2004 Land Rover Range Rover

The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently downshifted without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after the failure and returned moments later. The contact had notified the dealer of the failure but was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V635000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

DRIVING 75MPH ON INTERSTATE, WHILE PASSING SEMI TRAILER, SUDDENLY A LOUD THUMP AND LOSS OF DRIVE TO WHEELS, LOST OF POWER AND SUDDEN LOST UP HILL I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SEMI AVOIDED ME, AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL BODY ROLL BUT SAFELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO STOP OF THE SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE REPORTED THAT DIFFERENTIAL ALONG WITH PROP SHAFT HAD FAILED. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM SAYS NO ACTIVE RECALL. I HAVE READ OTHERWISE AND THAT THE ISSUE CAN OCCUR EVEN AFTER INITIAL RECALL WORK DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

GRAND-DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED DOWN INTO HER LAP. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND SLOWLY TURN WHEEL TO PULL OFF ROAD. STEERING COLUMN WOULD TELESCOPE BUT NOT RAISE/LOWER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED, KEPT TRYING ADJUSTMENT LEVER UNTIL FINALLY COLUMN RETRACTED THEN RAISED TO NORMAL POSITION.

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT LESS THAN 2 MILES INTO A TRIP. AT REGULAR SPEED I HEAVILY APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT. I FLOORED THE PEDAL IN ATTEMPT TO STOP; THANKFULLY NO ONE HAD BEGUN TO MOVE AS I CARRIED INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. I PULLED OVER, READ THE MANUAL TO ENSURE I KNEW WHERE TO LOOK FOR BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE SENSORS. I ALSO CHECKED FOR LEAKS BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING; BRAKES OPERATION WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT BUT OK SO I CAUTIOUSLY CONTINUED DRIVING (NO WARNING LIGHTS NO SENSORS HAD GONE OFF). APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES LATER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SENSORS AND LIGHTS WENT CRAZY TELLING ME I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. WITH BRAKE OPERATION AS HARD AS A ROCK I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED DRIVER SIDE AND UNDERCARRIAGE SOAKED IN BRAKE FLUID. IN FEAR OF POTENTIAL FIRE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND REMAINED OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TOWED TO LAND ROVER DEALER; REPLACE BURST DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE TO REAR (ALSO REPLACED BULDGED PASSENGER SIDE LINE). LAND ROVER OF HUNTINGTON, NY. GIVEN RECENT RECALL ON 2006 AND NEWER RANGE ROVER MODELS I FELT IT VERY RELEVANT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AS I EXPECT THE ISSUE IS RELEVANT FOR OLDER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, THE WHEEL DROPPED ONTO MY LAP AS I WAS DRIVING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL. VERY SCARY, I HAD TO HOLD WHEEL UP WHICH HAS FULL RANGE OF UN/DOWN MOTION, WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL TILT MECHANISM. I DISCONNECTED THE WHEEL TILT DRIVE MOTOR AND RIGGED THE WHEEL SO IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. *TR