Differential Unit problems of the 2008 Land Rover LR2

The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover Lr2. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making either a right or left turn, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

Premature failure of bearings, races and gears in rear differential.

I purchased the car in March of 2017 with 101,000 miles on it. It now has 119,000. As of 24 Jun 2019, the rear end began making a noise while turning. I took it to a local import repair shop. My mechanic informed me that the differential is currently being held together with zip-ties. Zip. Ties. As I have never had work done on the rear end of the car, that means that the zip-ties were put on before I purchased the vehicle. I have no idea when but the real question is this: how long is a differential supposed to last? the differential is currently locked into all-wheel drive all the time. The differential alone will cost $4900. The fluids will cost $40. I am not sure about the number of hours of labor but it won't be over a day. So let's say a day of labor would be 8 hrs at a rate of $120/hour. 4900+40+960 = 5900. Right now, my vehicle is only worth 2,200. I owe no loan but I am upside-down nonetheless. This is not wear and tear. This differential was poorly designed. The poor design was exacerbated when the differential was not dealt with. If not replaced, the locked differential will destroy the transmission. Then what will I do?.

"takata recall" when moving at low or regular speed and turning, there is a rumbling stumping sound coming from the rear. I took it to the shop and it was diagnosed that the rear differential was the issue. On researching the land-rover forum, I found that my issue was not peculiar to me alone but it was a major issue with other 2008 Lr2 owners and costly to change too. However land-rover issued a technical service bulletin ltb00342 (issue 3) in Aug 2011) about this. Why not a recall for the faulty rear differential or free replacement of the.

Like 1000s of other owners, my Lr2 needs rear differential replaced. Why NHTSA has not reviewed this is unbelievable. The Volvo's built with same design have problems with rear differential failing as well. The cost of this repair $2400-3000. . Has the NHTSA even looked into this? this is an expensive repair and I'm reading blogs where many people are attempting to do the repairs themselves n giving each other �trial n error� tips. Others are posting asking what's the worst that can happen if they don't do the repairs. Well, the transmission can lock up causing an accident. So what will it take for a recall to be at least considered? this seems to be very similar to Toyota prius recall several years ago. And it took how many deaths before a recall was issued?? or Ford pinto case sad thing here is. . . Nhtsa should be listening to the consumers! yet seems like not much has changed or maybe forgotten. . . .

My wife and I started noticing a humming noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle that seems to slowly be getting worse. Then we started getting a transmission fault error message on the dash. Started doing research and have found many others with the same symptoms before their rear differential goes out completely. We are driving the Lr2 across country a few times this next year. It's probaly going to go out at some point. If this is such a well known issue. I don't understand why a recall hasn't been issued!.

Rear differential.

The rear differential has failed and needs to be replaced. Very common problem with this year and model affecting the transmission and safety of anyone in or around the vehicle.

I just bought a used 2008 Land Rover Lr2 and I started hearing noises from rear end went to independent specialist for Land Rover he told me that this issue is a common in this car. . . Bad rear differential. . . Have a scheduled appointment w him in Tuesday also he told to contac the land. Rover of America but they r not going to do anything but it's their fault! please NHTSA can do something w it? thank you.

Rear differential failure.

I have been hearing a loud whirring noise coming from the back wheels and kept on getting louder. I took it in to auto repair and it is the rear differential that has gone out. After searching online I found that this is a common problem with 2008 Lr2, and shoud be on recall!.

I own a 2008 Lr2 and just received confirmation from the local dealer service department that the rear differential has failed and is the source of the widely reported low pitched rear hum. This noise from the rear of the vehicle started around 66,000 miles (current mileage 74,600). I was not aware at the time of the rear differential issue with these cars, and given that the set of tires on the car were due to be changed I attributed the noise to the tire tread wear. I opted to run the existing tires through the winter and stretch the mileage as much as possible. The noise continued to get worse, but again, attributed that to the tire tread. I subsequently started some research into other causes over the past couple weeks and found many, many reports of differential failures on these cars. I replaced the tires hoping that was the root cause. It was not, so the appointment at the dealer was scheduled and they confirmed that the rear diff is defective. The quoted price for the repair ¿ 5 â½ hrs + parts, $3,000+. Fortunately I had the defect diagnosed before a catastrophic failure that could have potentially resulted in extensive damage to the vehicle and/or injury to passengers. As I have subsequently discovered as I was giving approval to order the new differential, the part has been re-designed six times. This fact essentially confirms that Land Rover has recognized the design flaws, but is not doing anything to resolve the problem with owners.

