Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY II / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126274 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2007
Consumer's City: SOUTHBURY Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: DISCOVERY II Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SALTY16443A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Rear latch mechanism failure: rear latch failure due to poor material selection causing corrosion and sticking of latch. rear door does not close properly causing a potential safety hazard when opening during driving. finally brought to dealership after lubrication did not work, and as usual they indicated it was a common problem. latch was greased at dealer and functions at this point in time, however i did the same thing and it lasted only a month or two. *tr