On april 6 2006 at 1:30 am I pulled into my parking space. I noticed that there was smoke coming from under the hood of my car. My boyfriend to take a look. When he opened the hood there was a fire. We tired to put it out but had no success so a resident called the fire department and they came to control the fire. Until now we don't know what cause the fire. As I was checking on safety recalls we came across this web site and read up on a recall campaign-(coolant system durability 1995 to 1999 my land rover range rover). If this is the cause of the fire to my vehicle shouldn't (land rover) be responsible for our damage? Looking for to hearing from you and settling this matter. Sincerely yours.
1996 Land Rover Range Rover: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 35 complaints about the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
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What owners say
While driving could not steer vehicle to left or right, and could smell smoke coming from hood. Then, pulled off to side of the road where engine was on fire then, had to be towed.
While driving, air conditioner suddenly cut off, smoke coming from the glove box filled the cabin, the hood was lifted and there was a clicking noise, engine ignited and front end meleted to the ground, vehicle was totalled, fire department felt it was definately not the fuel line, however they did smell gas.
Consumer was driving at approx 40-45 MPH window rolled up; air conditioning on when suddenly smoke filled inside vehicle. Engine died; lost power steering, gear box failure. Consumer pulled over, flames came from wheel wells underneath hood, aluminun body melted. Investigator from dealer came to investigate. *ak consumer states that the fire department that responded to the call said this was a gas fire.
Engine caught fire due to rubbing of battery cable on metal.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
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Questions about the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover?
5 of 35 owner complaints about the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover (14%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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