2006 Land Rover LR3 Engine Problems

2006 LR3 WITH ONLY 93K MILES HAD THE TIMING CHAIN BREAK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL SERVICE HISTORY AT AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER DEALER SHOWING RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE (VALVES ETC.) IS ESTIMATED AT $5500 TO REPAIR. THE TIMING CHAIN IS MADE OF METAL AND BASED ON INDUSTRY EXPERTISE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE OR PAST 200,000+ MILES. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER LR3 OWNERS WITH VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. BASED UPON THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE LIFESPAN OF A TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS, I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS VEHICLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND IT'S RELATED COMPONENTS. THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN PRIOR TO 100K MILES AND IT IS EXPECTED TO LAST FAR LONGER THAN 100K MILES BASED UPON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE ONLY USED THE VEHICLE US ROADS AS YOU WOULD A TYPICAL AUTOMOBILE (NO OFF-ROADING HOBBIES ETC.) WE ARE PURSUING THIS MATTER WITH LAND ROVER DIRECTLY AND REPORTING THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ALERT OTHER LR3 OWNERS. *TR

PITTED CAMSHAFT CAUSED ROCKER ARM TO BRAKE AND STALL. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE WE WHERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

IN JAN. 2006 WE BOUGHT A LAND ROVER LR3 LS, A MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE BEGUN HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING LIGHTED UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING LIGHTED UP & THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS AS WELL. WE CALLED THE DEALER & THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY THAT IT COULD WAIT, WE INSISTED & FINALLY THEY ALLOWED US TO BRING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS DIRTY & THAT'S WHY A BURNING SMELL CAME OUT OF THE VENTS & THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING WAS NOW OFF & IT WOULD COME BACK ON BECAUSE THIS WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD BECOME AWARE OF & THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK THAT SAME DAY. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR & NOT BEING SURE OF IT JUST BEING BECAUSE OF THE SOFTWARE PROBLEM OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WENT TO THE DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, FIRST HAVE THE CAR CHECKED, SECOND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER & THIRD WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER. ALL THREE VISITS WE GOT THE SAME ANSWER A SOFTWARE PROBLEM & NO SOLUTION. AS WE CONTINUED TO DO RESEARCH ABOUT OUR SOFTWARE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, WE WERE ASTONISHED TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE OF THE LR3 V6 IS A FORD 4.0 & NOT A BMW MOTOR AS THEY USED TO BE. THE MAIN REASON WE BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE BMW MOTOR THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE. NO ONE AT THE DEALER EVER TOLD US THAT THE LR3 V6 WAS A FORD MOTOR & THE V8 WAS A JAGUAR MOTOR EVENTHOUGH WE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LR3 V6 & V8. UNTIL NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING KEEPS COMING ON & OFF & ALSO THE BURNING SMELL COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR OUR PROBLEM YET. BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE WE FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN A FRAUD, THE DEALER HAS BEEN SELLING THESE CARS SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2005,IN JAN. '06 THE DEALER SOLD THE CAR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM WAS GOING TO ARISE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING TURNING ON & OFF DUE TO THE SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *NM