2005 Land Rover LR3

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS OTHER ISSUES AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT IS STILL CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,727.

WE HAVE OWNED THE LR3 MODEL OF LAND ROVER SINCE DEC. 2004, AND SINCE THE CAR WAS SIX MONTHS UP TO THE PRESENT DAY, THE CARE EXPERIENCES TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN RANDOM POINT IN TIME. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS ONE CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR, CAN NOT BRAKE, CAN NOT ACCELERATE, IT JUST FREEZES, AND STALLS ON YOU. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN JUNE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND THIS OCCURRED TO ME THREE TIMES IN A ROW WITHIN HOURS. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO KICK ITSELF OUT OF ITS FROZEN TRANCE AND REGAINED CONTROL. TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY TO THE SERVICE AND THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. I ALSO FELT THEY DID NOT TAKE MY COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN AUGUST AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER AND THEY SAID THE CAR NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATING, OR AT LEAST THAT WAS THE EXCUSE THEY GAVE TO ME THAT OCCASION. I KEPT EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THAT IT WAS MORE THAN SOFTWARE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEN SOON AFTER, I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON, THE CAR WOULD STALL WITH FREQUENCY AND SOME MORE COMPLETE FAILURES. SO AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK IN, AND THEY EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE CONDITION TWICE IN THEIR OWN SERVICE AREA. THE CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS "CABLE" TROUBLES. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IN OUR OPINION THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND IF IT DOES THIS SERIOUSLY POSES A THREAT OF LIFE OR RISK OF INJURY NOT ONLY TO ME, MY SPOUSE, BUT ALSO TO MY CHILDREN, OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I AM NOT WILLING TO TAKE THAT GAMBLE AND WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS ON REPLACING THE VEHICLE OR IF ALL ELSE FAILS WE WILL GO TO LITIGATION. *NM

FUEL LEAK WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS (DURING EXTREME FIRE DANGER BTW) WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. I SMELL GAS... I PULL OVER WHEN I FINALLY CAN ABOUT 2 MILES LATER. I SEE GAS POURING OUT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR, ON TOP OF THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE... CAUSING THE GAS TO VAPORIZE AND SMOKE. I OPENED THE FUEL DOOR AND REMOVED THE FUEL CAP. SOUNDS LIKE A LIQUID WAS VIOLENTLY BOILING CAME FROM THE FILLER PIPE. A PASSING MOTORCYCLIST WHO WAS BEHIND ME STOPPED TO LET ME KNOW HE THOUGHT I WAS ALSO LEAKING GAS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AS I TRIED TO DRIVE ANOTHER LEG OF 3 MILES OR SO. FINALLY I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HERE... TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS SOME PUMP AT WORK, PUMPING GAS FROM THE TANK OUT TO THE OVERFILL HOLE OF THE FILLER PIPE.... I HAVE NO OTHER EXPLANATION FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM... OTHERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT ON LORE OWNER FORUMS. *NM

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 5 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE ALREADY MADE 2 PAYMENTS ON IT. IN THOSE 5 WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SECOND WEEK, I EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD "BAD GAS" AND THAT IF IT DID NOT CONITINUE TO LOSE POWER, I WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. THE PROBLEMS SHORTLY ENDED AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES, SO I CONTINUED. THAT SAME WEEK, I GOT AN ALERT FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I DID SO AND THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RETURNED AFTER 3 DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT THE GAS CAP WAS NOT PUT ON TIGHTLY ENOUGH. THE FIRST OF THE NEXT WEEK, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF POWER. I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS TO FIX THE PROBLEM- A VACCUM LEAK. WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE THE CAR BACK 2 BUSINESS DAYS LATER (AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP), I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD A NOISE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THEY ARE BRINGING IN A SPECIALIST AND HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK TO ME IN A FEW DAYS-"IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MORE DAYS, BUT WE THINK IT CAN BE FIXED." THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND HALF FOR THIS LAST PROBLEM- AND DO NOT FORSEE GETTING IT BACK THIS WEEK. I DO NOT THINK THAT A $53,000 BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THESE KINDS OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.