Rear differential noise.

Like others, our Lr2 began to develop a whining sound from the rear around 85,000 mi (now at 88,000 soccer mom miles - never off road or abused). This car is a money pit. Ac went out at 80,000 ($2,000 repair), hood latch causing false alarms ($300), constantly needs brakes and rotors (every 25 to 30k miles), sunroof went (but apparently we just missed the VIN for the recall)($3,000), and now $4,000 for rear differential work. Land rover which has issued a service bulletin on the differential, should do the right thing and issue a recall and repair this.

Rear differential failure. Grinding noise, pinion and carrier bearings replaced.

Began hearing a very loud humming sound from the rear so I took it to a mechanic and found the rear differential needed to be changed. I began to do some research and found this to be a widespread problem amongst all 2008 Land Rover Lr2s once the Lr2 reaches around 60k to 80k. This is really unacceptable of Land Rover to not take responsibility for this issue as it is a very big safety concern.

The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover Lr2. The contact stated that the driver of the vehicle was traveling 30 mph when she heard a hollow noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where they advised her that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.

While driving, at any speed, I experienced a loud humming noise from the rear of the car. I brought the vehicle to a repair facility and was told the rear differential is defective. Doing some research on the topic, found that there are many cases of the rear differential failing before the recommended service time of 10 years/100,000 miles. It appears Land Rover is aware of the problem and has commented on replacing the defective unit with a new designed rear differential. A call to Land Rover corporate regarding a recall was negative, and non committal to a solution other than out of pocket expense of $2500 to me. I feel that this is a major safety issue as this component is part of the drive train.

Respectfully request to recall the rear differential of a Land Rover 2008 Lr2 hse. A moaning noise is heard from the rear and it gets louder as the speed goes up. Reading through the lr owners of this same vehicle from us and uk and it is not fair that the consumers cough up over $2,500 to $5,000 for this repair. Land rover of America should have known that they put in a faulty rear differential on the 2008 Lr2 right just as the warranty expired. The cost of repair is pretty hefty and the vehicle is still drivable eventhough the rear differential is broken. Should we wait until an accident happens on the highway before they recall the rear differential? please initiate recall investigation. Thank you.

I own a Land Rover Lr2 2008, and it started making a humming noise from the back end starting around 50,000 miles. The noise has progressively gotten louder. After changing tires, differential fluids, and bringing it to a mechanic (independent), the problem was diagnosed as a faulty differential system. Online research confirms this problem as common among this make model and year. Land rover north America has not issued any recalls for the faulty differential system and is not correlated to any fault of the owner/driver. The humming noise is loudest when accelerating or cruising. The sound softens when DE-accelerating or when turning to the "right". Continued use of a faulty rear differential will result in the gears locking up and possibly leading to an accident. Faulty differentials are not the result of driving patterns nor maintenance neglect. Current rates to fix rear differentials on this make and model are between $3k and $5k and Land Rover north America does not offer any financial assistance. Online research indicates this problem is a pattern and a trend and Land Rover should issue an official recall.

Over one year ago I began noticing a high pitched whining noise coming from rear end of vehicle during starting and stopping while transmission is in first gear. Researched the issue on internet forums and discovered numerous reports of rear differential problems. Finally paid to have lr dealership look at issue on 15 Dec 2012 and they determined problem is indeed rear diff. I opted to attempt a rebuild through them, and they replaced the pinion bearing and serviced other parts and fluids. Upon a road test the noise still persisted and the service advisor advised me that there could be a problem with the gears that could eventually lead to a lock-up of the rear differential, recommending a complete replacement of the unit. Aside from the exorbitant compounding costs to rebuild and now replace the unit, this sounds like a potential serious safety issue to me and lr appears to be taking no responsibility.