Differential Unit Problems of Land Rover LR3

Front and rear differential whining resulting in needing to replace.

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Unusual differential wear. My differentials fluid are replaced every 20k miles. At 60k mile use, they are now failed (again, 1st replacement at 40k miles. ).

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Front differential seized while driving on I-70. Failure occurred seconds before vehicle became immobile. Car was left stranded partially obstructing right lane on interstate near a blind curve.

Rear locking differential started humming. Currently (within 1000 miles) it got very loud. I was told by the dealer it needs to be replaced at $3,200 out of pocket costs. After checking online forums seems like this is very common issue and known to manufacturer. They should make national recall for all vehicles exhibiting this problem.

Front differential bearing failed at 51500. Vehicle was brought into Land Rover dealer at approximately 48000 miles while still under warranty for a noise coming from the front of the vehicle and the dealer failed to diagnose it at this point. The noise rapidly became louder and the dealer finally diagnosed it 1500 miles out of warranty and refused to cover under warranty.

My front differential was replaced under warranty at approximately 35k. The rear differential is now failing at approximately 42k and the dealer won't warranty it since it was reported 3 months after the warranty expired. The air suspension is also failing and will need repair.

Front differential roaring and feels like major drag anytime you are not applying gas petal. Had front differential service done and fluid was full of debris. This trucks suffered from a faulty coating on the inside of the differential housing from the factory but landrover never issued a recall and expects someone to spend 4000 to replace the part. They do not sell any type of rebuild kit or parts. I have continued to drive my Lr3 and it decreased the fuel economy not to mention the roaring noise. The noise is continuous when driving. Landrover forums show page after page of differential problems but landrover will do nothing.

The contact owns a 2005 Land Rover Lr3. While driving 30 mph in the snow, the front differential failed and the contact heard a grinding noise. The wheels locked up briefly. The dealer and manufacturer have not yet been notified. The failure and current mileages were 65,000. Updated 02-14-08. The vehicle briefly went into a skid, however the consumer was able to shift the vehicle into neutral and coast to the side of the road. Updated.

Today, I was driving my 2005 Land Rover Lr3 (which I have owned for a week) down a major highway when all of a sudden it completely locked up and slammed to a stop in the middle of the highway. The engine was still running, but the car just made a grinding noise in every gear and was completely immobile. The police could not budge it, even in neutral. The tow truck driver had to pull it up onto the truck as it would not even roll. When the Land Rover dealer took a look at it, they said that the front differential was completely gone/ruined and that was "unusual". A new front differential is now on order, and they expect that will take 3 weeks. We feel lucky to be alive and not to have caused a serious accident.

2005 Land Rover Lr3 with broken wiper blades and suspension problem** 07/19/07 dup letter send * the consumer stated he purchased the vehicle new on sept 1, 2005 upon possessing the vehicle for 24 days the windshield wiper blades broke and 19 days after that the plastic molding from the driver's door fell off and not 13 days later the car was towed. The consumer was informed that there was a problem with the rear suspension/differential, the consumer also heard noise while the car was in reverse and was informed that there was damage to the rear suspension compressor. The consumer stated that the tires were worn not 11 months after he purchased the vehicle, the power windows were in operable, steering wheel is prematurely worn and a recall was issued for the vehicle pertaining to the fuel tank. The consumer stated would like a new vehicle or cancel the contract to obtain a refund for the vehicle. Updated 07/24/07.