general problems of the 2012 Land Rover Evoque

I stopped at a red light, when light turned green, I pressed the accelerator, however the car would only roll not accelerate, engine had no response whatsoever, in some cases the rev actually dropped instead of going up, which was bizzare. After pressing the accelerator for about 5 seconds the car will suddenly accelerate to 3000 rpm and over and take off, then when I stop again, same thing happens. It kept on recurring everytime I stop. Uphill was even more difficult to get the car going. However, I did get it fixed by updating the engine software at the dealer. There should be an announced recall for this problem, it is scary.

I was driving vehicle at about 65-70 mph on freeway for about one hour. Exited freeway, stopped at traffic light. When leaving light, accelerated normal & instantly noticed there was very poor acceleration. The engine service light displayed & vehicle would not go over 35mph. I then pulled into parking lot, turned car off for 2 minutes, restarted & no change in problem. Took car to dealership where I purchased & vehicle was fixed at no charge.

While driving in rainy weather for approximately one hour, I went to accelerate to pass a car and there was a loss of power, amber waning light came on, engine light came on and I could not go faster than 35 mph. This could have caused a serious accident but I was able to slow down enough to get back in the slow lane. Car had to be towed to dealer the next day. The loner Evoque they gave me did the same thing in rainy weather on September 16, 2012.