Differential failure on my 2003 land rover range rover. Almost got killed while traveling on the freeway at 65 MPH when all of a sudden complete loss of power. Stopped and put in park and vehicle still moved!! Finally used handbrake to stabilize and called a tow truck.
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Failure of front differential/driveshaft on a 2003 land rover range rover with 48,000 miles. No accident involved, excessive wear identified by dealer during routine service and clanking"noise identified by owner upon shifting from reverse to drive. Problem was consistent with other reported failures in same model with bmw drive train. Differential/driveshaft was serviced twice in 2004- once due to an owner complaint of a grinding noise coming from the front differential ,and once due to a service bulletin from land rover. Differential was replaced on 11 july 2007 at a cost of $2300.00 to vehicle owner. Land rover continued to lack acknowledgment of problem and failure to issue a formal recall was creating a safety hazard for owners of pre jaguar drive train range rover .
2003 range rover, I was driving at 50 MPH on the highway when without any prior warning the car made a very loud metallic grinding noise. A warning message told me to immediately put into neutral, I was doing 50 MPH in morning rush hour traffic. The car lost drivetrain power, and I was luckily able to change lanes and coast into the breakdown lane, narrowly missing a pile up accident. The car was flat bedded to a land rover dealership. They told me that the front differential/driveshaft was burned out. I asked if this was a common problem on this vehicle. They said yes! Seemingly it could happen anywhere between 30000 and 100000 miles . This car hasd 7500. Miles on it) I asked if range rover knew about it and had recalled the car. They said that range rover had bullitins since 2003 after the car was introduced, but had not accepted this as a fault or issued any safety recalls. This was a disgrace, and the federal safety agency needed to address this. The problem wa s well documented on the rangerover.net website.
I was stopped at a red light and when it turned green vehicle moved for about half a block then there was this noise coming from the front that immediately disabled the truck in traffic . The truck just stopped instantly, engine still running, but truck won't move. I had it towed to the dealer, and was told it was a faulty differential and driveshaft.
2003 range rover had front differential replaced at 50k miles. At 80k miles car was being driven 30mph and suddenly made loud grinding noise and coasted to a stop in a high school entrance. At this point the vehicle could no longer move under it's own power. The vehicle had to be towed for repair. Fortunately this incident occurred at low speeds. Had this incident occurred on a busy highway higher speeds, it is unclear if we would have been able to safely navigate our way out of traffic.
Front differential assembly.
Front drive shaft spline failure. Driving on freeway approx. 60 MPH around town. Loud metal grinding noise. No vehicle acceleration response. Vehicle slowly rolled to stop. Pulled over to side. Towed vehicle to lr dealer. Received est. Of $3500 to replace shaft and front differential declined and arranged for tow to home. After a week of research, purchased aftermarket driveshaft. Installed myself and working great. Did not have to replace front differential.
Front end differential failure on 2003 range rover.
Front end differential failure, second time.
Failure of front end differential with 24,396 miles on 2003 range rover iii hse.
Range rover front differential failure - leading to lock up of transmission. If I had been traveling at speed a serious accident would have occurred. The vehicles should all be recalled by the manufacturer as it is a safety issue. Do we need to wait until somebody is killed? Nm
1)none regular and uneventful driving. 2)total loss of drive power while driving, without any previous symptoms, leaving me stranded in between the emergency lane and right lane of highway. Second time 3rd lane of freeway right after service from the dealer from the first incident. 3) the failure was a misalignment between the driveshaft and the front differential on a 2003 land rover, range rove.
Differential failure I had just exited the freeway and came to a stop at the light as the light changes I apply the gas and experience a horrible metal on metal grinding noise accompanied by sudden and complete loss of power. I immediately shut the car off and put it into park which didn't work so I used the emergency brake to keep from rolling backward. This is extremely dangerous and I am told quite common. This happened to me in the middle of a busy intersection at the bottom of a freeway off-ramp.
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.
I own a 2003 range rover, and I have read of numerous problems concerning the driveshaft and front differential failing in these model suvs. I want to do my part and report that I too had my front differential fail on the road at 40200 miles. I hope that reporting this will ultimately require land rover to redesign this part, because this will eventually cause someone to lose there life. The truck is totally undrivable. I was on the highway at speeds of 65 MPH, and the acceleration just gave out. I was lucky that it was light traffic, and I was able to somehow get the truck to the side of the road.
While climbing a mountain grade the front differential assembly completely failed, eliminating power to the drive train. Vehicle came to a stop and rolled backwards down the hill and ended up sideways in a 60 MPH highway. Fortunately, the approaching traffic had sufficient time to stop thereby averting an accident. There is no warning whatsoever prior to failure and this is extremely dangerous to the occupants of the vehicle and the nearby traffic.
Front differential failure: 2 times, with in 21k miles if each, first repair splitting cost with land rover, second time repaired under parts warranty. No warning of failure, both times, first time left stranded unable to move in busy intersection, second time failure occurred on I-5 at speed, causing front wheels to lock momentarily. Again stranded. Both times cost for towing and lodging transportation home an back to retrieve vehicle.
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