2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Complaints

STEERING BECOMES HARD REGULARLY, HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING REENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN; SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A HUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : MY RANGE ROVER WAS NOT WORKING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAVING SAID THAT, WHEN I WENT TO GET IT TOWED I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN. THE KEY WAS LOCKED! FURTHERMORE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DID AN INSPECTION THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE WAS INTERNALLY FAULTY. JUST LIKE THAT, NOW I'M LOOKING AT A 5,000 JOB! NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IN CLOSING, I REALLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT THAT ABOUT (1 OUT OF 5 ) RANGE ROVER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE CHARGING TOP DOLLAR FOR A VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT EVEN DEEMED TO BE SAFE. THANKS. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 LR3 IN 2009 SUSPENSION FELL IN 2010 EVERY SINCE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE HCD INACTIVE SWITCH. HCD INACTIVE WAS COMING ON PRIOR TO SUSPENSION FALLING AND CONTINUES TO AS OF 11/11. ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SHUTS OFF. BEFORE THE SUSPENSION FELL I CONSTANTLY PAID DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION..SHORTLY AFTER WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE SUSPENSION FELL. AS OF 11/11 MY ABS, HCD INACTIVE LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON, THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING RADIO LIGHTS BLINK ON/OFF. PAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN PLACE. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MECHANIC DID FIND MY REAR INNER TIRES ARE BALD AND DANGEROUS. AFTER REVIEWING VARIOUS RR COMPLAINTS IT IS BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING WHY RR ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SELL $60,000 TRUCKS WITHOUT ANY FORM OF LEGAL ACTION. THE COMPANY AND PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF THE FAULTY ISSUES, THE ISSUES ARE DANGEROUS AND ALL COMMON IE: SUSPENSIONS FALLING, BALD INNER TIRES, GAS LEAKS. THE QUESTION RAISED ARE THESE SITES, CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ETC FOR CUSTOMERS TO VENT OR FOR ACTION TO TAKE PLACE?? 2 YEARS AND I'M ON MY SECOND SET OF TIRES!! PEOPLE ARE BUSTED FOR SELLING FAKE PRODUCTS SUCH AS PURSES, CLOTHES, BUT RR IS LOOKED OVER FOR KNOWINGLY MANUFAC., DANGEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY RANGE ROVER 2005 HSE (USED) FROM LAND LOVER OF PARSIPPANY PAUL MILLER ON 2-26-2011 WITH 61981 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. OUT OF THE LAST 30 DAYS THE CAR HAS BEEN DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE DEALER FOR 15 DAYS PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRIC BOX FAN NOISE, DEAD BATTERY, FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND DEAD FUEL PUMP WITH UNDER 900 MILES DRIVEN (MAJORITY OF WHICH BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER). DETAILED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS LISTED IN THE APPENDIX. HTTP://RANGEROVER2005.BLOGSPOT.COM/

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON A 2005 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER HSE. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, AND FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HAMPERED AS WELL AS MY STEERING. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WASN'T NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPARENTLY A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE CV JOINT MUST BE REPLACED BUT THAT A FLAW IN THE DESIGN CAUSES THIS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

COMPLAINT: FIRE ERUPTING FROM 2005 RANGE ROVER HSE 2005 RANGE ROVER HSE, PURCHASED IN 2004-5 FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ LAND ROVER. ON JUNE 1, 2010, WHILE VEHICLE OCCUPANT DRIVING TO WORK IN PHOENIX, AZ, FOLLOWING DASHBOARD MESSAGE APPEARED WITH THE ABBREVIATION, "TRANS FAILSAFE PROG." THE RANGE ROVER OWNERS HANDBOOK, PG. 79, STATES THAT THE ABOVE MESSAGE MEANS, "A MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED IN THE TRANSMISSION." AS TO "WHAT TO DO," THE HANDBOOK EXPLAINS, "DRIVE CAREFULLY AVOIDING EXCESSIVE REVS AND CONSULT YOUR RETAILER AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY." NOTHING IN THE MESSAGE OR THE HANDBOOK INDICATED THAT THIS SITUATION POSED A FIRE HAZARD AND A GRAVE AND IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE CAR OR ITS OCCUPANTS. OCCUPANT PROMPTLY CALLED LAND ROVER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOCATED AT THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP AT SCOTTSDALE AND 101 IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ TO REPORT THE MESSAGE AND TO SAY THAT HE IMMEDIATELY WAS BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. OCCUPANT DROVE ABOUT 1-2 MILES THEN PULLED CAR OVER AFTER CAR WOULD NOT PROCEED FURTHER. SMOKE AROSE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT HOOD. OCCUPANT CALLED TRIPLE A, THEN SAW SPARKS FALLING BELOW THE HOOD TO THE GROUND. 911 WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED. THEN FLAMES EMERGED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT HOOD, AND SPREAD TO CONSUME SOME 90% OF THE CAR BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FIRE. THE CAR IS TOTALED, WITH INSURANCE OFFERING TO PAY WHAT IT DEEMS IS ITS PRESENT VALUE, ROUGHLY $30,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN WHICH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY AND AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

INTERSTATE TRIP I-10 REMOTE AREA SOUTH OF MOBILE, ALABAMA. LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO ROLL THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT TOWING. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE THAT REQUIRED TOWING AND REPLACEMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL. OCCURRED AT APPROX. 20000 MILES ON NEW RANGE ROVER. *TR