Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048141 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005
Consumer's City: FRANKLIN LAKES Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: RANGE ROVER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SALMF11423A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 04 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated the steering wheel came loose and fell into the contact's lap while driving. he was able to manually raise the steering wheel up into the column and drive the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer discovered a plastic part on the steering column assembly broke. this part was replaced with a metal part. also, the telescopic steering adjusted automatically. this caused the position of the steering wheel to change randomly while driving. the dealer attempted to correct the problem by reprogramming the software. no further repairs have been made at this time. *ak updated 1/23/2006 - *nm