Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999096240 Incident Date: Jun, 22 1999
Consumer's City: VERNON HILLS Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: DISCOVERY Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SALJY1244TA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 30 mph (en route to the interstate), my steering wheel began shaking violently. as i prepared to pull over to investigate, the lugs: nuts on my front left wheel flew across the road and shortly thereafter, the entire wheel flew off. the wheel bounced against the left front panel of the vehicle causing the damage mentioned in this report. i had previously taken my vehicle in for service to land rover of winnetka in winnetka, illinois complaining of a shaking steering wheel at speeds over 45 mph. *ak