Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068609 Incident Date: Jun, 15 2006
Consumer's City: BROOKLYN PARK Consumer's State: MN
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#: SALME11423A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 02 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: No events leading up to the complete failure of the front differential on a 2003 range rover. i thought this was very unusually for a vehicle with only 23k miles so i did a quick search on the internet to find this a known issue as a result of a bad design on 2003+ newer range rover's so the problem will happen again. the dealership said it was $2,700 repair if off warranty. land rover should have to do a redesign of this problem instead of screwing the owners who will have to pay for the repair of this issue in the future. it also sounds like this is a major safety issue if the problem happens at high speeds. it left me stranded in the middle of the road during a rain downpour. *jb