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2006 Land Rover LR3 suspension problems

14 complaints (27% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 65,000.

owner complaints
14
of this car's complaints
27%
typical mileage
65,000
crashes
0
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Rear
    2
  • Front: springs: air suspension system
    1
  • Front
    1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Land Rover LR3 suspension problems in other years

20052006200720082009

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2006 Land Rover LR3 owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Apr 11, 2025 · Driver assistance, Suspension · GA

Hoc system not available. Transmission fault steering wheel suspension

Filed Jan 11, 2020 · Suspension · 133,000 miles · VA

Suspension fault light comes on when driving. Vehicle moves up and down. I have seen more than numerous complaints on the air compressor and faulty sensors. Why aren't they being repaired by land rover. A vehicle of this type and cost should not have this problem. Are they waiting for time to run out?

Filed Mar 9, 2015 · Driver assistance, Suspension · 100,758 miles · MI

Suspension fault light came on, dealer says the compressor needs to be replaced, $1600 for a part that seems to be a very popular problem with lr3. Why there hasn't been a recall, or a service bulletin on this is beyond me.

Filed Jan 31, 2015 · Electrical, Seat belts · 127,000 miles · CA

Driving, then default suspension light turns on. Then hydraulics completely stop working . Back seat seatbelt not working properly. Passenger airbag light turns on. Transmission pulls improperly. Electrical system, radio, clock, cd player stops working.

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Suspension · 103,000 miles · VA

I began to notice a rattling noise coming from underneath the driver's side, while driving at any speed. After a week, the "suspension fault" light came on. I was told the suspension compressor needed to be replaced, so I went ahead with the repairs at a cost of $1600. When I picked up the vehicle and tested the suspension, it would not raise into off road height. It lowered fine, but when I put it in normal height, only the rear would raise. It also took a lot longer than usual. I didn't even get it out of the shop parking lot before the suspension fault light lit up again. After researching this problem online and finding out that this is a common problem that sometimes takes 2 or 3 attempts to correct, it's obvious there's a defect with the suspension system or the actual compressor. Either way, this should be covered by landrover. I hope they do the right thing and issue a recall.

Filed Aug 17, 2011 · Electrical, Suspension · TX

As we were driving, the suspension fault light came on and immediately went off. We thought it may be due to the road conditions. About 30 minutes later, we stopped to gas up and when we were back on the road, the radio would not work. No sound but a cracking sound was coming from the radio. After a hour, the radio came back on. Last week, I was driving and the suspension light was came on and off every 5 or 10 minutes, it seemed. Then a loud chime with a suspension fault in red letters. At a stop light, the vehicle was going up and down like it has a mind of its own. Kindly of spooky. Of course, our 2006 lr3 is out of warranty. I called the dealer and it will cost $125 for a diagnosis but it will go toward the cost of the service whatever is needed. All I see is major dollars signs due to our last experience. The dealer quoted us a cost of $250 for a problem my husband fixed with a $12 fuse. So my husband will not take it back to the dealer not unless it is a must.

Filed Sep 13, 2010 · Suspension · 39,000 miles · FL

I bought a 2006 lr3 about a year ago from a dealer in south florida. The vehicle only has 39k miles on it and last week the suspension fault indicator came on. I took the truck to the dealer to have a diagnostic and they told me that the suspension compressor is not working. To replace the part is $1200 because the car is no longer under warranty. If the compressor fails, the suspension fails and the truck can end up riding on the tires at any time until the compressor is fixed. I spoke with land rover north america and they will not pay to replace the defective part. So now I am stuck with a $1200 repair on a vehicle that only has 39k miles.

Filed Apr 12, 2010 · Engine, Suspension · 65,000 miles · TN

Vehicle has approximately 65k miles and have been notified that the suspension air compressor must be replaced. This appears to be a very common problem. The dealer is unable to repair the vehicle at this time due to the part being on back order due to the number of vehicles needing this same repair. The compressors are obviously not the best quality with the elevated level of failures. Hopefully the part comes in before a complete failure of the compressor.

Filed Apr 21, 2009 · Suspension · 70,000 miles · SC · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 land rover lr3. The contact stated that the compressor for the air suspension had been replaced three times on her vehicle. A week after the most recent repair, the vehicle caught fire while parked in the driveway. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed. There were no injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. The fire department and insurance company stated that the air compressor caused the fire. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 05/18/09. *lj updated 05/20/09.

Filed Feb 27, 2008 · Lights, Suspension · 19,000 miles · MD

I had my landrover lr3 vehicle serviced at the alexandria, va while at this dealership I requested to have service which I discovered was issued through a landrover manufacture's bulletin completed also. *tr on october 23, 2007, my vehicle was brought into the bethesda, md landrover dealership for servicing, including the maintenance work, repair of the brake lights and repair of the sunroof. The dealership stated that I needed replacement tires and an alignment I questioned the logic of the tires prematurely wearing. I decided to research the matter further. These conditions existed when the vehicle was at the bethesda, md location, but were not taken care of which was part of the service warranty. Daniel's promised to me that he would take care of the directive's costs, I received a phone call from the person who identified himself as denise matiupa, a supervisor. Denise started the conversation off by yelling that he had reviewed the notes associated with the decision to deny me coverage and want to know what I wanted. Denise stated that it had not been serviced when it was in bethesda, md. I told denise that I requested it. Denise stated that he had no record of my request. I told denise, he also doesn't have any record of my not requesting it. I reminded denise that if landrover puts out a directive, the dealerships receive them, not the customer. The service ticket on the day that I had my vehicle in bethesda, md clearly notes that the tires, hence, the suspension system was prematurely malfunctioning and it is the dealership duty under the warranty to execute all required routine services. Denise stated that he was sticking by the decision. Please assist me as you can in obtaining a reversal of this denial decision.

Questions about the 2006 Land Rover LR3 suspension

Does the 2006 Land Rover LR3 have suspension problems?

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the suspension of the 2006 Land Rover LR3, 27% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.

At what mileage do 2006 Land Rover LR3 suspension problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 65,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2006 Land Rover LR3 suspension?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Land Rover LR3 have bad suspension?

The Land Rover LR3 model years with the most suspension complaints are 2005 (20 complaints) and 2006 (14 complaints).

Other 2006 Land Rover LR3 problems

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