2008 Land Rover LR2 Complaint Log

MY 2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS SUFFERED 2 DIFFERENT DRIVELINE FAILURES WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER AT APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES. FIRST, THE PINION BEARING IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DIFFERENTIAL AS THIS IS A SEALED UNIT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, A DRIVESHAFT BEARING FAILED AS WELL REQUIRING A NEW DRIVESHAFT SINCE LR DOES NOT SELL THE BEARING INDIVIDUALLY ONLY WHOLE ASSEMBLIES. BOTH REPAIRS WERE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER AT CONSIDERABLE COST OF APPROX $4500. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS HAD ALL REGULAR SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS SUPPOSED QUALITY TO SUFFER TWO SUCH FAILURES BELOW 100,000 MILES AS MOST MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY SUCH COMPONENTS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ONLINE LR FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE IS QUITE COMMON AND OFTEN OCCURS AT EVEN LOWER MILEAGES THAN MINE DID; SOMETIMES EVEN WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR SOME "LUCKY" PEOPLE. THE FACT THAT THESE FAILURES TO SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT ARE OCCURRING AT LOW MILEAGES INDICATE A FAULTY DESIGN AND LAND ROVER SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND ACID HAD LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY, SPREADING TO THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL COMPONENTS THAT WERE NEAR THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED AROUND 80,000 MILES.

HELLO , I AM A FORMER US MARINE DISABLED AND THIS LAND ROVER LR2 HSE HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMPS IT HAS TWO PUMPS ONE FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND ANOTHER FOR THE WINDSHIELD I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2012 AT TEDDY VOLKSWAGEN IN BRONX ,NEW YORK AND I LIVE IN YONKERS,NY . I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO BRING THE DOWN THE FRONT BUMPER DOWN TO FIX A WINDSHIELD PUMP THAT COST $24.26 FOR A WINDSHIELD WASHER FRONT PUMP ITS OUTRAGES HOW MUCH THIS WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP COST AND THE ONLY WANT THAT CAN FIX IT IS THE LAND ROVER DEALER A $ 24.26 WINDSHIELD PUMP FOR A LAND ROVER LR2 HSE I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THE COST OF FIXING OR REPLACING A WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER TO REMOVE THE FRONT BUMPER !!PLEASE RECALL THE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS MAJOR PROBLEM LAND ROVER LR2 HSE 2008. PLEASE HELP ME OUT ,I SERVED MY COUNTRY WITH LOT OF PRIDE AND HONOR AND RESPECT . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BEGAN HEARING A VERY LOUD HUMMING SOUND FROM THE REAR SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONGST ALL 2008 LAND ROVER LR2S ONCE THE LR2 REACHES AROUND 60K TO 80K. THIS IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE OF LAND ROVER TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY LAND ROVER LR2 HSE BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER IN NJ ON MAY 31, 2008 . IN MID 2012, AT 45K MILES RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, I STARTED TO HEAR A DISTURBING HOWLING OR HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHICH IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT GOT WORSE AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 2K MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2013. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL (RDIFF) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A REBUILT (NOT A BRAND NEW ONE) FOR $2321. THIS CAR HAS AN ALMOST UNUSED REAR SEAT AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD AND 80% OFF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA IN MAY TO OPEN A CASE AND ASKED THEM TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE I FOUND THIS PROBLEM EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR A HIGH END SUV. THEY DON'T EXPLICITLY ADMIT 2008 LR2S HAVE FAULTY RDIFFS BUT THEY AGREED TO PAY ONLY $500 TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID THIS PROBLEM MIGHT GET WORSE AND TREACHEROUS TO DRIVE AND STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE COST OF REPLACEMENT WITH A BRAND NEW (INSTEAD OF A REBUILT) ONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2008 LR2S. HTTP://WWW.LANDROVERSONLY.COM/FORUMS/F11/LR2-REAR-DIFFERENTIAL-FAILURE-41070/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A HOLLOW NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WHILE DRIVING, AT ANY SPEED, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS DEFECTIVE. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE TIME OF 10 YEARS/100,000 MILES. IT APPEARS LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS COMMENTED ON REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WITH A NEW DESIGNED REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A CALL TO LAND ROVER CORPORATE REGARDING A RECALL WAS NEGATIVE, AND NON COMMITTAL TO A SOLUTION OTHER THAN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $2500 TO ME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS COMPONENT IS PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO RECALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF A LAND ROVER 2008 LR2 HSE. A MOANING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR AND IT GETS LOUDER AS THE SPEED GOES UP. READING THROUGH THE LR OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE FROM US AND UK AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CONSUMERS COUGH UP OVER $2,500 TO $5,000 FOR THIS REPAIR. LAND ROVER OF AMERICA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY PUT IN A FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE 2008 LR2 RIGHT JUST AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS PRETTY HEFTY AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE EVENTHOUGH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS BROKEN. SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THEY RECALL THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL? PLEASE INITIATE RECALL INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

