Differential Unit problems of the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover

Driving 75mph on interstate, while passing semi trailer, suddenly a loud thump and loss of drive to wheels, lost of power and sudden lost up hill I lost control of vehicle. Semi avoided me, and I was barely able to control body roll but safely brought vehicle to stop of the side of road. Towed to my mechanic, he reported that differential along with prop shaft had failed. He believed this was a recall issue. Dealer in santa fe, nm says no active recall. I have read otherwise and that the issue can occur even after initial recall work done.

Grinding noise from differential.

Took my 2004 rr to dealer for front differential recall, having no prior issues. Left the dealer and within 20 minutes had a failure at highway speeds in miami, in rush hour traffic!! cpu on vehicle said "put vehicle in neutral" which I did and luckily coasted to the side of the freeway stranded. Thank goodness I wasn't seriously injured. Had it towed to the dealer and same issue within 70 miles of driving, dealer seems to be "dumbfounded" to the symptoms.

I have a 2004 Range Rover that has had the front differential replaced at 50k miles and again at 80k miles and now it has failed again leaving me stranded on the highway. The last time it was "replaced" was only 8 months ago.

Failure of front differential of 2004 Range Rover. These failures are chronic and due to a design failure, but Land Rover has done nothing to correct the problem. I've asked my local dealer to replace the front end as an 'extended warranty' but have not heard if they will. If not, its a $5,000 repair item.

I was traveling home on I-h201 when there was a loud gear cranking sound and the vehicle could no longer accelerate. The warning came on and said to put the vehicle in neutral. The vehicle rolled to the side of the road and needed the emergency brake to stop because it couldn't shift into park. It was towed in and the dealer said that it was a front differential failure which was common with this year. It's lucky that it happened in the middle of the night when there wasn't any traffic. There weren't any mechanical warnings prior to this incident.

I was traveling in my 2004 Range Rover with 47k miles on I-h201 in hawaii at 55 mph with cruise control on when the engine suddenly revved up, the warning sign came on and said to put the car in neutral and it stopped accelerating. I put the car in neutral and rolled to the side of the highway. The car could not longer get into gear, made horrible grinding noises, and only could only stop with the emergency brake engaged (putting the car in park did nothing). The car had to be towed into the Land Rover dealership. They said that the front differential was completely gone and needed to be replaced, along with the drive shaft. This is an incredibly dangerous fault and should be addressed by Land Rover.

My husband, son 10 yrs old, myself , and two pugs were driving on highway 31 at appx 65 mph when suddenly our car made a loud crack noise and suddenly stopped accelerating telling us to put the car in neutral. We were on our way on vacation appx 90 miles out of town. Fortunately the Land Rover dealer was open at 630 pm and when we described what had happened he knew exactly what the problem was. We had to wait 3 hours on barely what would be considered the shoulder of the road in the snow and wait for someone to tow our car to the nearest Land Rover dealer. The car has 54,000 miles on it and we paid 63,000 dollars for the vehicle. It was completely incompacitated and left us stranded in a very dangerous place with absoutely no recourse other than towing. Thank god we made it safely however this situation could have resulted in a very different outcome. To date my car is still out of service and I a, left without a vehicle.

2004 Range Rover front differential failure on highway, suddenly lost power could have been very serious in heavy traffic, had toddler and infant in car.

Front differential and drive train failure 2ed time in less than 12 months. This is a known problem with all 03-05 Range Rovers, but yet the dealership continues to band-aid the problem.

Driving on highway and transmission failed. 2004 Land Rover Range Rover with 53k miles. Front differential and drive shaft splines worn down. Repaired and replaced.

The front differential has malfunctioned twice in the past 18 months. The vehicle comes to a near screeching halt when this happens, both times at highway speeds and is unsafe. The first time it was replaced; it is currently in the shop for the second replacement.

While driving on the freeway @ about 65 mph a loud screeching noise just came out of no where then the vehicle would not accelerate when putting your foot on the gas & when I tried to accelerate it was accompanied by more loud grinding noises! we were almost killed on the freeway because we were in the fast lane & the car locked up!!! I had to have it towed home @ a cost of $300. There was an investigation opened for her problem action # ea0712 for component power train:driveline:differential unit, power train:axle assembly:axle shaft, power train:driveline:driveshaft. Prior to this I have had no problems or any signs of any problem with my 2004 Range Rover hse. I called Range Rover today (Monday 11/26/07) @ 1-800-637-6837 and was rudely advised by the rep. That she wasn't a auto mechanic & that I would have to deal with it with my local dealership. I can't imagine this just being a normal routine problem in owning this car & would like a answer. I love my rover but can't afford to have this happen!.

Normal driving on asphalt pavement at approximately 45 mph. Front drive shaft, and or, front differential failure. Resulted in inability to drive vehicle. This is second time this has happened over the last 15,000 miles.

Catastrophic failure of front differential at 65 mph. No warning signs. Vehicle unable to drive. Towed to landrover walnut creek, CA.

On 7/22/07 my 2004 Land Rover Range Rover without warning and traveling approx 20mph started making a very loud grinding noise and came to a halt. I put it in park and the noise was gone. Then I shifted it into drive and again grinding noise and no movement. I shut it down and called for a tow (flatbed). At the repair shop (not dealer - the dealer said they have not heard of this issue) told me this is common with rr 2003-05 models. Since it is a common problem and a clear manufacture defect, Land Rover or the Ford motor group should be held liable and recall all affected models and repair them. I had to pay $2600. 00 for a new differential and driveshaft.

