2004 Land Rover Range Rover

IT STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AFTER I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ISSUE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE DIFFERENTIALS AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT. I FIGURE IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE IT FIXED AS A PREVENTABLE MEASURE. SHORTLY AFTER (ABOUT 2 WEEKS) I STARTED NOTICING "TRANS PROG ERROR" APPEAR ON MY DASHBOARD DISPLAY BUT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AND FIGURE IF THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THAN MY CAR ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FAST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST LOST POWER AND DISPLAYED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THAT I SHOULD TRY A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE FIRST. THAT DID NOT HELP, I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS WITH GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES AT VERY DANGEROUS TIMES (IE. AFTER 2AM) WITH CLOSE CALLS, FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LR DEALERSHIP REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER BOX AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BRING IT TO A $11-15K JOB. I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH 65,000 MILES. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE THE LIFE OF A CAR. PLEASE HELP! I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RECALL AND/OR CLASS ACTION SUIT TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TOOK MY 2004 RR TO DEALER FOR FRONT DIFFERENTIAL RECALL, HAVING NO PRIOR ISSUES. LEFT THE DEALER AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES HAD A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MIAMI, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC!! CPU ON VEHICLE SAID "PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL" WHICH I DID AND LUCKILY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY STRANDED. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND SAME ISSUE WITHIN 70 MILES OF DRIVING, DEALER SEEMS TO BE "DUMBFOUNDED" TO THE SYMPTOMS. *TR

CAR IDLES HIGH AND REVS TO 4 RPMS TO CHANGE TO ANOTHER GEAR IT APPEARS TRANSMISSION STRUGGLES TO SWITCH GEARS AND PROBLEM NOT FIXED... I BELIEVE IT IS A DEALER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DEALER ....IT APPEARS ITS A SENSOR NOT SENDING CORRECT MESSAGE TO TRANSMISSION , HOWEVER SENSOR IS CONNECTED TO RADIATOR AND THUS I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE RADIATOR....... THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DEALER MALFUNCTION I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS I HAVE 59,000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 50 THOUSAND.......HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE?? I ASKED DEALER WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL IF THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HE SAID CAUSE PROBLEM DOESN'T AFFECT CAR FOR MANY YEARS. *TR

ALL RANGE ROVERS FROM 2003-2005 HAVE A FULL AIR RIDE SUSPENSION THAT SUPPORTS THE VEHICLE ON ALL FOUR CORNERS. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG THAT SUPPORTS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, RUPTURES AND THROWS THE VEHICLE OFF BALANCE WHILE CORNERING CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILS IT ALSO DEACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF ABS CONTROL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF AND ARE NOT MAKING ANY ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS. THIS IS A $1200.00-$1500.00 REPAIR FOR ONE SIDE (LEFT OR RIGHT) NOT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS THAT SUPPORT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS CONCERNED IS RESEARCHED YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS THAT ARE DONE AND PAID FOR BY RANGE ROVER OWNERS, BECAUSE THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT REPORTED OR ADDRESSED. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 RANGE ROVER AND MY BROTHER HAS A 2003. I JUST HAD MY CAR TOWED TODAY TO LAND ROVER TO FIX A DIFF PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY MOST 2002-2005 MODELS HAVE AND LAND ROVER WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT! MINE HAS 64K ON IT AND MY BROTHERS HAD 58K ON IT. TOTAL BS THAT IT BREAKS LIKE THAT SO QUICKLY IF AT ALL. THESE ARE 78K TRUCKS BRAND NEW. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES ALL FORWARD DRIVE WHEN DRIVE SHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL SPINES SHEER OFF. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY A LARGE POPULATION OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-75 NORTH AT THE I-75 AND I-10 INTERCHANGE WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE SHAFT FAILED LEAVING ME WITHOUT THE ABILIY TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN STOP. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR AS I WAS ON AN UP HILL GRADE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET COMPLETELY OFF THE EXPRESS WAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE'S PARK SELECTOR ON THE SHIFTER WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE HELD IN PLACE USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT A RETORFIT WAS IN THE WORKS AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL AN ORIGINAL PART WHICH ACCORDING TO HIM DOES NOT CONTAIN THE RE-ENGINEERED FIX. THIS LEAVES ME OUT $3,000 AND WITH A PART I KNOW WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT NOTICE.

A STOP LIGHT WAS TURNING "GREEN" SO I STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE, THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT MAKING A LOUDER GRINDING SOUND. AT THAT TIME, I SEE AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT READS "REMOVE GEAR OF NEUTRAL". I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING MESSAGE OR ANY FUNNY NOISE LEADING TO THIS . THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT GARAGE, SINCE THE LANDROVER DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE FALSE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO SAY IT WAS AN "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $1,800.00 TO FIX. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM LANDROVER OR WHOEVER THE PARENT COMPANY IS. *TR