NHTSA Complaint #11561955 — 2024 LAND ROVER DEFENDER

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11561955
Vehicle	2024 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 26, 2023
Date Filed	December 26, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

This morning I got into my Defender, started it, and the power steering was clearly not working at all. The steering wheel was not locked. With very significant effort I could turn the wheel. After searching online I found that this is apparently a widespread problem with Land Rover Defenders since about 2021. I was lucky that it happened in my driveway and not while I was actually driving. I was able to regain steering by disconnecting the negative terminal of the battery for 60 seconds and reconnecting. After that, the car drove fine.

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