1996 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 1996 Land Rover Range Rover has 50 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns engine. Next are suspension (12%) and latches & locks (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (32 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Consumer was driving at approx 40-45 MPH window rolled up; air conditioning on when suddenly smoke filled inside vehicle. Engine died; lost power steering, gear box failure. Consumer pulled over, flames came from wheel wells underneath hood, aluminun body melted. Investigator from dealer came to investigate. Consumer states that the fire department that responded to the call said this was a gas fire. *slc
While driving, air conditioner suddenly cut off, smoke coming from the glove box filled the cabin, the hood was lifted and there was a clicking noise, engine ignited and front end meleted to the ground, vehicle was totalled, fire department felt it was definately not the fuel line, however they did smell gas. *slc
Eas fault; had in to dealer numerous times, replaced several parts. Always fails again within a few months. Spent over $2500 on it so far. Most recent failure nov 03; first failure may 02
Tl* - the contact stated has 40 years of experience with auto glass repair and he felt that all land rover door windows were improperly designed. The reason why the windows wereimproperly designedwas because the medal was too thin and there was too much stress on the windows.