NHTSA Complaint #10119474 — 2005 LAND ROVER LR3

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 5 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE ALREADY MADE 2 PAYMENTS ON IT. IN THOSE 5 WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SECOND WEEK, I EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY HAD "BAD GAS" AND THAT IF IT DID NOT CONITINUE TO LOSE POWER, I WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. THE PROBLEMS SHORTLY ENDED AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES, SO I CONTINUED. THAT SAME WEEK, I GOT AN ALERT FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I DID SO AND THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RETURNED AFTER 3 DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT THE GAS CAP WAS NOT PUT ON TIGHTLY ENOUGH. THE FIRST OF THE NEXT WEEK, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF POWER. I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS TO FIX THE PROBLEM- A VACCUM LEAK. WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE THE CAR BACK 2 BUSINESS DAYS LATER (AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP), I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD A NOISE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THEY ARE BRINGING IN A SPECIALIST AND HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK TO ME IN A FEW DAYS-"IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MORE DAYS, BUT WE THINK IT CAN BE FIXED." THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND HALF FOR THIS LAST PROBLEM- AND DO NOT FORSEE GETTING IT BACK THIS WEEK. I DO NOT THINK THAT A $53,000 BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THESE KINDS OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.