I noticed a loss in power to the Land Rover Range Rover. Also noticed a clunking noise from the front of the SUV. The SUV was now in the shop for a repair that was common on the Range Rover to replace the front differential and the driveshaft. If I had not been alert to the noise when I had the window down I might have experienced a hazardous situation on the highway. The fix at this time was just replace the parts with new ones, but I understood that this was not addressing the problem, but just providing a temporary solution until suvwas out of warranty period. The SUV is a 2004 Range Rover with 33k miles on it.

Front differential failure.

I was driving down a main road on us 69 in tyler, texas Friday evening. The vehicle has 51000 miles on it. I was traveling at 40mph when the car slipped out of gear and said to shift to neutral. Car died on the spot, and had to have it towed. Apparently it was due to front differential breaking. I read on webs ites that 2004 and older Range Rovers have this problem. My vehicle was in the process of having front differential,cv axle, and transmission replaced due to this problem.

Front differential. Thank god I was in a safe place.

Was at a red light 3 days ago and heard a loud bang from the transmission area of my 2004 Range Rover. I put the car in neutral then drive and heard a grinding sound. The car was unable to move. I had the car towed to Range Rover, encino approximately 100 miles away. Range rover said it was the front differential that was broken. The same day that I picked up the car from the service department, about 70 miles into the trip home the transmission began to rev while I was at a cruising speed of 70 mph. I thought it was a down shift but the car revved to 6,000rpms then the warning display said "trans. Failsafe mode. " I am at a loss and am very disappointed.

Hear faint groaning from front differential for about 500 miles prior to incident. Then at about 38k miles while driving at 60 mph - a loud grinding noise and no acceleration. Steered vehicle to side of road - immobilized. Problem - destroyed front differential and coupling to transmission. Dealer replaced with "improved" parts and revised installation procedure with promise that this replacement should last for the life of the vehicle. I am concerned about it being a recurrent issue, especially after reading that this seems to happen every 20k to 30k miles. Which means that the next projected failure would not be covered by the manufacturer warranty and would be totally my cost to repair.

Vehicle had been making small grinding noises for about six months. I thought it was axle issues. Had it checked by local dealership. Agreed to keep tires on an alignment schedule and monitor. On 4 Feb, 2007 I stopped at an intersection. When the light turned green I tried to take off and the car would not move. Made a grinding noise and did not go anywhere. Tried to place it in reverse, same response. Had to get it towed to the dealership.

I was proceeding eastbound on 580 in san leandro at about 70 mph and heard an abrupt grinding sound and then lost acceleration. The engine was still working but could not get any torque. I was able to get the vehicle to the emergency lane as it decelerated. Once the vehicle came to a stop it would not move again. The gears would not engage without the grinding sound.

While driving on a busy interstate highway, the vehicle completely lost all propulsion. After navigating across multiple lanes of moderately heavy traffic with no power, I came to a stop on the side of the road and called for assistance. Once the vehicle was towed to the closest Land Rover dealer and the problem diagnosed, it was explained to me that the front differential had failed. I've since researched this issue and found that many other owners have experienced this problem and Land Rover has even issued technical bulletins regarding this repeated failure. Despite that, I had never been made aware of this issue by the manufacturer despite that fact that it has been in their service department at every scheduled maintenance interval and on many other occasions for other work. In fact, it was in their shop approximately 2,000 miles prior to this failure for a number of other warranty related items and this failing mechanism was not detected/fixed despite the fact that it was likely close to failure at that point and detection of the problem is possible via nothing more than a glance at the point where the shaft and differential housing meet. I'm happy no one was injured but very disappointed this failure occurred, especially considering that it occurred 1,000 miles after the oem warranty on the vehicle expired which now makes this a financial concern for me as well.

Abrupt failure of transmission on 2004 Range Rover 3. 0 diesel due to failed front differential.

2004 Range Rover differential failure. The vehicle failed twice in traffic and just shut down, I had to have it towed. I am lucky to be alive, this problem was very dangerous, when I did research on the vehicle I was shocked to learn that it has not be recalled. The dealer will hit you for cost everytime, it was a racket and a shame.

While driving home the front differential started leaking. Park the car and find thick fluid on the ground. Take to dealership and they find leaking front drive shaft joint o-ring. They replaced and aligned front diff. Lrna is aware of differential problems and the dangers that can come from it. After talking to lrna about the many problems we have had with this car it is very clear that they don't care about the customer other then to keep fixing the car under there warranty. I have heard of many cases of front differential's going bad on the rover forum. Please check into this before someone is killed.

A stop light was turning "green" so I step on the gas peddle, the vehicle at that time stopped abruptly and was making a grinding noise. When I step on the gas, it doesn't do anything but making a louder grinding sound. At that time, I see an error message that reads "remove gear of neutral". I did not receive any warning message or any funny noise leading to this . This has never happen before. I had my car towed to a independent garage, since the landrover does not take any responsibility or accountability on the false design of this vehicle. I found out later it was an on going issue with the front differential, which the dealership trying to say it was an "wear and tear" issue and they were going to charge me $1,800. 00 to fix. I will never purchase anything from landrover or whoever the parent company is.

No warning occurred. My front differential went out on my 2004 Range Rover. This occurred on a residential street after stopping at a red light and trying to move forward. Fortunately I wasn't on a major hwy traveling at high speeds.