2003 Land Rover New Range Rover drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 31 complaints for the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover, 82% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 82% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Differential failure on my 2003 land rover range rover. Almost got killed while traveling on the freeway at 65 MPH when all of a sudden complete loss of power. Stopped and put in park and vehicle still moved!! Finally used handbrake to stabilize and called a tow truck.
2003 range rover, I was driving at 50 MPH on the highway when without any prior warning the car made a very loud metallic grinding noise. A warning message told me to immediately put into neutral, I was doing 50 MPH in morning rush hour traffic. The car lost drivetrain power, and I was luckily able to change lanes and coast into the breakdown lane, narrowly missing a pile up accident. The car was flat bedded to a land rover dealership. They told me that the front differential/driveshaft was burned out.
Drivetrain & axles problems in other years
- 2023
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- 2004
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