Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046147 | Incident Date: Nov, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HOPKINTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: RANGE ROVER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALMB11433A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 25 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On two occasions my drive shaft and front differential separated. i was driving on the highway in january of 2004 and had 26,000 miles on my car when i experienced a loud grinding noise and lost power to the vehicles. the message center told me to put the car in neutral. i was on a hill and the transmission did not hold . i rolled back into traffic on the off ramp until i came to a somewhat flat part of road and was able to get the emergency brake to hold. it took over two week to have the vehicle fixed land rover would not release the parts to fix my vehicle. the second time happened one week after my 60,000 mile service. i did this service early. the car had 58,000 miles the second time the drive shaft and front differential did the same thing. i experienced a loud grinding noise like the bottom was falling out of the car. i was once again traveling at about 60 miles per hour. i was able to stop with the emergency brake on the side of the highway. i have read many reports of this happening to others twice. i do not understand why their is not a recall for this or a check at each service to detect this defect. both times i was traveling on the highway and put in a potentially dangerous position with my daughter in the car. something needs to be done to prevent others from this experience and the potential dangerous consequences. *jb |