2005 Land Rover LR3

DUE TO COLD CLIMATE PACKAGE, VERTICAL LINES IN WINDSHIELD USED TO HEAT WINDSHIELD, DISTORTS VISION IN THE DARK. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY AT NIGHT. ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS DISTORT VISION AND CREATES A PRISM IN THE GLASS. THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MAKES THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOUR TIMES, BUT THIS REPLACEMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05.*JB

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

DT: 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL TANK SEAL. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW FUEL TANK. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS. THE CONSUMER WAS IS UPSET THAT HE WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS LAND ROVER BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER LAND ROVERS LR3. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BY MCALLEN LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP.*AK

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

DT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN TRYING TO START IT. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IT LURCHED. ALSO DID THIS IN REVERSE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS STALLED OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES COMING OUT AROUND A CORNER. THEN IT LURCHED AT SLOWER SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH. *AK UPON ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. *JB

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