LATCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2018. WE REQUESTED CHANGE OF ALL LATCHES AS THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED ON DOOR LATCH FAILURE. RANGE ROVER DENIED AND SAID THE OTHER LATCHES WILL NOT FAIL. OUR PASSENGER FRONT LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR HAD TO BE HELD CLOSED BY HAND TO DRIVE IN JAN 2019. REQUESTED RANGE ROVER TO REPLACE ALL DOOR LATCHES AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE REAR LATCHES AS THEY HAVE NOT YET FAILED. TO AVOID COMPROMISING SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, WE ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THOSE LATCHES. LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA REPEATEDLY REFUSED OUR REQUEST DESPITE TALKING TO MULTIPLE CASE MANAGERS AND A SUPERVISOR.

HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 5 TIMES IN 73,000 MILES. THEY HAVE DISCOVERED IT WAS IMPROPERLY GROUNDED. THE FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE HAS CREATED A SAFETY AND LEGAL ISSUE FOR DRIVING AT DUSK AND AFTER AS WELL AS IN BAD WEATHER.