Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY II / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102106 | Incident Date: Jan, 27 2007 |
| Consumer's City: JUNIPER HILLS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: DISCOVERY II | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALTW16443A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My husband bought me the 2003 land rover discovery as a 2006 christmas gift. the car had approximately 46,000 miles on it. we were driving it and heard a pop & the car just died. i had the car a little over a month. there was oil & chunks of metal under the car. we had it towed home as the dealership was hours away. my husband looked through the parts book & found that it was possibly the front engine cover/oil pump. i did some research on the internet & found land rover issued a technical alert entitled 2003 discovery series ii oil pump failures, #t03 1201, on march 14, 2003 to its dealers. it advised that the dowel pins on the block did not align correctly with the oil pump. this caused oil starvation , which in turn, caused engine failure. it clearly stated the defect was the result of a manufacturing error. my husband pulled off the front engine cover to discover the engine needed to be replaced. the crankshaft destroyed. i called land rover customer relations & she advised me there was no recall & to call the dealership to see if there was anything they would do. i am still pending to hear back from their service department. land rover needs to address the defect issue as this is not an isolated incident . *ak |