2006 Land Rover LR3

I BOUGHT A 2006 LR3 ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM A DEALER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON IT AND LAST WEEK THE SUSPENSION FAULT INDICATOR CAME ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR IS NOT WORKING. TO REPLACE THE PART IS $1200 BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IF THE COMPRESSOR FAILS, THE SUSPENSION FAILS AND THE TRUCK CAN END UP RIDING ON THE TIRES AT ANY TIME UNTIL THE COMPRESSOR IS FIXED. I SPOKE WITH LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA AND THEY WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A $1200 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 39K MILES. *TR

VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 65K MILES AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE SUSPENSION AIR COMPRESSOR MUST BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES NEEDING THIS SAME REPAIR. THE COMPRESSORS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT THE BEST QUALITY WITH THE ELEVATED LEVEL OF FAILURES. HOPEFULLY THE PART COMES IN BEFORE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR. *TR

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE 2006 LAND ROVER LR3, LAND ROVER KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR. I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES AND MY LR LR3 ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LAND ROVER JUST GIVES ME EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE WEAR ON THE TIRE IS SO SEVERE IT CAN BE REALLY DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS. *TR

LAND ROVER LR3'S HAVE A FAULTY REAR TAILGATE RELEASE MECHANISM THAT COULD LEAD TO BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR. MY REAR TAILGATE WOULD NOT OPEN IS CONTROLLED BY AN ELECTRONIC ACTUATOR....SO I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE WHERE THE MANUAL RELEASE IS....GUESS WHAT THERE IS NOT ONE...SO IF THIS LITTLE CABLE BRAKES THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR TAILGATE ACTUATOR..THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUAL OPEN THE TAILGATE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT VARIOUS LAND ROVER FORUMS..I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM ON LR3'S. IF YOU WHERE UNABLE TO GET THE FRONT DOORS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND HAD TO EXIT THE REAR...IF THAT CABLE IS BROKE...IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE REAR TAILGATE..YOU ARE STUCK IN THE CAR..I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP AND THERE FIX IS TO JUST REPLACE THE BROKE CABLE/ACTUATOR FOR 500.00...THEY HAVE TO BREAK INTO THE REAR TAILGATE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE....RUINING THE TRIM ...WHICH OF COURSE I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE REPLACED..HENCE THE LARGE BILL.....THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED/ADDRESSED BY LANDROVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON HER VEHICLE. A WEEK AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3. WHILE SLOWLY BACKING UP THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST INTO A TWELVE INCH CEMENT WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING FURTHER. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN A FEW DAYS BECAUSE SHE LIVES ON AN ISLAND. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,400 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND DROVE OVER HIS GIRLFRIEND'S LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V502000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND LAND ROVER RECALL NUMBER B023 WERE REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, SPEED, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.