2018 Land Rover Range Rover

There's problem with the wiring harness under the drivers seat, causing a fault in the airbag sensor, and the airbag warning light to illuminate. If you look online, many owners are having this same isssue. I have had this Airbag warning light illuminating off and on my 2018 Range Rover for over 6 months now. When I raise the seat to its highest position and "wiggle" the wire harness, the airbag warning light on the dashboard will extinguish. Thank you google! and the many owners with this problem for spelling out the work around! I had the same problem with my wife's 2015 Range Rover Sport (Vin [XXX] ). Unfortunately, I didn't know the work around and the Range Rover Dealership charge me $1500 for a new wiring harness. The Danger is the vehicle's airbag may not work in the event of a head on collision. Range Rover should be forced to inspect/replace all airbag wiring harnesses under the drivers seat. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2018 Land Rover Range Rover HSE V6, AWD. Two issues: 1.) When shifting into reverse, the rear camera does not come up on the main screen and you have to shift back into park, wait a few seconds and then shift back into reverse. Sometimes it may take 2-3 times to do this for the rear camera to come up on the screen. I am running the latest software/firmware version that Range Rover has automatically sent out (checked by clicking on "update software" and it says you have the latest). 2.) When the rear camera does come up, there is a noticeable, choppy lag of the frame rate on the screen. This means that while you are moving, the lag on the screen is delayed and is not real time while you are reversing. This is extremely dangerous as approaching cars or potential humans could come into your reverse path and you won't notice it until it's too late due to the lag/delay of the camera.

One or more rigid pipes in the coolant system failed when driving down the interstate. This resulted in almost immediate overheating and the computer curtailed engine power, apparently to prevent permanent engine damage. This was very dangerous, as I was in heavy 80+ mph traffic and lost power before I could pull off onto the shoulder. This is apparently a common problem, as the rigid pipes separate at the manufacturing seam. I was still under warranty, and Land Rover had us towed to the closest dealer which was 75 miles away. That dealer told me they had two other Land Rovers in the shop with the same identical problem, and that these pipes fail "by 50,000 miles every time" (I was at 47,500 miles). The pipes in question are on all the 5.0 liter V8's used in Land Rover and Jaguar products, but the failure seems more common on Supercharged versions of the V8 (which I have). The pipes are under the supercharger and subjected to excessive heat/cool cycling which leads to failure.

In December 2020, this vehicle had been parked for approximately 30 minutes; after starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering Electronic Assist" light came on; there was no power steering available and it was almost impossible to steer the car. The car was towed to the Land Rover dealer; after 2-3 weeks, the repair was completed. They had to replace a wiring harness to the electronic power steering. We were never told why the harness failed. On November 15, 2021, the same issue occurred. The car had been parked for about an hour. Upon starting, the "Power Steering Electronic Assist" light came on again. Again, it was almost impossible to steer the car. Again, it was towed to the Land Rover dealer. Today, November 19, 2021 I was shown the problem with the wiring harness. Apparently, mice had chewed through the plastic wiring harness conduit and then into six wires of the harness itself. Since damage wasn't as bad as it was the previous year, the service department was able to splice wires back together to make the vehicle drivable again. This vehicle is parked outside in a parking lot 24*7, 365 days per year. There is no garage available. While we were lucky that the failure occurred when the vehicle was parked, we shutter to wonder what would have happened if the power steering had failed on the open highway traveling 70 MPH, or even in town at slower speeds. It is almost physically impossible to turn the wheels without power steering. I believe Land Rover should come up with a beefier wiring harness that is less subject to failure because of mice or other rodents who may chew on the wiring. I am submitting this although I am not the vehicle's owner. I am his son-in-law. He decided to sell the vehicle immediately after the second incident due to the unreliability of the vehicle.

VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. DRIVERS DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN WHEN MY WIFE STARTED VEHICLE AND BY IT SELF IT ENGAGED IN REVERSE AND RAN THE DOOR INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE ALMOST RAN OVER MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN AND PUSH THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. MY SON WAS BEHIND THE CAR LOADING ITEMS. LUCKILY HE HAD MOVED SECONDS BEFORE.

WITH FEWER THAN 15K MILES ON IT, THE LAND ROVER WINDSHIELD HAS RETAINED FOUR ROCK CHIPS AND A LONG CRACK ACROSS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THIS PILKINGTON GLASS IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED LAND ROVER AND MY LOCAL FORT WORTH DEALER BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINS DAMAGE OUTSIDE THE EXPECTED DAMAGE FROM THE TINIEST BIT OF GRAVEL. THIS I MY FIFTH LAND ROVER AND MY THIRD WINDSHIELD TO REPLACE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO LAND ROVER'S ATTENTION, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO REFER TO IT AS "AN INSURANCE CLAIM" THOUGH I AM PRESENTING IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE & ASKING THAT IT BE ADDRESSED IN SOME MEANINGFUL WAY. THE CAR WAS IN REGULAR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, TRAVELLING WELL BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN ALL THREE ROCK CHIPS AND CRACK OCCURRED. LAND ROVER SERVICE MANAGER, ROBERT SMILEY, HAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO HAND THIS PROBLEM BACK TO LAND ROVER. RATHER THAN LOOK AT THE ISSUE, THEY'VE REFERRED IT BACK TO HIM AND HE HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS IT FOR OVER A MONTH. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER, BUT TOLD THAT "IF [YOU] DON'T FEEL SAFE, THEN DON'T DRIVE THE CAR." MR. SMILEY, JOE QUANGUAN, AND LAND ROVER HAVE TREATED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS WINDOW AS A JOKE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO ADDRESS IT AND TO DOCUMENT THAT THIS GLASS CONFORMS TO THE STANDARDS PLACED UPON IMPORTS BY THE US, IF SUCH STANDARDS EXIST.

ROTARY CONTROLLER FOR GEAR WAS IN PARK POSITION. DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH DRIVER DOOR OPEN AND BOTH FEET ON GROUND WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE TO PRESS ON BRAKES AND WAS FORCED UNDER THE OPEN VEHICLE DOOR. OCCUPANTS INCLUDING A BABY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING WITH DRIVER DOOR IMPACT BENDING FORWARD TO SLOW THE CRASH BEFORE STRIKING A TREE AND COMING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS WITH FRAME AND ROOF DAMAGE, PILLAR DAMAGE EXTENSIVE FRONT/SIDE AND REAR DAMAGE, DOOR WAS NEARLY TORN OFF HINGE.