Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / NEW RANGE ROVER / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005065788 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: NEW 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#: SALMB114X3A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 23 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While climbing a mountain grade the front differential assembly completely failed, eliminating power to the drive train. vehicle came to a stop and rolled backwards down the hill and ended up sideways in a 60 mph highway. fortunately, the approaching traffic had sufficient time to stop thereby averting an accident. there is no warning whatsoever prior to failure and this is extremely dangerous to the occupants of the vehicle and the nearby traffic. *jb