2003 Land Rover New Range Rover problems
NHTSA has received 38 complaints about the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover, and 82% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come suspension (8%) and brakes (3%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 82% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 34 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 | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
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.
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.
Excessive inner tire wear, causing the vehicle to lose control when it rains. Unsafe slippery feeling, and vehicle sliding off the road on the highway. Vehicle has been to repair shop 4 times, and could not correct the problem. 3 sets of tires for every 7 -10,000 miles, and dealer rotated them. Vehicle lost control on wet pavement. Not normal. I have owned several range rovers and never experienced this problem since I bought the 2003.
Range rover front differential failure - leading to lock up of transmission. If I had been traveling at speed a serious accident would have occurred. The vehicles should all be recalled by the manufacturer as it is a safety issue. Do we need to wait until somebody is killed? Nm
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.
While driving on the new jersey turnpike traveling at a speed of approximately 65-70 miles an hour my truck suddenly made a loud noise and it felt like the brakes locked up and melt grinding sounds. I had it towed to a repair shop and was told it was front differential failure.
Other model years of the New Range Rover
- 2023
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