ENGINE FAN STOPPED WORKING.

I OWN A LAND ROVER LR2 2008, AND IT STARTED MAKING A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE BACK END STARTING AROUND 50,000 MILES. THE NOISE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LOUDER. AFTER CHANGING TIRES, DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS, AND BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC (INDEPENDENT), THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM. ONLINE RESEARCH CONFIRMS THIS PROBLEM AS COMMON AMONG THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS FOR THE FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM AND IS NOT CORRELATED TO ANY FAULT OF THE OWNER/DRIVER. THE HUMMING NOISE IS LOUDEST WHEN ACCELERATING OR CRUISING. THE SOUND SOFTENS WHEN DE-ACCELERATING OR WHEN TURNING TO THE "RIGHT". CONTINUED USE OF A FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL WILL RESULT IN THE GEARS LOCKING UP AND POSSIBLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. FAULTY DIFFERENTIALS ARE NOT THE RESULT OF DRIVING PATTERNS NOR MAINTENANCE NEGLECT. CURRENT RATES TO FIX REAR DIFFERENTIALS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE BETWEEN $3K AND $5K AND LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA DOES NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS A PATTERN AND A TREND AND LAND ROVER SHOULD ISSUE AN OFFICIAL RECALL.

THE A/C DOES NOT PUT OUT COOL AIR WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON, UNSURE WHY. NOTHING WRONG WITH COOLANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL REGARDING THE COOLANT HOSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE UNKNOWN RECALL AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT NOT FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

PERIODICALLY, THE CAR TEMPERATURE WOULD SUDDENLY SHOOT UP OVERHEATING AND THE A.C. WOULD STOP WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD RETURN BACK TO NORMAL AND THE A.C WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. LAND ROVER SAID IT WAS AN "INTERMITTENT OPEN IN THE FAN MOTOR WHEN IT WAS HOT". THEY REPLACED THE FAN ASSEMBLY AND MODULE AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. *KB

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD, A SLIGHT MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR END PROGRESSED INTO GRINDING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND MANY LAND ROVER LR2 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM 45K-60 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT SMOKE WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND A NEW STEERING FITTING KIT WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS A RESULT OF THE STEERING FLUID SPRAYING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT REFUSED TO SHARE ANY CASE INFORMATION WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I HAVE THE LAND ROVER LR2 2008 AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. I COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT AND ENGINE'S ELECTRONIC IS NOT RESPONDING. I HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN THE REASON. THEY CHARGED US $1900 ON REPLACING THE NEW ELECTRONIC BOARD AND SOME FLUID LEAKAGE ON THE CAR. WE JUST GOT OUR CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER THREE WEEKS EARLIER FOR A THOROUGH CHECK-UP AND INSPECTIONS ON THE CAR AND WE ALSO HAD OUR BRAKES CHANGED. THEY CHARGED US $1400 THREE WEEKS AGO AND NOW THEY ARE CHARGING US AGAIN. SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

