2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport owner complaints

The motor has timing chain issues they all do I was quoted 8000 dollars to fix it 90k Miles on car.

My car at approx 58000 miles had a knocking sound in the engine. Land rover centerville diagnosed it as needing a new tensioner, timing chain and supercharger isolator. The repair was $6200. 2 years later at 84000 miles the vehicle idled roughly and threw a code"performance restricted" along with the check engine light. I drove it slowly to the nearest auto repair shop (5 blocks) where it duplicated the rough idling and code and then the engine proceeded to blow up due to a faulty tensioner that caused the timing chain to slacken and destroy pistons and valves. This is a very dangerous situation that could have caused a catastrophe had it occurred on the highway. I originally replaced the faulty tensioners under the guise this would prevent an occurrence such as this. Land rover states the

The shop I took my vehicle too says the vehicle is leaking gas. They looked up the vin for recalls showed me the recall said I'd have to take it to a dealership. So I scheduled an appointment for Lakeland Jaguar and Land rover and they told me they couldn't help me and don't wanna do the work if JLR isn't gonna reimburse them for recall. I can smell gas and it definitely isn't safe to drive. The dealership has written a service sheet but never touched the vehicle. Said they cant see the recall. Systems down. Wondering what do I do?

The car leaked all antifreeze. This is a 2012 Range Rover sport that has the same problem as the recall N623. “ The recall number for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover is N623. The recall was for certain 2010–2013 Range Rover Sport and 2010–2016 LR4 vehicles with 3.0L V6 or 5.0L V8 engines”. The dealerships refused to take in consideration my vehicle or reimburse for the cost to fix.

1.) safety recell n623: gasoline fuel tank flange assembly cracking- I have contacted the land rover dealership several times and no one will help me schedule the appointment to service my vehicle. The customer service reps are rude and very unhelpful. 2.) my vehicle was also included in a class lawsuit regarding the timing chains and tensioners- the law suit was approved in june and I submitted all of my documentation. No one from the claims administration will contact me back.

I received Land Rover's notice Oct. 7, 2021 regarding the gasoline fuel tank flange assembly cracking. They stated "Once we have adequate supply of the necessary parts, we will notify you via a second letter requesting that you contact your preferred authorized Land Rover retailer....etc.. under Program Code 'N623' " I have still been waiting for this to be resolved. I emailed them again on 12/9/2025 after I got the alert from NHTSA and have not heard back.

Horn was intermittently not working and has now stopped working completely. Have had fuses checked and was directed that there are known issues being reported online, but land rover in walnut creek is unwilling to check because there is no recall.

The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that when she entered the vehicle, she was unable to close the front passenger’s side door. There was an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact became aware that the front passenger’s side door latch was fractured. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the door latch was replaced; however, the contact then stated that the driver's door was unable to close. The contact became aware that the door latch was also fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V387000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

Car started smoking from under front hood while driving, while pulling to a stop, smoke started flooded cabin with my son and grandchildren in the car. They all got out safely but then the front engine and car exploded in flames.

When you shut the engine off and put the vehicle in park the vehicle will keep rolling and not come to a complete stop. To prevent this from happening you have to apply the parking brake. You may be on a city street, garage, parking lot etc... The transmission had to be replaced on a 2012 vehicle with 54812 miles. This original one owner vehicle has been maintained by the dealer and the dealer only. No outside mechanics have ever touched the vehicle. This was a safety defect that needed to be repaired because failure to correct the problem could have caused serious damage or possibly death in the event the vehicle rolled a way and hit something or worse hit someone. You don't ever expect to have to replace a transmission on a four year old vehicle especially to prevent a roll a way acciden

Gearbox failure. NO warning lamps, symptoms or messages prior to the incident. While driving down the road, upon accelerating; the vehicle would not move forward. The shift was in drive. There was an indicating (grinding) noise beneath the vehicle. Had this been on a highway it had great potential to become a severe danger to myself and passengers, or other drivers! found to be transfer case and connecting transmission spline ground to a powder. It was towed to the Land Rover service department.

The component that Failed was the transmission outline Spline due to lack of lubrication from the factory. This causes the component to fail over time due to corrosion. When this component fails it makes the whole driveline fail/slip. Can happen while making a turn with fast approaching vehicles coming at your through the opposite lane. Also makes the vehicles parking function fail. As the car will roll freely when the shift indicator is in the Park position. The problem has been diagnosed by a certified Mechanic There are no warning lamps, messages or symptoms when this problem happens. Everything is working fine and the next second it is failing.

The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V635000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a fuel odor was detected. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that parts were not available. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled at a stop light. Several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact was not able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 30 seconds however, the vehicle stalled several times that same day while she was driving to her residence. The vehicle was taken to the used cars dealer where it was purchased for diagnostic testing. The used car dealer diagnosed that the fuel system had failed. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving and she had stopped driving the vehicle. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V635000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the p

The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated he noticed that the vehicle was leaking coolant and fuel. There was an abnormal odor of fuel detected in the vehicle. The contact called an independent mechanic who informed him not to drive the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was concerned about the vehicle causing a fire. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

In January 2025 I noticed light ticking/knocking at startup, idle, and while driving. On January 23, 2025 I searched online for how to check the oil level and for an L322 dipstick location (there is none). Only after finding a YouTube video with an undocumented override (double-pressing the “Cancel” button) was I able to see the oil level on January 31, 2025, and it showed zero. I added oil immediately, but the knocking gradually worsened over the following months until very loud clattering began on July 4, 2025. The electronic oil level monitoring and warning system failed. When I followed the owner’s manual procedure to check the oil, the display repeatedly showed “Oil Level Not Available” and never gave any low-oil or no-oil warning, even when the actual oil level was zero. Because thi

While driving at night at highway speed the car experienced an electrical anomaly twice, each time causing the headlights, dashboard lights and several electronic functions to go off for approximately 1 second. Head lights and dashboard lights came back on but several electronic functions were inoperable as noted on vehicle warning screen (hill descent function, vehicle stability function, emergency brake assist function ) once vehicle was stopped and turned off these fuctions seemed to reset themselves. Extremeley dangerous situation at high speed morning commute.

The driver side door latch does not lock and it doesn't respond to the key fob or interior switch. This condition state does not change if the vehicle is mobile or stationary.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 land rover range rover. While driving 70 MPH, the brakes malfunctioned and jammed. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder and waited for it to stop on its own. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vacuum pump for the brakes had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

I was in an accident on 6/29/2013 with my new range rover sport luxury model. We took it to land rover of glen cove for repairs. After 30 days the car was not repaired and I was told the 1/4 panel was on back order until 8/23/13. Approx 8/20/13, I was told that the part was not coming and it was pushed back to 9/23/13. After following up earlier this week, I am now being told that the part is not coming until "possibly" 10/30/13. They claim there is not one single 1/4 panel in stock anywhere in the entire usa, and it is being made and shipped from the uk, "hopefully" it will ship on 10/16/13 from the uk, have to go through customs and be available by the end of october. Hard to believe it will even come then after all of the other false promises, but if it does the soonest I would ge