Land Rover LR2 owners have reported 4 wheel related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common wheel problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
Tpms sensor / valve stem made of aluminum type metal. Cracked in half and fell out due to corrosion. Resulted in immediate flat tire which needed to be replaced due to ride on damage. Both wife and kids stranded in car until I could change to spare. Both Land Rover and dealer in edison deny knowing anything about this failure and insist it is the first of it's kind. I find that hard to believe. They should pay for a new tire and 4 new sensors to be installed. This is dangerous and needs to be addressed.
I began hearing a loud humming noise on a 2009 Land Rover Lr2 that was coming from the back of the vehicle while driving. The pitch is low at lower speeds and the pitch gets higher as the speed increases. I took the vehicle into the dealership to find that the rear differential pinion bearing/gear was worn and flopping. The suggested repairs were at least a rear differential rebuild but may need an entire unit if damaged beyond rebuilding. A rebuild was estimated to cost $1600 and a total unit replacement was quoted at $2600. The dealership indicated the vehicle was unsafe to drive and that the driveshaft may break off at anytime. My research with this vehicle indicates this is a common problem that will eventually happen in all vehicles between 2008 and 2012. There is even a service bulletin circulating through Land Rover dealerships to notify service departments of the problem and the parts required to perform the repair. I'm concerned that a vehicle with so few miles could have a common catastrophic failure across many model years. This is clearly a safety issue that could endanger other drivers on the road and the occupant of this vehicle. Land rover is clearly aware of the problem with the circulation of the service bulletin but not recalling and repairing. I'm disappointed with the ethical decisions this company is making.
While driving my 2009 Land Rover Lr2 on the highway, my tire blew out. Upon investigation, the tire pressure monitoring system - that came with the car, installed by Land Rover - had corroded and caused the tire to collapse. This was very dangerous as my tire went from full to empty at a high rate of speed. I replaced the tire and tpms. A few months later, the same thing happened while again driving at a high speed on the highway. I lost control of the vehicle and fortunately was able to pull over without incident. Upon investigation, all three remaining Land Rover tpms had corroded and while one had collapsed, the other two were vulnerable. We were very fortunate that no one was injured. This is a very serious, dangerous issue. Land rover should be taking responsibility, protecting its' drivers and passengers, and issuing a recall.
I started to hear a whirring noise so took the car to a repair center (within 48 hours) that works on Land Rovers (there are no longer any Land Rover dealerships in vt) and they found that the rear differential was deteriorated (viscous fluid, metal chips shredding). The car was unsafe to drive - they found that, when they ordered the replacement part, the supplier is getting this problem on this model 4-5 times per month. This is not something I would expect on a 3 yr old car with the supposed durability of a lr that is driven only on regular roads (no off road driving which supposedly can be done in a Land Rover). Land rover says they cannot do anything about this because it is 1) out of warranty and 2) I did not take it to a lr dealer even though there were extenuating circumstances as the nearest dealer is now hours away since the vt dealer closed 2 yrs ago and I could have had an accident if I had continued to drive the car with this serious problem. It seems to me there is a defect in the differential parts installed in the Land Rover Lr2 that could cause serious accidents to happen when they fail.