2003 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 2003 Land Rover Range Rover has 133 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (66%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are steering (6%) and transmission (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 133 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 66% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 117 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 40 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 117 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (78 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% 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 2003 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (106 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
While driving the vehicle, the rear passengers started to cough, the consumer turned around and noticed smoke filling the cab of the vehicle. Within seconds, the vehicle caught fire and was totaled. *scc
The remote key for the vehicle works intermittently with a mind of its own. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This means that the vehicle sometimes remains unlocked unknowingly and greatly delays unlocking the vehicle and gaining entrance to the car.
While driving approximately 65 MPH vehicle inadvertently lost power. Consumer pulled to the shoulder of interstate, avoiding accidents. When taken to get serviced it was determined that driveshaft split. Prior to this incident the consumer had problems with the front differential and the front sway bar. The transmission also malfunctioned prior to this incident, downshifting by itself and then failing to come out of third gear for the remainder of the day. Shuttering sound from front end at slow speeds.
I received a letter from manufacturer for safety recall. Part of the program is to reimburse for money paid in the past to repair part. The manufacturer has stated that the local dealership must be involved to reimburse me but the local dealership is not assisting. It is land rover safety recall p041 - front differential to propeller shaft spline wear. I no longer own the vehicle now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 land rover, range rover hs3. While driving approximately 80 MPH, the transmission failed and the contact attempted to accelerate but to no avail. The vehicle then down shifted to a lower gear and as the accelerator was engaged, the vehicle became more resistant. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and they replaced the front differential, propeller assembly and the yoke.