2005 Land Rover Range Rover Engine Problems

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR SIX YEARS NOW AND I HAVE TAKING IT FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES FOR THE VALLEY PAN & HOT WATER PIPE TO BE REPAIRED...THIS IS STRANGE THAT THESE PARTS KEEP FAILING...THIS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE TIMING CHAIN SKIPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND POTENTIALLY STALL. THE CONTACT KEPT THE VEHICLE PARKED DUE TO IT HESITATING TO START AND BEING SLUGGISH WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET APPROVED THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE DUE TO HOW EXTENSIVE THE REPAIR WOULD BE IN WHICH VARIOUS COMPONENTS MAY NEED TO BE MANEUVERED OR ADJUSTED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

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.

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