OVER ONE YEAR AGO I BEGAN NOTICING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE DURING STARTING AND STOPPING WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON INTERNET FORUMS AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. FINALLY PAID TO HAVE LR DEALERSHIP LOOK AT ISSUE ON 15 DEC 2012 AND THEY DETERMINED PROBLEM IS INDEED REAR DIFF. I OPTED TO ATTEMPT A REBUILD THROUGH THEM, AND THEY REPLACED THE PINION BEARING AND SERVICED OTHER PARTS AND FLUIDS. UPON A ROAD TEST THE NOISE STILL PERSISTED AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED ME THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOCK-UP OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE UNIT. ASIDE FROM THE EXORBITANT COMPOUNDING COSTS TO REBUILD AND NOW REPLACE THE UNIT, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND LR APPEARS TO BE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

PRIOR TO EVENT- CAR WOULD STALL OUT, WOULD HAVE TO REV UP TO GET GOING. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. 2008 LANDROVER LR2 SHUTS OFF AT IDLE- BAD FUEL PUMP AT 50, 000 MILES MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE LANDROVER DEALERSHIP SHOP, FUEL PUMP MODULE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS PER LANDROVERS SUGGESTION- PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES, AFTER HITTING 50,000 MILES AND WARRANTY NO LONGER VALID, PROBLEM FOUND! FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED FOR A VERY UNREASONABLE $ RATE . (AS ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED BY OWNERS) SEE WHAT THE SHOP DIDN'T KNOW WAS PRIOR TO THEM REPLACING THE MODULE AND READING THE CODES, I WENT AND HAD THE CODES READ AT ANOTHER SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED CODE- PO62800, WHEN ACTUALLY THE CODES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS READING WAS 0087, 0305, 0306, 0300. ALL CODES THAT WOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS SURELY A FUEL PUMP ERROR. OBVIOUSLY A SCAM, SO THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD RUN UP, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IN THE END, WHEN YOU READ ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THESE DEALERSHIPS. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS REPLACED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - COMPLETELY DEAD EXCEPT FOR A STRANGE CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DRIVER DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING AS IF THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED AT THIS STAGE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE INDICATORS STARTED BLINKING ALL ON THEIR OWN (HAZARD LIGHTS - BUT VERY FAST). TRIED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE HAVE THE KEY STUCK, VEHICLE IS DEAD AND IN PARK - EVENTUALLY HAD TO TOW TO THE DEALER WHO IS TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE. *TR

1 &2. RANDOM NON-START WITH NO SYMPTOMS. INSERT KEY, PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE AND PUSH START BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER THAN A SOFT WHIRRING SOUND FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. 3. REPEAT TRIES, TAKE KEY IN AND OUT. LET SET FOR 10-15 MINUTES HAS WORKED MOST TIMES. AFTER 4TH TIME OVER 10 DAY PERIOD THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO GARAGE. THEY HAD FOR 6 DAYS COULD FINE NO FAULT. HOWEVER, BATTER WAS DISCHARGED WITH NO INDICATION OF WHY. (PERHAPS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START) TWO DAYS AFTER WE GOT CAR BACK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK KEY OUT AND REPEATED START PROCESS AND IT STARTED. FEAR OF FAMILY BEING STUCK IN A HIGH RISK SITUATION HAS CAUSED US TO LIMIT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASED FRUSTRATION WITH THE BRAND AND THE DEALER. *TR

THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURRED EVERY MORNING AND AFTER LEAVING WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN ALTERNATOR. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOOK THE OLD PART. *TR

