1998 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 1998 Land Rover Range Rover has 28 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns fuel system. Next are suspension (14%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- 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: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 86% 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 1998 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (16 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.
Nar 03/03/2003. The consumer was involved in a head on collision, where another vehicle entered his lane. The drivers air bag did not deploy, however the passenger air bag deployed. The consumer was injured.
While driving the vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was totaled. The vehicle was repaired under manufacturer's recall for underhood fire. The manufacturer has been notified.
While driving at highway speed of 65 MPH a fire started in engine compartment; reason unknown. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information at this time.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 land rover range rover. Approximately three hours after parking the vehicle, two popping sounds were heard coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle then caught fire. The fire department stated that the failure of a heat source within the engine caused the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. As of december 18, 2007, neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 68,000. Updated 01-23-08.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 range rover. While driving 65 MPH he noticed that steam suddenly started to enter the vehicle through the vents which distorted the drivers vision. A local mechanic stated that the o ring failed and needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 115000. Updated 12/07/09 updated 12/09/09.