Driveshaft Problems of Land Rover Range Rover - part 1

Drive shaft to front differential failure as a result of rigid front drive shaft (no flex coupling) design fault by Land Rover.

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The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that when driving uphill at any speed, the vehicle would hesitate and jerk simultaneously. The failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08v635000 (power train: drive line: drive shaft) the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000 and the approximate current mileage was 123,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on seven different occasions, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and decided to send an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The engineer diagnosed that the rear axles were out of round and as a result, the axles and the drive shaft needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repair the failure. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 37,000.

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I was driving my 2003 Range Rover that I just bought used 2 weeks earlier. As I was driving, the car started making severe grinding noises and lost power. I could not steer that well and was in the middle of the road. I managed to get barely enough power to make it to the side of the road and pull into a parking lot. This event was without any warning and the car made the worst grinding noises in the world. I had it towed to a local repair shop and they informed me that this vehicle has a recall on it to address the problem, which is a failed driveshaft / axle / differential operation. Because it was recalled, I had it towed to Land Rover and they are now saying that they can't fix the problem until the axle is repaired, which they say is not part of the recall. I believe it is part of the recall and they should be covering this at no cost. I had my child in the car and I think this could have been a very dangerous situation. Also, when I bought the vehicle in costa mesa, CA (house of luxuries), they assured me the car was totally checked out and had no mechanical or other issues. Now I am very angry with them for placing my life (and others) and my child's life in danger by not disclosing these problems, or at least telling me that this vehicle has a recall and to repair it before I drive. I am happy that I was told about the recall later but feel that the business I bought the car should have known this prior to the sell of the car and it could have placed our lives and others at risk had I been going down the freeway, which is in la and heavy traffic. Thank you.

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It started about 2 months ago after I brought my car in for a recall issue I received in the mail regarding the differentials and front drive shaft. I figure it was a good idea to have it fixed as a preventable measure. Shortly after (about 2 weeks) I started noticing "trans prog error" appear on my dashboard display but it would disappear and reappear and figure if the light does not stay on it should not be an issue. Than my car one day while driving on the fast lane of the highway just lost power and displayed to put car in neutral. I had to get the car towed to a repair shop. They told me that it was a sensor and that I should try a transmission fluid change first. That did not help, I continued driving for another 2 weeks with getting stuck in the middle of the highway several times at very dangerous times (ie. After 2am) with close calls, fortunately nothing happened to me but I would like to see that this does not happen to anyone else. I took the car to lr dealership repair and they told me that I needed a new transmission and transfer box among other things that would bring it to a $11-15k job. I find this ridiculous for such an expensive car that was well taken care of with 65,000 miles. I was out of warranty but a transmission should be the life of a car. Please help! I would like to have a recall and/or class action suit to remedy this issue as soon as possible.

Complete front drive shaft failure - sudden, without any warning, while driving. 2003 Range Rover hse.

I was traveling on interstate 75 in the right lane during rush hour. My car started making a loud noise, I pulled over, turned the car off. I started the car and was not able to drive off. My vehicle was towed to landrover dealer and I was informed that my drive shaft had to be replaced. I had to pay $1800+ to fix. This is the second major repair cost. The first was last September I had to replace the transmission.

Driving at 80mph passing a tractor trailer on interstate 380 north, my front axle and drive shaft gave out almost causing me to loose control of vehicle and run into the truck. Luckily I was able to get control and guide vehicle to the side of the road. Vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed. This is the second time this part has failed on this vehicle as it was repaired by previous owner only 10k miles ago.

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.

At traffic light I heard a grinding sound in transmission, moved gear from drive to n to hear it again. As light changed the driveshaft disengaged from the transmission, coasted across traffic to service station, but unable to move rear of vehicle out of traffic. Passersby helped push me and my child out of the intersection. I believe this is the 2nd differential failure for this vehicle.

(1)excessive noise and vibration at front end of vehicle (2)front differential failure/front driveshaft spline misaligned with input spline on differential. (3)front drive shaft and differential replaced.

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.

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!.

