general problems of the 2004 Land Rover Discovery Ii

The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Discovery Ii. The contact stated that the abs modulator valve cover and bolts were replaced twice and had recently failed a third time. The contact's mechanic advised that there was a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 04v005000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 104,000.

Failure of abs system while driving. 3-4 times per week while city driving the abs/hill descent/traction control warning lights and chimes come on. The system typically resets after stopping and re-starting the vehicle (sometimes requires neutral start to reset). This is similar to a failure I had in a 1999 model that required over $3,000 in repairs to replace a failed abs pump. Land rover insists that there is no fault code left on the obc after these events, but all indications point to a systemic and on-going problem with the series of abs pumps used over the years. This seems to be an important safety system in the vehicle, but lr seems to have no interest in addressing it.