1996 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY

111 complaints filed with NHTSA.

111
Complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP12
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
STRUCTURE:BODY3
SERVICE BRAKES3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY2
STRUCTURE2
SUSPENSION2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM2

Recent Complaints

20030720CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VERY POOR EMERGENCY BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS 30MPH AND SLOWER. WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING IS REQUIRED LIKE IN A LEFT TURN LAND AND THE PRECEDING CAR DECIDES TO STOP INSTEAD OF COMPLETING THE LEFT TURN, YOU CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS UP TO 25-30 MPH THE SAME SITUATION ARISES BUT YOU GENERALLY HAVE MORE TIME AND DISTANCE TO RECOVER.EHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY INDEPENDEND GARAGES AND MOST RECENTLY, AGAIN, GONE OVER BY THE LANDROVER DEALER IN SCOTTSDALE AZ. I LIVE IN A HILLY AREA IN PRESCO

20020806VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

CONSUMERS 6 YEAR OLD SON WAS DISCOVERED PARTIALLY SUSPENDED BY THE NECK AT THE REAR SUNROOF OPENING. THE SUNROOF WAS PARTIALLY CLOSED. CONSUMER SAYS THE REAR SUNROOF CONTROL WAS IN A LOCKED-OUT POSITION. CONSUMERS SON SUFFERED SWELLING OF THE NECK AND HEAD AND WAS UNCONSIOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR INSPECTION OF ANY POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONS OF THE REAR SUNROOF. THE CUT OFF SWITCH WAS IN THE ACTIVATED POSITION AND THE REAR SUNROOF SWITCH WAS NON FUNCTIONAL. *JG

20020708CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

BRAKES FALIED COMPREHENSIVELY WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. *AK

20020708CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES FALIED COMPREHENSIVELY WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. *AK

20020418VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIQUID IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BRUST OUT AND BURNT HIM. HAD MIRROR REPLACED TWICE. NLM

20001129CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS. ONCE IT WAS MYSELF, ONCE MY HUSBAND, AND WHEN OUR FRIEND WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AT THE BODY SHOP AFTER REPAIRS FROM PREVIOUS INCIDENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HE PARKED THE CAR. LEFT FOR 5 MIN, AND CAME BACK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT "TOOK OFF" AT A RAPID SPEED. WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SAME PARKING LOT A MONTH BEFORE, THE GAS PEDAL ENGAGED AND TOOK OFF. THAT TIME HE HIT THE SUPPORT POLES FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER

19980414CrashSEATS

DURING A REAR IMPACT AT 70 TO 80 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE REAR SEAT. *AK

19970325SUSPENSION:FRONT

IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANIMAL IN ROADWAY DRIVER SWERVED, VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL/ROLLED OVER.