Front differential catastrophic failure while driving 65 mph on us 290. 1 adult driver, 1 3 month old boy, 1 4 yr old girl no warning signs. Front wheels locked up for a moment almost causing an accident on moderately busy freeway, then was able to have vehicle coast to a stop following loud noise.

Range rover 2005 hse driveshaft went out.

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While driving on the highway the car with no previous indication just started making a grinding noise hardly allowing me to pull off to the right. The dealer stated I had to replace the front differential and driveshaft.

I have a 2003 Range Rover. The front differential completely failed and broke causing the vehicle to be immobilized. I cannot drive or use reverse. This is a known technical service bulletin 540103 and NHTSA item 10000919, however it continues to happen again after being fixed according to some customers. The original owner had it fixed once and I am the second owner, it happened again. My vehicle was bought used last month with 44. 8k miles. It now has 47k miles. This is a very important safety issue and should be considered a recall. My vehicle is sitting at the dealership. It is out of the 4 year/50k mile warranty so Land Rover may or may not fix it. . Read more...

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.

I purchased this 2003 Range Rover with 19,000 miles February 2007. It currently has 36,008 miles and the transfer case differential and drive shaft needed to be replaced. The car had a catastrophic failure stopped at a traffic light, and was in gear at the time. They had to replace the drive shaft and differential. Time in service is not the issue with the low miles on this vehicle. The only wear and tear that could occur would be through usage. The warranty is 50,000 miles or 4 years. This vehicle is not even close to the mileage limitation.

The contact owns a 2003 Land Rover, Range Rover hs3. While driving approximately 80 mph, the transmission failed and the contact attempted to accelerate but to no avail. The vehicle then down shifted to a lower gear and as the accelerator was engaged, the vehicle became more resistant. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and they replaced the front differential, propeller assembly and the yoke. The contact stated the failure had previously occurred and the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 08v635000 (power train: driveline: driveshaft). The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage is 82,000. The consumer stated the drivetrain was replaced twice, before the recall was announced. The consumer believed the failure caused the engine to fail. Oil became mixed with the engine coolant. Updated evoq 08/04/jb updated 8/9/10 updated 08/11/10.

Differential , drive shaft total failure . This has happen to me twice in June of 2007 and oct of 2007.

While driving at speed in excess of 60mph the suspension, transmission, driveshafts failed multiple times. Require tow serviced each time due to complete powerfailures. Vehicle locked and forced me into emergency lane on the NJ turnpike. Landrover replaced only the battery and alternator the first time and 3 months later the failure happened again , and they replaced the battery and alternator again. Vehicle has electronic problems I have had speakers,ecu sensors, steering wheel motor, parking sensors all replaced in a 12 month span of a 2 year lease. Landrover will not help me obtain a safe replacement for the remained of my lease.

My 2003 Land Rover Range Rover hse had a failure of the front differential spilnes, axle shaft, differential unit and drive shaft which caused total loss of vehicle propulsion at 60 miles per hour on a busy highway during rush hour traffic. The vehicle had to be towed to Land Rover north scottsdale where it still sits because neither the extended warranty company nor the Land Rover dealership will claim responsibility for the repairs which are in excess of $4,000. I also had a failure of the retractable steering wheel which resulted in a diagnosis of having to replace the entire steering column.

2-9-05-driving on the highway. Veichle shut down on motorway, vehicle making loud grinding noise will not move in any gear. Had to wait to be towed back to dealership. It was a faulty front fif assemby. Replace front fiff and align. Replace drive shaft. 8-23-07-driving on a highway. Veicle making grinding noise while on the highway. Had to pull over the car would not accelerate. Car was towed into shop after 4 hours of waiting on the highway and being towed. Front diff and drive shaft splines stripped. Replced front diff and driveshaft.

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.

Failure of front differential/driveshaft on a 2003 Land Rover Range Rover with 48,000 miles. No accident involved, excessive wear identified by dealer during routine service and clanking"noise identified by owner upon shifting from reverse to drive. Problem was consistent with other reported failures in same model with BMW drive train. Differential/driveshaft was serviced twice in 2004- once due to an owner complaint of a grinding noise coming from the front differential ,and once due to a service bulletin from Land Rover. Differential was replaced on 11 July 2007 at a cost of $2300. 00 to vehicle owner. Land rover continued to lack acknowledgment of problem and failure to issue a formal recall was creating a safety hazard for owners of pre Jaguar drive train Range Rover .

