2005 Land Rover LR3

DT: CONTACT OWNS 2005 LAND ROVER LR-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE STALED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WILL COVER THE COST OF THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED.*AK

VEHICLES FUEL TANK HAD JUST BEEN FILLED, AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A LOW POWER SITUATION AND THEN BEGAN TO STALL AT IDLE, SUCH AS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS LIMPED APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MILES TO OWNERS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY FORTY-FIVE (45) MINUTES INSIDE A CLOSED GARAGE. UPON RETURNING TO THE GARAGE A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT A STEADY DRIP OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND THEN ON TO THE GARAGE FLOOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MINUTES THE DRIPPING BEGAN TO SLOW AND THEN STOPPED. APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) QUART OF GASOLINE HAD SPILLED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR LEAVING A PUDDLE APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET IN DIAMETER. THE SPILL WAS IMMEDIATELY TREATED WITH A SPILL ABSORBING MATERIAL (CAT LITTER.) LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND REQUIRED THE OWNER TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A THREAT TO THE RESIDENCE AND WOULD BE SAFE FOR FLATBED TRANSPORT TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK HAD A FAULTY INTERNAL VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS INFORMED BY LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA THAT THE FUEL TANK WITH THE REVISED VALVE WAS ON BACKORDER AND NO DATE WAS GIVEN FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART TO ARRIVE. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT TANK BY CONTACTING OTHER DEALERS AND PERSONAL CONTACTS. *JB

1). DISCONNECTED PLUG TO GENERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN ELECTRIC FAILURE IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND STEREO - FIXED. 2). VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER AFTER EACH COMPLAINT AND SERVICING TO LAND ROVER WE ARE TOLD THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WHEN THEY DRIVE THE CAR. 3). REPEAT OF THE SAME PROBLEM, APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER - DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEREO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHAT INITIALLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM - FIXED 3). 9-14-2005 VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A CANYON, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING, ALMOST VEERING OFF THE MOUNTAIN. STARTED ENGINE AGAIN AND IT STALLED AGAIN ONLY 30 FEET FURTHER - CALLED LAND ROVER AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS A RECALL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO START OCTOBER 14 - IT IS A FUEL IGNITION PROBLEM - VERY DANGEROUS - AND NEEDS A NEW FUEL TANK. RECALL # 05V37600. *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