Land Rover DISCOVERY SPORT transmission problems
31 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
175 owner complaints analyzed
14 distinct recall campaigns
40,617 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 53 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
31 of 175 complaints match this topic (17.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11074321 · 2018-02-22 (February 22, 2018)
CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. WILL BE DRIVING AND CAR WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND FLASH TELLING ME TO SELECT GEAR. CANNOT SELECT GEAR UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE-CRANK IT. HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO GO. I GIVE THE CAR GAS THEN IT JUST SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL.
Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11074321 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11219985 · 2019-06-14 (June 14, 2019)
I NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY VEHICLE RECALLED. BACK IN MARCH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID THEY RESET THE CODE AND MADE A REPAIR TO THE ENGINE. LAST MONTH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH COST $11,000.00. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. ATTACHED IS THE REPORT THE DEALER WROTE UP ALSO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS STILL LIKE…
Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11219985 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10914990 · 2016-10-09 (October 9, 2016)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY THE 'CRITICAL WARNING MESSAGE' AND 'BRAKE' LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR LOST POWER QUICKLY, WITH THE MOMENTUM THE CAR RAN FEW HUNDRED FEET TO STOP. THEN, THE WORD 'GEARBOX FAULT' AND 'BATTERY CHARGE' APPEAR. THE ENGINE STILL RUN, BUT I WAS COMPLETELY STUCK, COULD NOT ROTATE THE GEAR. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON AND OFF THE ENGINE AND ROTATE THE GEAR SOME TIME THE 'CRITICAL WARNING MESSAGE' AND 'BRAKE' LIGHTS CAME ON AND SOMETIME THE WORD 'GEARBOX FAULT' AND 'BATTERY CHARGE' CAME ON, BUT STILL COULD NOT ROTATE THE GE…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10914990 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11189726 · 2019-03-18 (March 18, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A BEEPING NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO JAGUAR LAND ROVER WEST CHESTER (1568 WEST CHESTER PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEI…
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11189726 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11289292 · 2019-12-16 (December 16, 2019)
SEAT BELT ISSUE: SEAT BELT TO THE 2ND ROW, RIGHT DOOR SIDE ACTIVATING WITH ALTERNATING RED (X) AND GREEN (CHECK MARK) NOT ABLE TO DISCERN THAT MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. ON 12/16/19, THE SAME ERROR OCCURRED WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD NEPHEW. ONCE HE EXITED THE CAR, DESPITE NO SEAT BELT BEING IN THE SLOT, THE ALARM KEPT BEEPING SAYING THAT IT WAS AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. TRANSMISSION: THE CAR HAS BEEN "JUMPY" IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION CHANGES SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION COMPUTER UPGRADES WITH THE M…
Owner-reported narrative. 88,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11289292 at NHTSA ↗