2001 Land Rover Discovery II problems
The 2001 Land Rover Discovery II has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns brakes. Next are cruise control (16%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Land Rover Discovery II with enough data (18 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 land rover discovery II. While driving at 50-55 MPH, the vehicle began to shake abnormally. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes but to no avail. The vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. The vehicle did not stop but proceeded to accelerate across two lanes and crash into a guardrail. The vehicle was spun rapidly and stopped while facing oncoming traffic.
Dt*: the contact stated three times the vehicle rolled off on its own while in the park position. The last incident the vehicle knocked the contact over and hit two vehicles. All incidents happened on flat ground. The last time this occurred injuries were sustained. There was damage to the two vehicles. The contact's vehicle insurance company was notified. There is an NHTSA recall, # 00v377000, regarding the power train: automatic transmission. The vehicle VIN was not included in the recall.
Consumer wanted to back vehicle up 3-4 feet, when he applied brakes, there was a rattling sound from ABS system and pedal went to the floor. Vehicle hit another vehicle. Brakes had failed the same way twice before. Damage to both vehicles was 4000 dollars. Recall 02v02200 repairs were done before this accident. Since reporting the previous, the vehicles brakes failed again. Consumer put foot on the brake so he could shift gears. The vehicle started to roll forward while brakes were depressed.
My door locks will not open with the remote key leaving exits unavailable for entry by emergency workers in case of a rollover or accident. The left passenger & rear doors stopped working 11/6/03. They finally repaired the passenger door 2/28/04; they couldn't duplicate the rear door. The rear door has opened intermittently since then. 2/24/04 now the right front & passenger doors don't open; they said they couldn't duplicate it and they haven't worked since.
While driving, the drive shaft detached from the vehicle while in motion. There was a loss of drive and we could not use the transmission park function to put the car in park. Instead we had to use the emergency brake.