Now that I look at the database it seems like a lot of people are having this same issue. . I feel that this is a major safety issue as this component is part of the drive train. In one instance the key was in the ignition and was not able to retrieve it this is not being recognized addressed by Land Rover. We are driving the Lr2 across country a few times this next year.
He has represented victims of sexual abuse and harassment in various contexts. Should we wait until an accident happens on the highway before they recall the rear differential? Nhtsa should be listening to the consumers! Why not a recall for the faulty rear differential or free replacement of the. Others are posting asking what's the worst that can happen if they don¿T do the repairs. The cost of repair is pretty hefty and the vehicle is still drivable eventhough the rear differential is broken. As I have subsequently discovered as I was giving approval to order the new differential, the part has been re-designed six times. The firm has secured substantial settlements for victims of age discrimination or those asserting whistleblower claims for ongoing violations. I replaced the tires hoping that was the root cause.
Land rover of America should have known that they put in a faulty rear differential on the 2008 Lr2 right just as the warranty expired. Ending up with thousands in repairs. Would changing the fluid more frequently have saved this part? These units require nothing other than regular gear oil for proper lubrication. This is really unacceptable of Land Rover to not take responsibility for this issue as it is a very big safety concern. Well, the transmission can lock up causing an accident. I don¿T understand why a recall hasn¿T been issued! Basically, I was told to go pound sand due to the vehicle being out of warranty and I am first-time owner. So what will it take for a recall to be at least considered? This car is a money pit.
Have a scheduled appointment w him in Tuesday also he told to contac the land. I was not aware at the time of the rear differential issue with these cars, and given that the set of tires on the car were due to be changed I attributed the noise to the tire tread wear. I would like to advocate for a recall, as every time Land Rover fixes this known defective part, they make a big profit. Land Rover is essentially benefiting from the costly repair of these defective vehicles that they sold to their customers. Its too much money and I drive kids all the time, and I am afraid soon I will have big problems or accident.
This fact essentially confirms that Land Rover has recognized the design flaws, but is not doing anything to resolve the problem with owners. Said representative indicated there is no other recourse other than contacting the better business bureau. After installing the new Differential, simply reuse our packaging to wrap your core Differential. Aside from the exorbitant compounding costs to rebuild and now replace the unit, this sounds like a potential serious safety issue to me and lr appears to be taking no responsibility. Online research confirms this problem as common among this make model and year. And it took how many deaths before a recall was issued?? What we found was interesting: on both units the small pinion bearings were badly worn. It appears Land Rover is aware of the problem and has commented on replacing the defective unit with a new designed rear differential.
The Volvo's built with same design have problems with rear differential failing as well. If this is such a well known issue. Rover of America but they r not going to do anything but it's their fault! Then we started getting a transmission fault error message on the dash. We will dispatch FedEx for the pick up at our expense. It was not, so the appointment at the dealer was scheduled and they confirmed that the rear diff is defective.
It has one of the most spacious cargo areas in its class, with 26. This noise from the rear of the vehicle started around 66,000 miles current mileage 74,600. I then took the information that they provided me and called the nearest Land Rover dealer about 100 miles away. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred numerous times. The noise continued to get worse, but again, attributed that to the tire tread. However land-rover issued a technical service bulletin ltb00342 issue 3 in Aug 2011 about this.
Very likely yes; however based on both bearings in front and rear diffs wearing out it may just be bad engineering that caused these parts to wear. The vehicle was not repaired. We always use synthetic gear oil just to add a little extra margin of durability. This is the name Land Rover uses to describe a type of bevel gear assembly that transfers the front wheel drive motion to the rear of the vehicle. While driving at approximately 50 mph, there was an abnormal humming noise coming from the rear of the vehicle without warning.