2004 Land Rover Discovery II: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 3, 2016 · Brakes · 91,000 miles · CT · crash

Vehicle in motion traveling at approx 5-7 MPH. Zip code 06615 when 3 ABS sensor lights went on 1. Hill descent 2. Abs 3.traction control. Recent ABS shuttle switch replaced for same reported sensor lights failure. Vehicle was not on an incline and at an intersection and light. After passing intersection cars were entering street from side. Tried to slow down as car pulled out and could not. Another car pulled out.. Tried to move around car since car would not slow down. Upon putting more pressure anti lock vibration began and car had sensation of ' locking up ' on a wheel and felt as if the car was either sliding or 'not having any brake' control. And steering seemed to be affected. Had to cross oncoming car lane to veer away from cars pulling into my line as car was not handling properly. Had to go off the far left side of road onto sidewalk, grass of a private residence lawn and went through a fence. When I took my foot off the brake and began to brake again the sensation was as if pressure was not pumped into brake line and was able to then stop the car. This is the second time I could not stop the vehicle from antilock failure. The first time I thought it was weather related road conditions however I was traveling slowly approaching a red light and had to go through the light because car would not stop. The car has significant damage. Four other cars were avoided as I lost control failure of brakes. Wheel sensor speed and steering. No one injured. Vehicle was on main street at lunch time when there was activity on main street. 3 recalls for this model on record. 1 recall for this car was drive shaft related failure and vibration in advance. I experienced this and the drive shaft did brakedown on a small road causing car to go out of control. Fireman 1st responder helped me to safety. Driveshaft recall for 2004 model was in 2012. Police report: 16-10673.

Filed Jan 25, 2012 · Brakes · 61,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 land rover discovery ii. The contact stated that the ABS modulator valve cover and bolts were replaced twice and had recently failed a third time. The contact's mechanic advised that there was a recall for the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v005000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 104,000.

Filed May 4, 2010 · Brakes · 38,505 miles · NJ

Failure of antilock service brakes. Defect first identified in march 2005, when hdc,ABS,tc and red brake light came on. Vehicle taken to land rover of wood bridge where they diagnosed a loose connector. These lights came on intermittently over the last several years, but went out on their own usually. In late 2008 the lights came back on and stayed on. Car taken back to lr in dec. 17, 2008 with 38805 miles. Failure of the ABS modulator was diagnosed, and warranty coverage was denied, despite what was a failure to diagnose and correct the problem in 2005. Repair was to be $3000 plus labor. I subsequently learned that there have been recalls issued for this problem and it appears the my VIN number falls within the range. However lr refuses to cover this repair. I have made 2 attempts with customer service to have lr repair this defect under warranty coverage without success. I have also noted that there are other similar complaints for the same problem and lr continues to avoid their responsibility to have safe vehicles on the road.

Filed Mar 5, 2010 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 75,000 miles · UT

Failure of ABS system while driving. 3-4 times per week while city driving the ABS/hill descent/traction control warning lights and chimes come on. The system typically resets after stopping and re-starting the vehicle (sometimes requires neutral start to reset). This is similar to a failure I had in a 1999 model that required over $3,000 in repairs to replace a failed ABS pump. Land rover insists that there is no fault code left on the obc after these events, but all indications point to a systemic and on-going problem with the series of ABS pumps used over the years. This seems to be an important safety system in the vehicle, but lr seems to have no interest in addressing it.

Filed Aug 15, 2008 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · MO

I am the owner of a 2004 landrover discovery with approximately 60,000 miles on it. I have recently had intermittent failure of the ABS modulator on my vehicle. The ABS modulator controls the anti-lock brake system, the hill descent control and the traction control. When the ABS modulator fails, those systems are no longer available. While turning off the vehicle and restarting the vehicle will reset the system, the ABS modulator frequently occurs while the vehicle is moving. There is no warning for the failure, nor is there any pattern for the failure. The vehicle was in the dealer service center for this problem last week and this week and the diagnosis was for a replacement of the ABS modulator. The ABS modulator is a $2,800.00 part, with the total cost, including labor resulting in a bill for $3,500.00 to repair this safety issue. My family budget does not presently allow me to make this repair. In dealing the service center, I was informed that landrover is aware of the failure of the ABS modulator and has issued at least 2 technical service bulletins for a less costly repair of same. However, I was informed that the success rate for those less costly repairs was exceedingly low. In conducting additional research on this topic, I found that this issue affects all landrover discovery's produced from 1999-2004, some landrover range rover models and some other landrover models. Landrover refuses to address the issue and refuses to make the necessary repairs to make this important safety components of their vehicles reliable. It would seem the federal safety agency is ideally suited to make this company address safety defects in their vehicles. Please contact me should additional information be necessary.

Filed Feb 19, 2004 · Electrical · NJ

My brand new 2004 land rover discovery se7 has less than a thousand miles but has already paid 3 visits to the dealer's service department for the same problem. The problem is that 4 warning lights keep turning on and staying on when the car is in operation. These 4 warning lights are: brakes, ABS, tc, and hdc. I bought this car from prestige auto group at paramus, nj.