Timing Tensioner Problems of Land Rover Range Rover Sport

1. ) safety recell n623: gasoline fuel tank flange assembly cracking- I have contacted the Land Rover dealership several times and no one will help me schedule the appointment to service my vehicle. The customer service reps are rude and very unhelpful. 2. ) my vehicle was also included in a class lawsuit regarding the timing chains and tensioners- the law suit was approved in June and I submitted all of my documentation. No one from the claims administration will contact me back.

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My car at approx 58000 miles had a knocking sound in the engine. Land rover centerville diagnosed it as needing a new tensioner, timing chain and supercharger isolator. The repair was $6200. 2 years later at 84000 miles the vehicle idled roughly and threw a code"performance restricted" along with the check engine light. I drove it slowly to the nearest auto repair shop (5 blocks) where it duplicated the rough idling and code and then the engine proceeded to blow up due to a faulty tensioner that caused the timing chain to slacken and destroy pistons and valves. This is a very dangerous situation that could have caused a catastrophe had it occurred on the highway. I originally replaced the faulty tensioners under the guise this would prevent an occurrence such as this. Land rover states the timing chain should last the life time of the vehicle and I am now on my third one with a 2012 vehicle that has only 84000 miles. The worse part is that this faulty design caused my engine to seize. I am now out 2 very costly repair bills and I have no guarantee the new tensioner and timing chain will function properly. I have investigated the problem and apparently this is a situation landrover is well aware of, yet there is no recall. There needs to be. The only solution is to replace the engine, rebuild it or part the car out as it is useless once this occurs.

Takata recall. All Land Rover/Jaguar 5. 0 engines from 2010 to 2013 are affected by timing chain tensioner guides. This was an engineering error on oem equipment. Timing guides are made of aluminium and piston on tensioner is steel. Engine will develop a tick/knock. Not addressing the issue will lead to timing issues and engine failures. Land rover/Jaguar is aware of the issue and fix is at consumer expense of over $5k. They will install a newly designed guide with a steel "button" insert for piston to rest on. Ive seen posts with issues arising as little as 7k miles. No check engine lights with this issue. This issue should've been addressed as a recall.

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