IllustrationBRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, DUE NOT HOLD ON WET SURFACES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS
1995 Land Rover Discovery
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 10 of 49 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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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 reportsTRAVELING 20MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. HAD TO BEND OVER TO JIGGLE PEDAL TO UNSTICK IT & PUT IN ORIGINAL POSITION. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION CENTER FOR SERVICING. *AK
REAR BODY MOUNTS CRACKED. NLM
REAR BODY MOUNT CRACKING. NLM
DASHBOARD MATERIAL OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS COMING APART WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING, AND THE PROBLEM WITH NOT STARTING CANNOT BE FOUND. THEY RAN ALL TYPES OF TESTS AND COULD NOT DICOVER THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WIT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. WHEN VEHICLE WA S INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THEIR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
STEERING DAMPNER LOOSE.
WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE MAIN WIRING HARNESSS WIRES TO SEVERLY CORRODE.
VEHICLE PARKED & RUNNING; FOOT ON BRAKES & SHIFTED TO DRIVE; VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT EXCESSIVE SPEED W/FOOT ON BRAKES; HIT 4 VEHICLES; AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR/SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR FOUND NOTHING. VEHICLE LEFT TIRE MARKS; MECHANIC SAID SWAY BAR WAS BENT. *AK
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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