2003 Range Rover, I was driving at 50 mph on the highway when without any prior warning the car made a very loud metallic grinding noise. A warning message told me to immediately put into neutral, I was doing 50 mph in morning rush hour traffic. The car lost drivetrain power, and I was luckily able to change lanes and coast into the breakdown lane, narrowly missing a pile up accident. The car was flat bedded to a Land Rover dealership. They told me that the front differential/driveshaft was burned out. I asked if this was a common problem on this vehicle. They said yes! seemingly it could happen anywhere between 30000 and 100000 miles . This car hasd 7500. Miles on it) I asked if Range Rover knew about it and had recalled the car. They said that Range Rover had bullitins since 2003 after the car was introduced, but had not accepted this as a fault or issued any safety recalls. This was a disgrace, and the NHTSA needed to address this. The problem wa s well documented on the rangerover. Net website.

I was stopped at a red light and when it turned green vehicle moved for about half a block then there was this noise coming from the front that immediately disabled the truck in traffic . The truck just stopped instantly, engine still running, but truck won't move. I had it towed to the dealer, and was told it was a faulty 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 assembly.

2003 Range Rover hse. Approximately 46,000 miles. Within the 50,000 mile warranty but out of time warranty by about 6 months. Were taking a freeway exit when the splines on the front driveshaft stripped and failed. Range rover would not cover the problem and did not let us know that this was a known problem. We took the vehicle to tricounty transmission in clackamas oregon for repair where they had another Range Rover on the hoist with the same problem. They ordered a drive shaft and told us that the yoke had slight wear from the stripped driveshaft but did not need replacing. The total was between $700 and $800. On April 14th, 2007 ot stripped out again. We were then told of the new custom driveshafts for solving this problem.

On the evening of 24th Jan 2007 I was leaving the motorway to join another major road, when I lost all drive to my 2002 Range Rover. There was no indication or noise leading up to the loss of drive, and then there was a loud grinding noise and the computer instructed me to engage neutral. I engaged neutral and coasted luckily enough for 100 yards to a pull in off the road, and awaited my aa recovery to recover the vehicle. Unknowingly my car had missed the last service by 6,000 miles, and the manufacturers warranty has expired. However I have taken the matter up direct with landrover and explained that the main dealer has allays serviced the vehicle, and usually gave a telephone call/letter to advise the vehicle would need a service but had not done so on this occasion. After much pushing landrover are only contributing 33% towards the repair, therefore I have instructed the garage to return the parts to me for an independent engineers report to be carried out. As I believe this is an endemic fault and all rr should be recalled and new propshaft and diff parts fitted. My partner who had a new rr three months after mine had the problem 6 months after delivery of the car.

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: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on the highway, there was grinding noise followed by the illumination of the neutral light on the instrument cluster panel. The contact managed to pull the vehicle over without incident. It was towed to a dealer who determined the front differential was fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. Updated 10/18/2006 - the consumer was told by the dealer that the design of the front driveshaft, which has no flexible coupling at the front end, so any minor misaligned puts severe stress on the front differential input splines, leading to failure and immobilization of the vehicle. Updated 10/25/2006 -.

2003 Range Rover with engine problems including stalling. Customer states that one day while driving the vehicle lurched forward made a grinding noise and then lost all power. The mechanic informed the consumer there was a defect with the front differential. According to the dealership, the problem was with the design of the front driveshaft which had no flexible coupling at the front end, so any minor misalignment placed severe stress on the front differential input splines, leading to failure and immobilization of the vehicle.

I own a 2003 Range Rover, and I have read of numerous problems concerning the driveshaft and front differential failing in these model suvs. I want to do my part and report that I too had my front differential fail on the road at 40200 miles. I hope that reporting this will ultimately require Land Rover to redesign this part, because this will eventually cause someone to lose there life. The truck is totally undrivable. I was on the highway at speeds of 65 mph, and the acceleration just gave out. I was lucky that it was light traffic, and I was able to somehow get the truck to the side of the road.