2005 Land Rover LR3 owner complaints

Dt: contact states there is an ongoing problem with the air suspension. A warning light came on, indicating a problem with the suspension. The vehicle has been to a service dealer, but they were unable to correct the problem. The dealer stated the air compressor was defective. They have replaced the air compressor four times, but this replacement did not correct the problem. *ak updated 12/27/05.*jb

The air ride suspension is totally dead. There was a recall years ago but I didnt get it done. Now when I search recalls its not there, because someone thinks the work was completed. That is simply false. I can barely drive this vehicle now because the left side dropped due to air suspension. The service guy told me the suspension was built improperly.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 land rover lr3. The contact stated that air compressors that raised the vehicle up and down were defective. The air suspension light illuminated which indicated a problem with the suspension. The compressors were first replaced in 2005. The contact noticed that the air compressors related to the air suspension failed again october 2010. The contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer for mid october 2010. The vehicle had not been repaired again. The manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 80,000. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. Updated 2/28/11 *cn updated 04/25/11

The tires are wearing excessively. The problem was corrected at 18,000 miles service interval with an alignment and reappeared at 30,000 service. The dealer suggest changing the tires more often. They can not explain the cause. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 landrover lr3. The contact stated that the check engine warning light flashed and remained illuminated. While at a stop light to make a left turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure continued. The contact stated that when the fuel was lower than a quarter of a tank, the vehicle randomly stalled. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 07v011000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 05v376000 (fuel system, gasoline). The dealer did not notify the contact of NHTSA campaign number: 08v248000 (steering), which was not completed before the contact owned the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for inspection and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided no remedy.

I just bought a 2005 land rover lr3 se. Two days later after a rain, the passenger's side floor was wet. The next day the remote keyless entry stopped working. After looking online, I found that this is a common problem with the keyless entry due to a problem with the sunroof drains pouring water into the floor and causing corrosion of the wiring. *tr

Dt: the contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving at 60 MPH. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. They found the bent connector was not making proper contact, this was repaired. There have been no problems with the vehicle since the repair. *ak

Just as experienced by others, my 2005 land rover lr3 experienced water build up into the driver's side of the vehicle (approx 3 in. Deep of water both in driver and rear passenger area after heavy rain). According to the dealership, water dripped along the frame on which the windshield is mounted after a heavy rain and flooded the inside. This was apparently due to clogged drainage tubes. A few days later, the parking brake failed to operate and the warning light for the system came on. The parking brake was never repaired / is still not operable. Although the dealership said the tubes were fixed, this flooding occurrence has happened 4 more times. No recommendations were given to avoid future occurrences, or guarantees given that additional systems affected by water damage (including o

Due to cold climate package, vertical lines in windshield used to heat windshield, distorts vision in the dark. Impossible to see clearly at night. Oncoming headlights or street lights or brake lights distort vision and creates a prism in the glass. This is causing a safety issue for me and makes the vehicle dangerous to drive at night. *nm

Rear window on land rover lr3 dropped on my wife as she was unloading vehicle. The vehicle body attachment of the passenger side support arm failed and this problem has been reported within the land rover service organizations but is being treated as a warranty problem. My wife was hurt in this accident as she was hit in the head. I consider this a product defect that should be considered for a recall-- since land rover already acknowledges this as a problem. *tr

Since purchasing my second hand 2005 land rover lr3 in 2013, I have had problems with the fuel system. I experience drivability concerns such as hesitation, misfire, stalling, rough running, and difficulty in starting, and the 'check engine' light is almost always illuminated. I have been concerned about these issues, and have spent a lot of money chasing the problem by replacing equipment and spending a lot of time in doing so. The identification of this issue being a recall issue for 17263 other land rovers lr3 (NHTSA recall campaign id 05v376000) not discovered until I was researching the value of my vehicle in order to sell it. While on the kelly blue book website, I was alerted there were 2 recalls for 2005 land rover lr3. After reading the first recall description, I realized that I

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 land rover lr3. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently after 10 to 15 miles of driving. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator was defective and needed to replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 05v376000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Pulled into parking lot and car stalled. Tried restarting and passerby shouted to stop reporting fuel gushing out from under car. Had car towed and fire department clean up fuel. Had this happened on the highway car could have caught fire. Parts saved. Problem resulted from cracked connector on fuel tank sending unit. This resulted in the fuel line separating from the fuel tank so that the fuel pump was forcing fuel out and it was spreading all over the underside of the car. Sending unit was replaced and problem fixed. *tr

Dt: 2005 land rover lr3. The consumer stated vehicle lost power due to fuel tank seal. The consumer's vehicle was at an intersection and almost caused an accident. This was the first time this happened. The consumer had this vehicle for 10 months. The consumer took vehicle to dealership. The vehicle started leaking gasoline, the dealership said they were aware of this problem. The dealership said they would order a new fuel tank. This was suppose to take up to 10 days. The consumer was is upset that he was not informed about this problem with his land rover because he was told they were aware of the problem with other land rovers lr3. The consumer stated he should have been told about this problem by mcallen land rover dealership.*ak

Front and rear differential whining resulting in needing to replace

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 land rover lr3. The contact stated that the rear liftgate fell on her head. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by the strut bolt which fell into the gate housing. The dealer stated that the entire gate would have to be removed to correct the problem. The contact called the manufacturer who took a complaint but offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000 and the current mileage was approximately 59,000.

Tire wear problem on all 4 tires. Driver rear worn down to the belt upon inspection. Vehicle has less than 16,000 miles on it. All other tires have unusual wear at this mileage. Inside of all tires is gone. OEM goodyears. *nm

The passenger side dash where the airbag is installed has a sudden straight line crack in the dash at the bottom of where the airbag is installed in the dash and a straight line crack on the left of the airbag in the dash. These are perfectly straight lines and not something the sun did. The vehicle is kept in a garage when not in use. The vehicle has never been left in the sun for a long period of time. These cracks were sudden - not there one day and there the next day. *tr

We have owned the lr3 model of land rover since dec. 2004, and since the car was six months up to the present day, the care experiences total system failure at any given random point in time. When this failure occurs one can not control the car, can not brake, can not accelerate, it just freezes, and stalls on you. I was driving on the highway in june when this first happened and this occurred to me three times in a row within hours. I had to wait for the car to kick itself out of its frozen trance and regained control. Took it the next day to the service and they could not re-create the problem so they did nothing. I also felt they did not take my complaint seriously. It happened again in august and then in september and they said the car needed software updating, or at least that w

I purchased my 2005 land rover lr3 certified pre-owned with just 17.999 miles on it. Just 7 short months later with an additional 8,000 miles on it, totaling approximately 25,300 miles, the tires (which were supposedly brand new at time of purchase) were completely bald, and the steering column went out on it. *tr