2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems
The 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 39 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are air bags (15%) and suspension (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 29 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 28,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport with enough data (25 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.
2006 ranger rover sport- major collision air bag for driver did not deploy, owner had car serviced at dealer a few days prior because of complaints about electrical flickering on dash lights, not advised of recall that may be problem. Serious head injury to driver.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 land rover range rover sport. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The entire front end was damaged and the vehicle was towed to the repair shop. The mechanic stated that the air bags did not deploy due to the angle of the crash. The current and failure mileages were 28,000. Updated 03/06/08.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 30 MPH the air suspension system collapsed, causing total loss of control of the vehicle. It was towed to the dealership, where the air suspension was recalibrated. Nine days later, this occurred again while traveling 65 MPH, the vehicle was towed to the dealership, and were awaiting for further inspections.
On dec1, 2007 I was driving my 2006 range rover sport supercharged on a major highway in toronto canada. All of a sudden their was a major squealing noise, then the front tires locked up. It was a major failure and could have been a huge accident. I managed to get the vehicle over to the side of the road. I was in a dangerous place. The police stopped, got a tow truck right away. The car was towed to thornhill land rover in toronto. Turns out it was a major differential failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 range rover sport. The contact stated that she noticed a fracture in the dash board which was compromising the air bag deployment. No warning lights were illuminated prior to or after the failure. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and informed the contact that the failure could potentially be a defective part. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.