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Power Train
09/04/2006
INTERSTATE TRIP I-10 REMOTE AREA SOUTH OF MOBILE, ALABAMA. LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO ROLL THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT TOWING. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE THAT REQUIRED TOWING AND REPLACEMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL. OCCURRED AT APPROX. 20000 MILES ON NEW RANGE ROVER. *TR
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Power Train, equipment
03/14/2008
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 RANGE ROVER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 60,000 MILE'S ON IT. IN JUNE 2007, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. TRAFFIC WAS HALTED UNTIL SOME MEN PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS BREAKDOWN. IN FACT, THE CAR WAS JUST AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 75,000 MILE CHECKUP. NOT TO MENTION RANGE ROVER CHARGED ME $3,000.00 FOR THIS REPAIR.. THE MOST RECENT FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BREAKDOWN WAS MORE SERIOUS SINCE IT OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. WHILE TRAVELING TO BIRMINGHAM AL. FROM ATLANTA GA. AT A SPEED OF 70 MILES PER/HR THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN GRINDING NOISE AND STOP ACCELERATING. ONCE I REALIZED WGAT WAS GOING ON I STARTED GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE PART OF THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN THE FREEWAY LANE AND TRUCKS AND CARS WERE AVOIDING HITTING US. MY TEENAGE SON HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER THIS BEING THE SECOND...
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Power Train, equipment
03/10/2008
THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED TWICE WAS THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED (FIRST TIME 48,000 MILES AND SECOND 68,000 MILES). WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WAS APPARENTLY ALL PARTS WERE CHANGED. CAR DOES NOT MOVE. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TWICE AS MUCH AS A PRIVATE MECHANIC WANTS TO CHARGE. VEHICLE IS NOT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS FOR FREE. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIGH RATE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR
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Power Train
02/03/2008
WHILE DRIVING SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 15-25 MILES AN HOUR, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, MY 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER LOCKED UP IMMEDIATELY AND MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THE CAR FROZE UP AND WOULD NOT PROCEED FORWARD AND I AM ASSUMING BECAUSE I WAS ACCELERATING AND BROUGHT TO AN ABRUPT STOP, THE CAR THEN STARTED TO SHAKE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WENT BACK INTO DRIVE, ONLY FOR THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE THAT LOUD HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AGAIN. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, OR REVERSE. I HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH IT HOME. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE I DID JUST EXIT THE FREEWAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS I HAVE ALREADY FOUND MANY WEBSITES COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED AND HOPE THAT SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THIS MATTER. *TR
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Power Train
02/25/2008
FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON 2005 RANGE ROVER, WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE BUT NO SAFETY RECALL AS OF YET. IMMOBILIZED VEHICLE ON EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSTATE (I35) IN DALLAS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BACKUP, OVER $2K IN REPAIR COST. *TR
