1997 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 1997 Land Rover Range Rover has 27 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (7%) and cooling system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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: 3 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% 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 1997 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (15 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.
Driving vehicle, went to apply ABS brakes and brakes would not catch, vehicle was by hit by another vehicle and finally stopped.
"o" rings in the 3rd injector on the left bank failed, causing gas to leak over valve cover and backside of air conditioning compressor and spray unto the engine compartment, causing a fire.
There was a funny odor. I pulled into the drive way, got out of the car and noticed the fire underneath the car towards the front end. There was a recall for a trans vent tube modification, which was supposedly fixed on my car.
Took vehicle in for a recall, upon picking up the vehicle, the consumer stated" the vehicle suddenly began to jump up and down, as a result the driver suffered head injuries. The vehicle experienced problems with the onboard computer which started signaling to check the engine accompanied by severe siren type noises. While in motion, the vehicle suddenly alerted the passengers with a beeping noise and the onboard computer displayed an eas (electronic acuation system) fault.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 land rover range rover. While driving 55 MPH, the contact was informed by another motorist that his vehicle was on fire. The contact pulled over, opened the door, and noticed flames underneath the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The dealer stated that they needed to inspect the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and has not yet been taken to the dealer.