2013 Land Rover LR4

The 2022 repair to address NHTSA Safety Recall Number: 21V-635 - Gasoline Fuel Tank Flange Assembly Cracking was inadequate and led to a fuel pump crack that we are now having to repair in January 2025, after a routine check indicated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. We transport three school-aged children in our vehicle and was told by a mechanic that the car was unsafe to drive and could blow up if we continued to drive it. My husband had the vehicle towed and contacted Land Rover, since we previously had it repaired and continued to experience the issues other drivers complained about even after the repair, including fuel odor, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp illuminating and liquid fuel on the ground. Land Rover indicated that the repair from 2022 was adequate and refused to remedy the fuel tank leak. The cost for the repair is $1700.

The fuel system failed on my first real highway trip to the mountains. Suddenly lost power to accelerate on highway making it dangerous to pass, warning lights came on. Vehicle was taken to the nearest small town not equipped to repair however vehicle was deemed unsafe to drive and I had to have it towed 300 km home. Fuel injection system failed and caused metal bits to get into engine causing engine to also need replacement. This is at only 144,000 kms. This was a $15,200 repair. Seems like this was a huge failure of the fuel injection system.

I OWN A 2013 LAND ROVER LR 4. SINCE OWNING MY VEHICLE ON AT LEAST SEVEN OCCASIONS MY LR 4 HAS SUDDENLY UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RESULTED IN MY TWO ACCIDENTS. IN JANUARY 19, 2017 MY LR 4 UNINTENTIONALLY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. IN DECEMBER 2017, I HAD A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT AT MY SON'S SCHOOL WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR POOL LINE AFTER I STOPPED TO ALLOW SOME KIDS TO PASS IN THE CROSS WALK. I HAD TO QUICKLY SLAM MY CAR IN PARK TO MISS HITTING A COUPLE OF MY SON'S CLASSMATES. IN JANUARY 2018, I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TO RESOLVE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE IN MY LR 4. AFTER THREE WEEKS, LAND ROVER SERVICE TEAM WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE AND THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY LR 4 WHEN A LR TECHNICIAN DROVE MY VEHICLE AND MY LR 4 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE BAY BRIDGE ON RAMP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE LR TECHNICIAN HAD MY CAR TOWED BACK TO LAND ROVER AND THEY REPLACED A FUEL INJECTOR. THE LR TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT HE BELIEVED THE CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM FOR THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY LR 4. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN LAND ROVERS IS NEEDED, ALONG WITH A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTORS ON THE LR 4. I DO NOT PLAN TO RESUME DRIVING MY LR 4 AGAIN AS IT IS DANGEROUS, DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE, AND I'VE LOSS COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN MY LR 4. I WILL NOT TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON MY LIFE BY CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OR RISK THE LIVES OF OTHERS. LAND ROVER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY REMEDY. I MY CASE TO THE MEDIA AND ASK FOR A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO LAND ROVERS.