Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080929 | Incident Date: Oct, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PANAMA CITY | Consumer's State: FL |
| 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:driveshaft |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALME11453A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2006 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2004 |
| 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 while driving 55 mph on the highway, there was grinding noise followed by the illumination of the neutral light on the instrument cluster panel. the contact managed to pull the vehicle over without incident. it was towed to a dealer who determined the front differential was fractured and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted. updated 10/18/2006 - the consumer was told by the dealer that the design of the front driveshaft, which has no flexible coupling at the front end, so any minor misaligned puts severe stress on the front differential input splines, leading to failure and immobilization of the vehicle. *nm updated 10/25/2006 - *nm |