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2000 Land Rover Range Rover problems

The 2000 Land Rover Range Rover has 34 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns transmission. Next are engine (12%) and suspension (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
34 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Transmission 15% of complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 4
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 14 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%.

  • Transmission 15%
  • Engine 12%
  • Suspension 12%
  • Air bags 9%
  • Drivetrain & axles 9%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 9%
  • Lighting 6%
  • Steering 6%
  • Brakes 3%
  • Cooling system 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2000 Land Rover Range Rover Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% 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 2000 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (20 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 has had few incidents with vehicle rolling forward. Dealer has tried some repairs that have not remedied vehicle form rolling. Consumer picked vehicle up on june 8 2001 from delear. Dealer adjusted transmission linkage, and next day consumer parked in a shopping center parking lot. Vehicle was put in park, turned off, consumer got out, and the vehicle rolled forward hitting a lady. Manufacturer and dealer have not found a remedy. *slc

June 2001 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 land rover range rover. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to avoid a collision ahead and the vehicle skidded off the road. As a result, the contact crashed into a concrete barrier and a light post. The air bag failed to deploy. The contacts head/face struck with the steering wheel during the crash. The contact wore glasses and due to the force of the crash, it caused him to have two black eyes.

Reported at 94,738 miles, February 2018 CrashInjury

While driving 55 MPH on I-80, my 2000 range rover engine cut out, after pulling to the side of the road, a small flame was visible under the rear engine. An entire fire extinguisher was emptied under the car, yet the vehicle burned up 100%. A total loss of all contents of the vehicle. My son was lucky to escape from the vehicle. The range rover had 128,000 and was regularly serviced by the dealer. The car is available for viewing at jacks towing yard in sacramento, california.

Reported at 128,000 miles, August 2007 Fire

Ongoing problem with the automatic stability control suspension which failed to operate while driving 50 MPH. Please provide further information.

Reported at 47,000 miles, April 2003

Incident: car tire blew up, leading the car to swerve off the median and shifting to the emergency line. Wheel damaged rubbing against the barrier separating the north and south bound of the highway.

Reported at 122,103 miles, October 2007

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