NHTSA Complaint #10515761 — 2008 LAND ROVER LR2

I BOUGHT MY LAND ROVER LR2 HSE BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER IN NJ ON MAY 31, 2008 . IN MID 2012, AT 45K MILES RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, I STARTED TO HEAR A DISTURBING HOWLING OR HUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHICH IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT GOT WORSE AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 2K MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2013. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL (RDIFF) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A REBUILT (NOT A BRAND NEW ONE) FOR $2321. THIS CAR HAS AN ALMOST UNUSED REAR SEAT AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD AND 80% OFF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA IN MAY TO OPEN A CASE AND ASKED THEM TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE I FOUND THIS PROBLEM EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR A HIGH END SUV. THEY DON'T EXPLICITLY ADMIT 2008 LR2S HAVE FAULTY RDIFFS BUT THEY AGREED TO PAY ONLY $500 TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID THIS PROBLEM MIGHT GET WORSE AND TREACHEROUS TO DRIVE AND STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE COST OF REPLACEMENT WITH A BRAND NEW (INSTEAD OF A REBUILT) ONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2008 LR2S. HTTP://WWW.LANDROVERSONLY.COM/FORUMS/F11/LR2-REAR-DIFFERENTIAL-FAILURE-41070/. *TR