2009 Land Rover LR2 problems

“REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. TODAY AUGUST 8, 2020 I HAD TO PUT MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE SHOP AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAD A YEAR AGO. I HAD THE SAME WHIRRING NOISE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL GOING OUT. GOT IT REPLACED ON MARCH 31, 2019. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY SAME NOISE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. TOO TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE FIX AND TO HAVE TO GET THE SAME THING REPLACED AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR, UNACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.”

“CONTINUING TO HAVE ENDLESS PROBLEMS OF THE BATTERY DRAINING FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. WHEN THE BATTERY DRAINS TOO LOW THE VEHICLE THEN GOES INTO "CRASH MODE" AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED TO HAVE THE CODES RESET OR ELSE IT'S NOT DRIVABLE. IT'S HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.”

“REAR DIFFERENTIAL, EXCESSIVE NOISE RESULTING FROM DESIGN FLAW WELL DOCUMENTED BY LAND ROVER. COST OF REPAIR UNREASONABLY HIGH AND IS A SOURCE OF FINANCIAL ABUSE BY REPAIR FACILITIES. ACTUAL COST IS APPROXIMATELY $200 IN PARTS AND 5 HOURS LABOR. REPAIR FACILITIES QUOTES RANGE FROM $2,800 - $9,300 BY IGNORING ANY ALTERNATIVE TO A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.”

“WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 LAND ROVER LR2 ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - THAT CAME WITH THE CAR, INSTALLED BY LAND ROVER - HAD CORRODED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO COLLAPSE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS MY TIRE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I REPLACED THE TIRE AND TPMS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE AGAIN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, ALL THREE REMAINING LAND ROVER TPMS HAD CORRODED AND WHILE ONE HAD COLLAPSED, THE OTHER TWO WERE VULNERABLE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS, DANGEROUS ISSUE. LAND ROVER SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, PROTECTING ITS' DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS, AND ISSUING A RECALL. *TR”

“TPMS SENSOR / VALVE STEM MADE OF ALUMINUM TYPE METAL. CRACKED IN HALF AND FELL OUT DUE TO CORROSION. RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE FLAT TIRE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RIDE ON DAMAGE. BOTH WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED IN CAR UNTIL I COULD CHANGE TO SPARE. BOTH LAND ROVER AND DEALER IN EDISON DENY KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FAILURE AND INSIST IT IS THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR A NEW TIRE AND 4 NEW SENSORS TO BE INSTALLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR”

“2ND COMPLAINT! SEE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10471434. REF SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TB-0081, ENGINE VENT HOSE COOLANT LEAK.COOLANT LEAK CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN, THIS TIME LEAVING MY CHILD STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! GULF COAST LAND ROVER REPAIRED THE LEAK AND ALTERNATOR IN 2012 AT A COST OF $1122. BUT, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO HERE I GO AGAIN! I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO TOW THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND LAND ROVER WILL CHARGE ME A BLOODY FORTUNE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VENT HOSE (AND ALTERNATOR) THAT DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR WITH ANOTHER HOSE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL! *TR”