Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER SPORT / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095184 Incident Date: Jan, 27 2007
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGE ROVER SPORT Model Year: 2006
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#: SALSF25446A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) there were no signs or events leading up to the failure. 2) at 65 mph the front differential came apart, locking up the front tires and putting the vehicle into an uncontrollable skid. the vehicle was totally disabled and we had a difficult time getting it off the highway. this almost caused us an accident and we were almost rear ended twice. someone could have been seriously injured or killed! 3)land rover north scottsdale replaced front differential, front drive shaft bent and replaced drive shaft, front diff mount bent & straightened mount. they replaced them with new identical parts. we have heard of other incidences with front diff. failure. when is something going to be done about this! *nm