2006 Land Rover LR3

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS MAKING A HIGH PITCHED NOSE FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY THE HIGH PITCHED NOISE TURNED INTO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TOLD THE "OUTSIDE" BRAKE,(WHICH HAS NO SENSOR) HAD BEEN LOCKED IN PLACE AND CAUSED THE BREAKS TO WEAR COMPLETELY DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. THIS REQUIRED ME TO BUY NEW BRAKES FOR BOTH SIDES. IT SEEM TO ME TO BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE CAR BUT THE DEALER SAID IT IS A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM SO IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IF IT WAS JUST WEAR AND TEAR WHY DID ONLY ONE SIDE WEAR DOWN TO THE METAL AND WHY ISN'T THERE A SENSOR FOR THIS. IT APPEARS TO BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IF THERE TRULY IS NO SENSOR FOR THE "OUTSIDE" BRAKE PAD. *TR

I HAD MY LANDROVER LR3 VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE ALEXANDRIA, VA WHILE AT THIS DEALERSHIP I REQUESTED TO HAVE SERVICE WHICH I DISCOVERED WAS ISSUED THROUGH A LANDROVER MANUFACTURE'S BULLETIN COMPLETED ALSO. *TR ON OCTOBER 23, 2007, MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE BETHESDA, MD LANDROVER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING, INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE WORK, REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND REPAIR OF THE SUNROOF. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I NEEDED REPLACEMENT TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT I QUESTIONED THE LOGIC OF THE TIRES PREMATURELY WEARING. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE MATTER FURTHER. THESE CONDITIONS EXISTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE BETHESDA, MD LOCATION, BUT WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF WHICH WAS PART OF THE SERVICE WARRANTY. DANIEL'S PROMISED TO ME THAT HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE DIRECTIVE'S COSTS, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE PERSON WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS DENISE MATIUPA, A SUPERVISOR. DENISE STARTED THE CONVERSATION OFF BY YELLING THAT HE HAD REVIEWED THE NOTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DECISION TO DENY ME COVERAGE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WANTED. DENISE STATED THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED WHEN IT WAS IN BETHESDA, MD. I TOLD DENISE THAT I REQUESTED IT. DENISE STATED THAT HE HAD NO RECORD OF MY REQUEST. I TOLD DENISE, HE ALSO DOESN'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF MY NOT REQUESTING IT. I REMINDED DENISE THAT IF LANDROVER PUTS OUT A DIRECTIVE, THE DEALERSHIPS RECEIVE THEM, NOT THE CUSTOMER. THE SERVICE TICKET ON THE DAY THAT I HAD MY VEHICLE IN BETHESDA, MD CLEARLY NOTES THAT THE TIRES, HENCE, THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONING AND IT IS THE DEALERSHIP DUTY UNDER THE WARRANTY TO EXECUTE ALL REQUIRED ROUTINE SERVICES. DENISE STATED THAT HE WAS STICKING BY THE DECISION. PLEASE ASSIST ME AS YOU CAN IN OBTAINING A REVERSAL OF THIS DENIAL DECISION. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW 2006 LR3 I STARTED NOTICING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND REQUESTED THAT THE TIRES BE ROTATED AND FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE FRONT END FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT. ON THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE SERVICE THE DEALER SAID THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. NOW AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES I'M NOTICING EXPOSED PLYS ON THE INNER PART OF THE REAR TIRES AND AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE IT. THIS MODEL DEFINITELY HAS A PROBLEM(S) CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WHICH I FEAR MAY CAUSE BLOWOUTS AT HIGH SPEEDS THUS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I UNDERSTAND THAT LAND ROVER ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN LA 204-005 IN THE US IN OCTOBER 2006, WHICH COVERS VINS FROM 5A000360 TO 6A403382 THAT STATES THAT UNEVEN TIRE WEAR MAY BE CAUSED BY A DEGREE OF "BUSH SETTLE" THAT AFFECTS THE GEOMETRY OF THE TIRES INCREASING TIRE WEAR. THE LAW FIRM OF KABOB IN CALIFORNIA HAS FILED A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND THE CASE IS NOW PENDING IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON MY 2006 LR3. THE TIRES STARTED WEARING UNEVENLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE DEALER CHANGED SOME ALIGNMENT ISSUES AT 10,000 MILES THAT SAID THEY WERE FROM A DEFECT AT THE FACTORY AND I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WOULD START TO WEAR EVENLY. AT 16,000 THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE WEARING UNEVENLY AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

2006 LAND ROVER LR3 WITH N 9500 MILES WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SECOND EPISODE OF RAIN WATER LEAKING - DEALER NOTICED INCREASED WEAR ON BOTH BACK TIRES ON INNER SURFACE. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED LR ISSUED A BULLETIN DIRECTING NEW SPECS ON ALIGNMENT/BALANCING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE OF DRAMATIC/UNSAFE WEAR ON INNER REAR TIRES. DEALER STATED I WILL HAVE TO PAY PRORATED SCHEDULE FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT SERVICE - THIS WAS UNSATISFACTORY AS THE WEAR WAS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. ALSO QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MULTIPLE LEAKS FROM RAIN. PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA, BUT MILITARY STATIONED IN NORTH CAROLINA. HOW COULD I PURSUE LEMON LAW STATUTES . *AK

ON MY LAND ROVER LR3 WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THERE IS A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAYS ITS COMMON AND DUE TO THE STEERING LINKAGE HITTING THE STOP, HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON ALL LR3'S. I'M DRIVING A LOANER FROM THE DEALER AND THIS ON (SAME MODEL AND YEAR) DOES NOT MAKE THE NOISE. I'VE OWNED NEARLY 25 VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND NONE HAVE MADE THIS NOISE. IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM BUT LAND ROVER WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT, THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT 9000 MILES. LOUD NOISE IN CABIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AS THERE IS A TSB ON THIS AND WAS TOLD "THE GOODYEAR TIRES ARE JUST NOT GOOD" I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE WEAR ONLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE BECAUSE THE TIRE IS BAD. LOOKS RELATED TO THE AIR SUSPENSION AND TOE TO ME. BUT THEY WONT FIX IT, THEY TOLD ME TO GO BUY NEW TIRES. I JUST PAID 55K FOR THE TRUCK AND 6 MOS LATER THEY WANT ME TO BUY GOOD TIRES????