IllustrationA SMELL OF EXCESSIVE FUEL WAS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE/ INSIDE, AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WAS TRYING TO FIND WHERE FUEL SMELL WAS COMING FROM. AK
1995 Land Rover Discovery
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports6 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
49 reportsTHE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, MUFFLER OVERHEATED, CAUSING HEAT SHIELD TO OVERHEAT, ALLOWING FLOORBOARD AND CARPETING TO MELT. THIS RESULTED IN A PLASTIC BAG AND TISSUES CATCHING ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND MENTIONED THAT THE MUFFLER COULD HAVE BEEN BACKED UP. *AK *YH
I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A T…
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I HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 8/98 AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY @23,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND WILL NOT JEOPORDIZE MY FAMILY. IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILES AND IS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND WILL NOT START. POINTS TO A FLOOD VEHICLE-MOST ELECTRICAL-NOW POSSIBLY A TIMING CHAIN-CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR SO MANY PROBLEMS. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO PERFROMANCE-WOULD NOT GO M/T 50 MPH-FULL TUNE-UPS AND MAINTENANCE BY ME-AS RECENT AS 9/00. I NEED HELP-GM AT DEALER OFFERS NONE!
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT SLIPPING OR PULLING WHILE DRIVING, WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT SLIGHT SLIPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE GOING UPHILL, THERE WAS AN OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALER, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS GENTLY BRAKING WHILE IT WAS ACCELERATING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE ENDED UP COLLIDING INTO THE …
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WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT SLIGHT SLIPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE GOING UPHILL, THERE WAS AN OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALER, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS GENTLY BRAKING WHILE IT WAS ACCELERATING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE ENDED UP COLLIDING INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND ACCELERATING AGAIN, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, COMING TO A STOP, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION IN FLORIDA ON 30 JULY 2000. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND ALL TIRES HELD 32 PSI PRIOR TO RETURN TRIP. TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND NEARLY ROLL. HAD IT NOT BEEN LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC IN NEARBY LANES, THE GRACE OF GOD, A…
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TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION IN FLORIDA ON 30 JULY 2000. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND ALL TIRES HELD 32 PSI PRIOR TO RETURN TRIP. TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND NEARLY ROLL. HAD IT NOT BEEN LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC IN NEARBY LANES, THE GRACE OF GOD, AND SOME DRIVING SKILL THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE VERY VERY DIFFERENT FOR MY FAMILY. AS OF 31 AUGUST WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER TO RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 IPU TIRE SIZE: P235-70R16 )
BOTH MICHELIN TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE LOST PRESSURE, SINCE THAT INCIDENT CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOW IT SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. NLM
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED SPEWING SMOKE DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. YH
THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 1998 REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL AND ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT ON THE DRIVERS AIRBAG. MY CAR WENT THROUGH THE CORRECTION, BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL TWICE. IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CORRECTION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT.
Official recalls
398V040000 · Air Bags:frontal; Vehicle Speed Control
Feb 24, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Vehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
Air Bags:frontal
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
96V247000 · Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments
Dec 12, 1996
THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAN FAIL TO LATCH FULLY WHEN CLOSING, CAUSING THE DOOR TO "BOUNCE" BACK OFF THE DOOR SEALS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE DOOR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL CORRECTIVE HARDWARE ON THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. DELAERS WILL ALSO CHECK THE DOOR LATCHES FOR THE OTHER DOORS AT THE SAME TIME.
95V099000 · Power Train:axle Assembly
May 16, 1995
AT PORT OF ENTRY, A QUALITY OVERCHECK OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT TORQUE WAS PERFORMED. THIS CHECK REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE DRIVESHAFTS. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFTS WERE REINSTALLED, THE WRONG SIZED NUTS WERE USED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE NUTS CAN LOOSEN, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE DISCONNECTION OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE DRIVESHAFTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HARDWARE ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH HARDWARE OF THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFICATIONS.
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NHTSA investigations
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