2010 Land Rover LR4 Complaints

VEHICLE DRIVE SHAFT IN 'DRIVE' BUT IT'S NOT ENGAGED WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN MOTION, BUT THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ENGINE REVVED PAST 7K RPM AND THE CAR DECELERATED. "TRANSMISSION FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO COAST THE CAR ACROSS FOUR BUSY LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NON RESPONSIVE GAS PETAL TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, ALL ERROR/FAULT MASSAGES WENT AWAY AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INCIDENT.

I HAVE HAD REPEATED FAILURES DRIVING MULTIPLE LR4 AND A RANGE ROVER SPORT (I OWN BOTH). IF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE YOU LIGHTLY REST YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL (FOR INSTANCE IN DRIVING IN CLOSE QUARTERS) THE CAR WILL ILLUMINATE MULTIPLE WANRING INDICATORS INCLUDING ENGINE FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, GEARBOX FAILURE, PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, ABS FAILURE, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, STABILITY CONTROL UNAVAILABLE AND CRUISE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE. GENERALLY WHEN THESE CONDITION OCCUR THESE SYSTEM WILL DEFAULT TO REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY MODES. THIS PROBLEM IS REPRODUCIBLE AND IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE DEALER AND LRNA. LAND ROVER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE AND HAS NO CURRENT FIX OR PLANNED FIX. ITS APPARENT CAUSE IS A TWO STAGE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH CAUSES A SOFTWARE FAULT WHEN ONLY ONE OF THE TWO SWITCHES IS ENGAGED. LAND ROVER CANNOT CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEM DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. AT THE LEAST THIS FRIGHTENS THE DRIVER WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MASSIVE SYSTEMS FAILU...

2010 LAND ROVER LR4 SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, STOPPED RUNNING ON A HIGHWAY - THE CAR ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS BUT THE GAUGE SHOWED HALF A TANK!! UPON INVESTIGATION - THE DEALER ADMITTED ALL 2010 LR4 AND SPORT RANGE ROVERS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM - THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LAND ROVER LR4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. REPORT 7424886 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE COMPUTERS MAIN SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,900. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