2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER Complaints

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  • 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
    - HOUSTON, TX

    WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON FEEDER OF I-10, HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITH INSTANT WHEEL LOCKING, GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER AS I HAD NO POWER. CPU SAID TO SELECT NEUTRAL WHICH I DID. ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. GOT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. CAR IS A 2004 RANGE ROVER HSE. *NM

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  • 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
    - HILLSBOROUGH, CA

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