Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY II / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300881 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BOCA RATON | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: DISCOVERY II | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALTY12481A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 23 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On my 2001 land rover discovery ii my gas pedal would get stuck, especially when first turning the car on. sometimes i would press on the gas pedal and and i'd have to press doubly hard to get the car to move, of course resulting in a bigger forward surge than i expected which is dangerous. sometimes i would just tap on the gas pedal and it would surge forward on its own. this reminded me very much of the major recall a dozen or so years ago of the audi cars that had a similar problem. when i brought it to the dealer, i had to pay $89.00 to fix it. they said that yes they know about the problem--the throttle gets dirt in it and backed up and clogged so they have to clean it out. in fact, the service person said, it is so common a problem that he then picked up a throttle on the table, and said they keep this throttle here on display in the showroom to show customers how it gets stuck. although i fixed this problem on march 15, 2004, this incident always bothered me. i feel that the manufacturer knows of this problem which can be quite dangerous and that the problem is actually frequent enough that they have a model on display to warrant it a recall.*ak |