Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY II / 2000
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028359 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SEWICKLEY | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: DISCOVERY II | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, air:antilock |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALTY1243YA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 02 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 7/1/05 i was driving my 2000 land rover discovery series ii on the left lane of i-75 s, in clear weather, on dry pavement, near the 68 mile marker in kentucky(copassengers-my wife & son) enroute to tennessee. around 1.45 pm traffic ahead started slowing down. i was driving at about 60 mph, and applied the brake; the vehicle immediately started fishtailing and swerving badly. i did not feel the pulsing of the abs; the vehicle swerved across the right lane & shoulder, hit the guard rail on the right, bounced back, & tipped over on to the right (passenger side) on the shoulder. my wife sustained injuries to her right hand & arm due to the tipping over of the vehicle and the shattering of the front passenger window glass, & was taken to a local hospital by ems ambulance. she will undergo hand surgery. the vehicle sustained serious body damage and was towed to a local towing yard. it was determined not drivable by my auto insurance company appraiser(the vehicle is still capable of starting and moving forward at this time). we (my wife and i ) informed land rover north america in maryland of the incident; they said they could not send anyone out to examine it. they suggested we contact any local land rover dealership with a service center for a detailed examination of the vehicle. the (closest available) lexington land rover dealer/service center refused, citing conflict of interest! the vehicle remains in the towing yard, awaiting a move to a salvage yard soon. no other vehicles/people were involved.we got back home to pennsylvania after the accident. we would like to find out if the abs failure contributed to this accident. land rover has not made any attempt to contact our auto insurance company, or showed any interest in tackling this problem, other than giving us an address to write to. therefore, nothing has been done to address/correct this problem so far. |