2008 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover has 36 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns air bags. Next are brakes (17%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 19 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 97,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (5 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.
The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while entering the front passenger side of the vehicle and using the passenger side hand grip, the hand grip fractured. Due to the failure, the contact fell backwards out of the vehicle and landed on her head and back. With the assistance of another pedestrian and her husband, the contact was taken to the hospital where a cat scan revealed internal bleeding around her head; the contact was able to be released the same day.
Driving south on I-75 at 70 MPH,(speed limit), and their was a high pitched sound, followed by 2 metal sounding clicks, and we pulled to the side of the interstate, however, prior tp getting off the interstate the car started shaking violently, making the most incredible loud sound, as if it was going to explode, and my husband got us into the ditch embankment, and the rangerover would not move, when the tow truck arrived, it would not back up , required us to push.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 land rover range rover. The contact stated that the suspension control indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and the chime activated indicating the failure. The contact did not experience any steering difficulties. The failure recurred on a daily basis. The manufacturer was contacted and did not provide a remedy. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the suspension compressor and accumulator needed to be replaced.
I was traveling down the interstate during rush hour, approximately 75 MPH keeping up with the flow of traffic. When the vehicle acted as if it went into neutral. I was able to get the SUV to the side of the road without causing any accidents. When I tried to place the vehicle in park it made a grinding sound and began to roll backwards. I then applied the emergency brake on to keep it in place.