2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING OUT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. LAND ROVER USED INFERIOR METALS AND RUST PROTECTION. THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN A CRASH IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V028000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DROVE AS IF SOMETHING DROPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED; HOWEVER, IT BEGAN MOVING AGAIN ONCE SHE RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,000. UPDATED 12/02/08. *LJ ALSO THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. UPDATED 12/03/08. *JB THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FRONT DRIVESHAFT U-JOINT FAILURE. THE DRIVESHAFT CAME APART AND BECAUSE IT HAD NOTHING TO RESTRAIN IT, IT BUST A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DROVE AS IF SOMETHING DROPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED; HOWEVER, IT BEGAN MOVING AGAIN ONCE SHE RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,000. UPDATED 12/02/08. *LJ ALSO THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. UPDATED 12/03/08. *JB THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FRONT DRIVESHAFT U-JOINT FAILURE. THE DRIVESHAFT CAME APART AND BECAUSE IT HAD NOTHING TO RESTRAIN IT, IT BUST A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB