Transfer Case Problems of Land Rover Range Rover

My wife came to a complete stop at a stop sign. When she tried to pull off, the vehicle refused to move. Two good samaritans pushed her into a parking lot. Had this happened on the interstate, it could have caused an accident. Inspection a few days later revealed rusted and stripped splines on the transmission output shaft and transfer case mating part. During my research, I found that this is a fairly common problem caused by electrolytic migration due to a lack of grease on the mating parts during assembly. Please note the absolutely clean areas of the transmission and transfer case apart from the rust dislodged during disassembly.

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When accelerating from a stop while turning either right or left there is a skipping/grinding noise coming from under vehicle around the transfer case. I've had the fluids flushed but noise still remains. Seems to be worse when under more torque like going up a hill.

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Driving on the road, with absolutely no warning, the vehicle suddenly lost any control of the drivetrain. Vehicle was left coasting in traffic, and the engine would rev without any influence on moving the SUV. The mechanic identified it as a known problem where the output shaft of the transmission strips the input shaft of the transfer case due to excessive fretting corrosion caused by insufficient lubricant/protectant applied to the shafts at assembly. I also read about others experiencing the problem while driving in traffic (range rover forum posts). This initially left me in the middle of moving traffic with no way to move out of the way of oncoming traffic, as it has left others that have described the same sudden failure on the internet. The only remedy offered at the dealership is to replace the entire transmission and entire transfer case at a cost in excess of $13,000. 00.

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The contact owns a 2003 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, there was an abnormal grinding sound from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle also was making a jerking motion and the transfer case warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure in NHTSA campaign number: 08v635000 (power train) and the drive shaft and spline needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

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Bought this vehicle for wife brand new for $80,000. First 38,000 miles best car ever owned. Then the landslide began. First bad vibration front end we pay $1,300 for wheel bearings. The transmission cooler rusted out. Our fault salty roads $1,100. 00 next the radiator goes $1,800 on us. By now 72,000 miles on it. Keep in mind my wife only uses to goto grocery store and pick kids up from school. God forbid we ever took it off road or thru the plains of africa. Now the biggy starts engine surging for no reason, vibration in steering wheel. Yes tires are new and balanced. Then the notorious transmission failsafe. Limpmode. Safety mode. How about sucker mode. Take it to dealer and they say need new transmission. I freak and second mechanic there looks at it and said its the transfer case motor $3,100. Oh yea that would be on us as well. So I say I'll tell you what put it in writing, that for sure this is the problem and if fixed all my transmission problems go away and if they don't its on you guys until its fixed. Yes you know what they said. I mean what happened to honesty and integrity. Love your neighbor as yourself. Stand by your work. Look I knew going into this car it was high maintenance but it does not even have 100,000 miles on it. Never fixed. Somedays it acts up all day other times once or twice it limps very sporadic. Pretty much a weatherby car. Whether or not it will act up or not. Ashamed to sell it and give someone else the problems. Tried telling people about problems and they said they would give me $7,000 carmax would not touch it actually refused to appraises it even though it was the cleanest they have seen. Issue the auction had a lemon flag on all the rangerovers with 70,000 miles or more. Nice!.

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2004 Range Rover went dead in the middle of the street due to shaft/differential failure.

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!.

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.

Sudden failure of the transfer case causing instant loss of power. This is a known design flaw with 2003, 2004 and 2005 Range Rovers. This can be a very dangerous flaw when pulling out into traffic or crossing and intersection. I don't believe they have re-engineered a permanent fix for this issue they are just putting the old faulty design back on when one fails. This is a very dangerous problem that someone has to make them redesign a permanent fix for.

I recently purchased a 2003 Range Rover. After driving the vehicle from the dealers lot to my home, I decided to take my fiance for a drive. I drove down a fairly busy highway which is less than one mile from my home. As I proceeded down the highway, I attempted to accelerate and the vehicle made a loud grinding noise and became immobile. Luckily, traffic was not extremely heavy and other drivers allowed me to drift into the median. Once in the median, I placed the vehicle in park and attempted to place it in gear so that I could drive again but it continued to make this grinding noise and would not move at all. The police showed up and called a tow truck so that I could get off of the busy highway. I called the car dealership and they were concerned that I had just purchased the vehicle and this problem occurred. The vehicle was towed to a local european mechanic shop and the mechanic indicated that the transfer case would need to be replaced. I was shocked as to why this happened, since the vehicle appeared to be in excellent condition and the dealer is a reputable business. The quote for this work is $5000 and I was asked by the dealer if I could come up with a portion cost for the repairs. Since the incident, I have researched this vehicle and this appears to be a common incident among other Range Rover owners of models 2002 through 2006. In my findings, this appears to be a design flaw and mechanical issue, not to mention a major safety concern. I would like this complaint to be filed with similar complaints in hopes that a vehicle recall or inspection is prompted.

The transfer case is stuck in neutral.

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Broken transfer case.

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Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership on December 2003 for regular maintenance, and the technician determined that the transfer case needed to be replaced. The consumer was told the part was unavailable.