NHTSA Complaint #10784964 — 2010 LAND ROVER LR2

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 LAND ROVER LR2 WITH AROUND 61,000 MILES ON IT FROM A FRIEND WHO HAD TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. AFTER PUTTING ABOUT A 1000 MILES ON IT IN 2 MONTHS, A ROARING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AROUND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN TOWN. NOTE THAT THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. IT WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST AND CONTINUED TO GROW LOUDER. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AND WAS EVEN MORE SHOCKED THAT IT APPEARS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC WITH THE VEHICLE. I CALLED LAND ROVER IN LITTLE ROCK, AR AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT. AS FIRST THOUGHT, IT IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GOING OUT AT 62,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO REPAIR, JUST A FULL REPLACEMENT FOR $2,800. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. HE SAID THAT LAND ROVER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AS THEY DIDN'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY CONCERN. HOW CAN THIS BE? IF DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT WILL LOCK UP AT SOME POINT AND THERE YOU WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR FREEWAY! NOTE THAT THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT DETAILING THE REPAIR. HE DID STATE THAT THE NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS AN IMPROVED DESIGN? ONE OF THE SITES DETAILING THIS ISSUE IS WWW.LANDROVERSONLY.COM.