2000 Land Rover Discovery problems
NHTSA has received 36 complaints about the 2000 Land Rover Discovery, and 25% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (14%) and transmission (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 11 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 2000 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Land Rover Discovery with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
2000 discovery II purchased off the show room floor from main line land rover in haverford pa in april 00. June 25, 2000 I was traveling 60 MPH on the nj turnpike when the vehicle went out of control , shooting off to the right sideways without steering control. Vehicle turned 180 degrees in the middle of the highway and was stopped by the steel guard rail. The vehicle was, at that point, facing in the opposite direction of the traffic.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Temperature light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced due to overheating. A second incident occurred while driving when another vehicle in front had a large box discharged from the truck onto the ground. Consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 land rover discovery. While driving 40 MPH up an on ramp, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor. As a result, the speed increased to 120 MPH. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle for approximately five minutes. She experienced several unrelated issues with the vehicle prior to this incident. The ABS warning lights illuminated when the vehicle was purchased and remain lit until the vehicle is serviced. After the repair, the light would illuminate again.
Brake failure. While driving on a city street, brakes failed to stop vehicle, brake warning illuminated after pressing brake pedal. Emergency brake applied and downshift to slow and stop. Repair shop stated "brake pipes attached to frame had rusted excessively along with frame, a very common issue". While searching internet I easily found hundreds of complaints involving rusted brake lines/pipes and land rover (lr) discovery frames.