Land Rover LR3 steering problems
16 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
175 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
45,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 132 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
16 of 175 complaints match this topic (9.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10131038 · 2005-08-02 (August 2, 2005)
DT: IN FEBRUARY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, AND NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE VEHICLE. HE CAR RESTARTED. CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR HOME, AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER CAR OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND IT DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. THE LOANER CAR STALLED AT A STOP SIGN, AND THEN RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THEN THE CAR WAS BEING TAKEN ACROSS COUNTRY IN MAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ELECTRICAL PO…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10131038 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10136532 · 2005-09-14 (September 14, 2005)
1). DISCONNECTED PLUG TO GENERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN ELECTRIC FAILURE IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND STEREO - FIXED. 2). VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER AFTER EACH COMPLAINT AND SERVICING TO LAND ROVER WE ARE TOLD THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WHEN THEY DRIVE THE CAR. 3). REPEAT OF THE SAME PROBLEM, APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER - DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEREO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHAT INITIALLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM - FIXED 3). 9-14-2005 VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN HEAVY TRAF…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,774 miles reported. Look up ODI 10136532 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10188631 · 2007-04-23 (April 23, 2007)
MY 2005 LR3 HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION. THE COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES, AND I HAD 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT SOFTWARE UPDATES. RECENTLY IT STARTED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ALSO AFFECTING THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE. FIRST TIME IN JAN 07 CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID IT JUST NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE SECOND TIME JUST NOW IN APRIL I GOT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ABS WARNING, SUSPENSION FAILURE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LR3 AND NOTHING TO WORRY, IT JUST WAS ELECTRONIC AND NEEDED AGAIN ANOTHER COMPUT…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10188631 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10198017 · 2007-07-19 (July 19, 2007)
2005 LAND ROVER LR3 WITH BROKEN WIPER BLADES AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM**NAR**CC 07/19/07 DUP LETTER SEND IN**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON SEPT 1, 2005 UPON POSSESSING THE VEHICLE FOR 24 DAYS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES BROKE AND 19 DAYS AFTER THAT THE PLASTIC MOLDING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR FELL OFF AND NOT 13 DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS TOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION/DIFFERENTIAL, THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD NOISE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,441 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198017 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10217299 · 2008-02-06 (February 6, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT EVERYTIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD ALREADY BEEN CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10217299 at NHTSA ↗