VEHICLE KEEP WARNING THAT COOLANT FLUID WAS LOW EVERY THREE WEEKS. WE KEPT REFILLING THE CONTAINER WITH COOLANT FLUID EVERY 3 WEEKS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. ASSUME THERE WAS A LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY FOUND HOSE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED BLEED HOSE RESERVOIR TO ENGINE. LEAKING AT ENGINE. SHOULDN'T HAVE COOLANT PROBLEMS SO SOON WITH NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SUDDENLY MOVE TO EMPTY AND HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD SPLIT AND IT WAS REPLACED. IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL GAUGE, THE DEALER REPLACED TWO SENSORS, WATER PUMP AND ANOTHER FUEL LINE. THE FAILURE WAS TRIGGERED DURING COLD WEATHER. THE MIRRORS ALSO STOPPED MOVING WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFT IN REVERSE. THE MIRRORS WERE REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND THE FAN WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I OWN A 2008 LANDROVER LR2. THE VEHICLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WENT INTO REVERSE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP AND LANDROVER'S CORPORATE OFFICE WERE BOTH CONTACTED. THEY STATED THAT "IT IS IMPOSSIBLE" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW A TECHNICIAN TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION TO LOOK FOR THE CAUSE. THE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE MANUFACTURER IS TAKING NO ACTION TO REMEDIATE OR INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN PARKING FOR ABOUT 20MIN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, UNABLE TO START BY JUMPING FROM SEVERAL LARGER VEHICLES. NO LIGHTS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES LEFT ON. FOLLOWING BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED, NO EXPLANATION FOR BATTERY FAILURE. IT WAS RETURNED TO US ON 1/26/08. THE VEHICLE THEN AGAIN STALLED IN THE STREET BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED LESS THAN 24 HOURS, ON 1/27/08, AFTER WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. AGAIN TOWED TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM, AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWED NO FAULT CODES. *TR

FIRST BRAND NEW LANDROVER LR2 HAD FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING TWICE. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP--TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FAILED AND GAVE ME ANOTHER NEW LR2. THIS SECOND LR2 HAS OVERHEATED TWICE (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING). THE MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NEARBY AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR GOING ON TO FOUR WEEKS NOW. *TR

A/C STOPPED COOLING. AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIME TO CHECK AC SYSTEM SINCE JULY 22, 2008. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 30, 2009. TURNS OUT THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS TURNING THE CAR ON, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES (EACH TIME I LEFT THE CAR FROM 2 TO 4 DAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP) ONLY TO TELL ME (THE FOURTH TIME) THAT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAVE A FIX, THAT LAND ROVER WAS WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THEY FOUND ONE. SO NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES (TO THE MARKET, THE MOVIES, GAS STATION, ALMOST EVERYWHERE) THE CAR DOESN'T START, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 TO 5 MINUTES AND ABOUT 5 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED, IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH, BUT AFTER IT HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY IT BECOMES REALLY IRRITATING NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU HAVE AN UNRELIABLE $42K VEHICLE WITH ONLY 15K MILES. *TR

MY RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENED ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE SAME DOOR HAS HAD ISSUES LATCHING DURING NORMAL DOOR CLOSING. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE LOCAL LAND ROVER DEALER NOW 3 TIMES FOR WHAT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMPLETE LACK OF ENGINE POWER, ALMOST AS IF IT IS BEING STARVED OF FUEL, ALWAYS MORE THAN 1/4 TANK WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM WERE FOR A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" WHICH APPEARED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, UNTIL IT RESURFACES A FEW WEEKS OR A MONTH LATER. ON THE MOST RESENT TRIP TO THE DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE RECEIVER IN THE DASHBOARD FOR THE ELECTRONIC KEY AND THAT THIS WAS NOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

2008 LAND ROVER LR2 - OCCASIONALLY THE PARK ASSIST WILL NOT SOUND WHEN GEAR SELECTOR IS IN "REVERSE" POSITION-SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BIG BLIND SPOTS, PARK ASSIST IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR WHEN BACKING UP THE VEHICLE. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO RE-LOAD THE SOFTWARE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK IN A FEW WEEKS, REQUIRING ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER TO RE-LOAD THE SAME DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON LAND ROVER FORUMS (INCLUDING UK), OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS, INCLUDING UK-NO PERMANENT FIX FROM LAND ROVER, EVEN THAT LR2 IS IN PRODUCTION FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR . *TR

2008 LAND ROVER LR2 HAS A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND NON ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN KNOCKING SLIGHTLY AFTER STARTING IT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DAY LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED. *JB