1995 Land Rover Discovery Complaints

The contact owns a 1995 Land Rover Discovery. The contact stated that while refueling the vehicle, the contact observed gasoline leaking from the rear of the vehicle where the fuel tank was located. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V203000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); the VIN was included, but the vehicle had never been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The contact was informed that he could schedule the recall repair with the nearest dealer; however, the nearest dealer was 6 hours away, and the manufacturer had refused to cover the cost of towing the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown.

LANDROVER NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF MULTIPLE RECALLS AS 1ST AND ONLY OWNER MULTIPLE REPAIRS DEALER WON'T HONOR RECALL REPAIRS PASS RIGHT DOOR HINGE FAILURE. REAR CARO DOOR LOOK FAILURE. GAS TANK CRACK LEAKING. CRUISE CONTROL PROB AND AIR BAG LIGHT ON. EXTERIOR LIGHT FAILURE. WINDOW FAILURE 3X TO OPENFRONT/ REAR REGULATOR AND OR MOTOR MULTIPLE TIMES. BRAKES FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES REPLACED MASTER CYLANDER 2X& BOOSTER. OIL LEAKING G OIL COOLING HOSES FAIL. PLUS... STARTER. ALTERNATOR. IGNITION SYSTEM .BELTS AND MULTIPLE HOSE REPLACED. THIS IS A PARTS BLACK HOLE VEHICLE COSTNG THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS. ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY DEALERS RIPPED ME OFF ALWAYS STATING UNRELATED ISSUES. NO ONE ELSE. AN OR WILL WORK ON THE CAR. SAME THINGS CONTINUE TO FAIL. MANUFACTUER WON'T ADDRESS ISSUES OR HONOR RECALL'S. CAR HAS 101K MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER STUCK REPAIRING UNRELIABLE CAR I CAN'T AFFORD NEW CAR AND WON'T SELL LEMON TO SOMEONE ELSE . IT'S NOT RIGHT. RIPPED OFF. Y MECHANIC. FILLED MULTIPLE BUEARU OF AUTOMOTIV...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THERE WAS A SMOKE ODOR AS THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION. THE SRS AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V040000 (AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSSTRO II TIRES, SIZE P235/70 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,716. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4PS 09579050. UPDATED 9/19/14CN. UPDATED 02/12/15 *JS

CONSUMER WRITES TO REQUEST CURRENT INFORMATION AS WELL AS OLD INFORMATION ON 1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY RECALLS AND 1995-2007 RANGE ROVER RECALLS *TGW