There are 4 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2000 Land Rover Discovery in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP AND OWNER'S MANUAL STATED UNLESS THE LIGHT FLASHED, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THERE WAS ALSO STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET HAD FRACTURED.
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING HIGH. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER'S DECLINED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THESE VEHICLE'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
REAR MAIN SEALS ARE LEAKING OIL. NLM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.