While driving on the new jersey turnpike traveling at a speed of approximately 65-70 miles an hour my truck suddenly made a loud noise and it felt like the brakes locked up and melt grinding sounds. I had it towed to a repair shop and was told it was front differential failure.
2003 Land Rover New Range Rover transmission problems
27 complaints (87% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 62,697. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 87%
- typical mileage
- 62,697
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Driveline: differential unit20
- Driveline: driveshaft5
- Driveline2
- Transfer case (4-wheel drive)1
At what mileage
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Land Rover New Range Rover transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Front diff. / propeller shaft failure
Summary:in a letter dated december 2, 2008, ford motor company (ford) notified the federal safety agency that land rover is conducting a safety recall of model year (my) 2003 through 2005 range rover vehicles built at the solihull (uk) assembly plant from january 3, 2002 through february 22, 2005, to replace the front driveshaft joint (the federal safety agency recall no. 08v‑635, land rover recall no. P041). The front differential coupling sleeve and the propeller shaft may be misaligned resulting in spline wear over time, which may eventually result in the splines shearing.the defect condition can result in a loss of propulsion and subsequent vehicle disablement in the roadway or on the shoulder of the roadway. Furthermore, the defect condition can also cause loss of the transmission lock function when the vehicle is shifted into the park position.the loss of the transmission lock function can cause a vehicle rollaway condition if the emergency brake is not applied and the vehicle is unattended by the driver. In july 2008, land rover initiated a service action (q041) instructing dealers to install a redesigned front propeller shaft, front differential coupling and heat shield kit to address the misalignment and subsequent spline wear.this is the same repair procedure that will be used in safety recall 08v‑635.approximately 48 percent of the subject vehicles (18,000) have had the remedy performed under service action q041 as of december 2, 2008. Odi believes that sudden loss of motive power without warning and failure of the transmission lock function are safety consequences that, particularly in the context of the high failure rate of the subject components, represent an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety as stated in a recall request letter sent to ford and land rover on november 6, 2008.land rover does not agree, but is changing its customer satisfaction program to a safety recall as odi requested. Land rover noted that it was aware of one alleged accident; however, it was unaware of any injury or vehicle damage associated with the alleged accident.land rover's recall resolves the safety defect concerns pursued by this investigation. This engineering analysis is closed.
EA07012
Front differential/driveshaft failure
In response to an information request (ir) letter sent by the office of defects investigation (odi), ford stated that the primary cause for the majority of the reported front differential/drive shaft failures is a misalignment of the joint between the two components.certain levels of misalignment may over time cause an uneven wear of the splines.continued wear of the splines may result in a shearing of the splines and the inability of the driveshaft to transfer torque to the front differential. To address the issue in the field, ford initiated a service campaign in june 2003 to correct the misalignment issue and, if necessary, replace the front drive shaft and/or differential.the service campaign covered model year (my) 2003 and my 2004 vehicles built from april 18, 2002 through july 3, 2003.in production, ford introduced a change to the lubricating grease of the joint in february 2003 and a change to the assembly plant alignment process in july 2003 to address the misalignment and wear issue. Odi identified one crash related to the alleged defect.the crash involved a subject vehicle being struck in the rear after becoming disabled by a front differential/driveshaft failure and pulling to the side of the road. This preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea07-012) to further assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of front differential/driveshaft failures in the subject vehicle population.
PE07019
What 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driving up a hill and started to lose power. Eventually lost all power on highway and had to pull over and wait for a tow truck to come.
My 2003 range rover hse suffered a failure of the front differential and driveshaft. A common and known issue to land rover. I was traveling down the interstate and suddenly lost all forward momentum. I had to immediately find a safe place to pull over and put on the hand brake to keep the vehicle from rolling. It would not move. It was towed to a repair facility and the broken parts were replaced. It was fixed with new parts, but they are the same design of the ones that failed. I was told there is not permanent fix provided by land rover and this will happen again.
My 2003 range rover hse differential died without warning. I had to be towed home ($200) + $1500 to fix it with an after market differential.
Bought car july 2007 with 35,000 miles; 3 days after I was driving on the highway with my little girl in the car and the brakes locked then there was a grinning noise, had to change 4 lanes to get to the shoulder, nearly got run over by a truck..car would not stop when I put it onto park..it was rolling down the shoulder had to pull up hand brake. Nearly died. Car towed found out it was front diff..paid $4000 from my pocket. Eight months later same thing..front diff went..complained to dealer..they were rude and arrogant..called rover head office..complained to them..they told me they would get back to me..they never did..will never buy a rover again..the worst car, the worst service ever.
While driving home from work late at night my 2003 range rover stop and the indicator directed me to put my car in neutral. When I stepped on the gas I heard a loud grinding sound. I was stranded at 1am on a week night waiting for a tow truck range rover should recall this problem with the differential especially if so many people are having this issue and we paid over 80,000 for our cars.
While driving my 2003 range rover on the freeway, the front differential suddenly failed with no advance warning. Lost all propulsion. Was barely able to glide onto the shoulder. This is a known, significant safety defect that should have been addressed already. Only have 50,000 miles on the car. It is well maintained. Requires total replacement of the front differential by the dealer. There is a 2 week delay in getting replacement parts; this is a well known, too-commonly-occurring defect. Range rover should be protecting their reputation better.
Front differential failure.
While driving on the expressway the front differential went out on my 2003 range rover with only 52,000 miles. I was driving 60mph when the vehicle lost power from the transmission and I almost lost control of the vehicle in traffic. I was almost rear-ended and was unable to steer vehicle to side of the road.
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
Questions about the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover transmission
Does the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 27 complaints about the transmission of the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover, 87% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 62,697 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Land Rover New Range Rover have bad transmission?
The Land Rover New Range Rover model years with the most transmission complaints are 2003 (27 complaints) and 2004 (26 complaints).
Other 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover problems
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