2016 Land Rover DISCOVERY SPORT: complaints, problems and recalls

TWICE NOW, I HAVE COME OUT OF THE AUTO START/STOP MODE AFTER BEING IDLE. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO LAG ON ENGAGING AND BOTH TIMES MY STEERING HAS BEEN LOST. BOTH TIMES, MY SPEED WAS NOT MORE THAN 5 MPH AND IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE CAR'S STEERING TO RETURN. ONCE I WAS TURNING AT A LIGHT AFTER BEING STOPPED AND ONCE IT WAS AT A DRIVE THRU. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL BE ON IT'S WAY AGAIN.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,763 miles reported. Look up ODI 10899538 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. PUT CAR IN REVERSE. PRESSED GAS. CAR JUMPED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. ROLLED OVER CURB AND THROUGH FENCE. HIT BRAKE. STOPPED AN INCH BEFORE GOING DOWN A 5 FOOT DROP.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,394 miles reported. Look up ODI 10955278 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

CAR WAS PURCHASED AS LAND ROVER CERTIFIED PREOWNED CAR 3/30/2019 AT 35133 MILES. CAR WAS DRIVEN FROM CITY OF BAKERSFIELD TO CITY OF INGLEWOOD/LOS ANGELES ON 5/5/2019 WHEN IT STOPPED AT COSTCO SHOPPING GROUND, WITH MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN READING :SPECIAL PROGRAM OFF". LAND ROVER ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS ACTIVATED, THAT CALLED AAA INDEPENDENT TOWING VEHICLE THAT TOWED THE CAR. ON 5/6/2019 IT WAS TOWED TO LAND ROVER RETAILER HORNBURG IN CITY OF SANTA MONICA. ON 5/8/2019 THE SERVICE LOCATION CENTER TEXTED ME WITH INFORMATION THAT "IT APPEARS THE CAR IS …

Owner-reported narrative. 35,971 miles reported. Look up ODI 11208531 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

I OWN A RANGE ROVER 1976 DISCOVER SPORT , AND THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SEEMS TO RESET WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I PAID OVER $55,000 FOR A LUXURY SUV, AND I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO REBOOT AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11329174 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY, WALKING UP TO DOOR AND OPENING WITHOUT UNLOCKING, THE DOOR LATCH WON'T HOLD CLOSED. CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING FREELY. I'VE HAD TO TRY TO LOCK AND UNLOCK OR START AND TURN OFF MY TRUCK. AFTER 15-30 MIN, IT WILL USUALLY LATCH. BUT THERE'S NO CONCRETE REMEDY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T REALIZE IT. TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND MY DOOR FLEW OPEN. IT'S SUPER DANGEROUS! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS JUNE 6TH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I'VE FOUND THAT THIS …

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11331908 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2016-05-06 (May 6, 2016)

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured September 17, 2014, to March 5, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the license plate illumination lamp may fall out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence: Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace both rear license plate lamp housings, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P077.

Reported: 2016-12-09 (December 9, 2016)

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.

Consequence: If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.