2006 Land Rover Range Rover

WHILE ON A TRIP FROM OHIO BACK TO CHARLOTTE, NC I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND GOT A REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE WARNING WHILE ON AN INCLINE WITH A TRUCK BEHIND ME AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, REINSERTED THE KEY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. UPON MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE WIRING ON THESE VEHICLES HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF BEING CROSSED AND THE AUXILIARY COOLING PUMP HAS ISSUES AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE PART IS NOT COVERED AND NOR IS THE LABOR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I CALLED LAND ROVER AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE WIRES BEING PUT IN INCORRECTLY! *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN MY 2006 RANGE ROVER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, 50% OF THE TIME THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR PERHAPS ALL AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT A FEW FRIENDS WITH THE SAME CAR AREA ALSO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM FOR LAND ROVER. IN ORDER FOR THIS SITUATION TO BE REMEDIED, I MUST PURCHASE THE $220 SENSOR AND HAVE IT INSTALLED, WHICH REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND LEATHER COVERING THE SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT HAS BEEN A RECALL ITEM FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS HONDA. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65MPH), THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO LOCK UP THE REAR WHEELS AND PUT THE CAR INTO A SKID. THE VEHICLE VEERED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE 3 LANE HIGHWAY AS I STEERED TO REGAIN CONTROL. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A MID TO HIGH PITCH WHINING/GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND IS PRESENT AT MOST SPEEDS NOW. LAND ROVER DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGINNING TO FAIL, AND WOULD COST 2200.00 TO REPLACE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIALS, BUT ESSENTIALLY COULD CARE LESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V502000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.