Land Rover Range Rover 2003

• Recall 80995 [USA]: Continued vehicle operation can eventually result in the splines shearing and a loss of drive, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Land rover is recalling 19,168 my 2003-2005 range rover vehicles. The front differential coupling sleeve and the propeller shaft may be misaligned, resulting in spline wear over a period of time. As the wear between the propeller shaft and the differential spline coupling progresses, noise and vibration are expected.
  dealers will install a revised design of the propeller shaft, the flange kit and heat shield kit. The recall began on january 6, 2009. Owners may contact land rover at 1-800- 637-6837.
  land rover recall no. P041.Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall R/2006/218 [UK]: Brake fluid may leak from brake pipe
  Brake fluid may leak from either the right hand front or left hand front brake caliper bridge pipe
  recall affected vehicles and replace the caliper bridge pipe on all four calipers with a revised corrosion resistant part.

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• Recall 2009031 [Canada]: Powertrain
  On certain vehicles, miss-alignment of the joint between the front differential coupling and the front propeller shaft can cause undue wear to the splines within the coupling. Over time, this could cause the splines to shear, resulting in a loss of drive. Loss of propulsion, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing personal injury or death. Correction: dealers will replace the propeller shaft with an updated version.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Land Rover Range Rover 2003 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• RHK-LDR004: 2002-2006 Land Rover/ Range Rover Sport / 3-Button Remote Head Key / PN: 291102800 / LX8 FZV3 (OEM Refurb)
  FCC ID: LX8 LX8FZV3

• Front diff. / propeller shaft failure investigation # EA07012

  Summary:in a letter dated december 2, 2008, ford motor company (ford) notified nhtsa that land rover is conducting a safety recall of model year (my) 2003 through 2005 range rover vehicles built at the solihull (uk) assembly plant from january 3, 2002 through february 22, 2005, to replace the front driveshaft joint (nhtsa recall no. 08v-635, land rover recall no. P041). The front differential coupling sleeve and the propeller shaft may be misaligned resulting in spline wear over time, which may eventually result in the splines shearing.The defect condition can result in a loss of propulsion and subsequent vehicle disablement in the roadway or on the shoulder of the roadway. Furthermore, the defect condition can also cause loss of the transmission lock function when the vehicle is shifted into the park position.The loss of the transmission lock function can cause a vehicle rollaway condition if the emergency brake is not applied and the vehicle is unattended by the driver. In july 2008, land rover initiated a service action (q041) instructing dealers to install a redesigned front propeller shaft, front differential coupling and heat shield kit to address the misalignment and subsequent spline wear.This is the same repair procedure that will be used in safety recall 08v-635.Approximately 48 percent of the subject vehicles (18,000) have had the remedy performed under service action q041 as of december 2, 2008. Odi believes that sudden loss of motive power without warning and failure of the transmission lock function are safety consequences that, particularly in the context of the high failure rate of the subject components, represent an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety as stated in a recall request letter sent to ford and land rover on november 6, 2008.Land rover does not agree, but is changing its customer satisfaction program to a safety recall as odi requested. Land rover noted that it was aware of one alleged accident; however, it was unaware of any injury or vehicle damage associated with the alleged accident.Land rovers recall resolves the safety defect concerns pursued by this investigation. This engineering analysis is closed.
  

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• Front differential/driveshaft failure investigation # PE07019

  In response to an information request (ir) letter sent by the office of defects investigation (odi), ford stated that the primary cause for the majority of the reported front differential/drive shaft failures is a misalignment of the joint between the two components.Certain levels of misalignment may over time cause an uneven wear of the splines.Continued wear of the splines may result in a shearing of the splines and the inability of the driveshaft to transfer torque to the front differential. To address the issue in the field, ford initiated a service campaign in june 2003 to correct the misalignment issue and, if necessary, replace the front drive shaft and/or differential.The service campaign covered model year (my) 2003 and my 2004 vehicles built from april 18, 2002 through july 3, 2003.In production, ford introduced a change to the lubricating grease of the joint in february 2003 and a change to the assembly plant alignment process in july 2003 to address the misalignment and wear issue. Odi identified one crash related to the alleged defect.The crash involved a subject vehicle being struck in the rear after becoming disabled by a front differential/driveshaft failure and pulling to the side of the road. This preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea07-012) to further assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of front differential/driveshaft failures in the subject vehicle population.
  

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Takata recall my airbag light is on. The airbag light just stay on.

Driving down a road lost power and made grinding noise.

The first thing that happened was the ac stopped working and replaced the resistor in it twice, the same day it went out a second time the back driver side window fell. The next week i was driving home and was entering the freeway and as i accelerated the vehicle jerked hard and pulled back, and was making a squeaking sound. It corrected but now it keeps doing it. And the brake fluid a week later leaked out and i lost power in my brakes. I am afraid to drive my car!

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 land rover range rover. The contact stated that the transmission and brake warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

Car shipped from florida to pittsburgh. Upon arriving i drove the vehilce on the street and it stopped and had to wait to start again. Vehicle was only able to be driven a mile at a time beofre incident recurred. Abs break late stayed on from the beginning. To start vehilce two wires had to be connected together.Transmission not functionable, starting problem, brake problem and electrical problem. Contacted dealer and dealer denied any problems with the vehicle. I had a mechanic verify all problems noted above two days later.. Relayed the information to the dealership and nothing was resolved.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 land rover range rover. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, there was an abnormal grinding sound from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle also was making a jerking motion and the transfer case warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure in nhtsa campaign number: 08v635000 (power train) and the drive shaft and spline needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the vin was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The steering wheel on the vehicle turns but just makes a clicking noise and does not actually turn the wheels. *tr

While driving down the highway, the steering wheel just dropped down. *tr

While vehicle is operating, the air suspension, abs, brake, hdc warnings lights come on and vehicle locks front right break by itself without any brake being applied, when is wet or ice on the road, the vehicle slides towards the right. I contacted land rover customer service number to report the problems that i am having with the vehicle as this is extremely dangerous specially during the winter months, and was told that my vehicle vin number does not appear as part of the recall for bad yaw rate sensors on their database. I know now from what i have read online, that this a mayor situation with many land rover owners, but the automaker refuses to acknowledge the problem, what are they waiting for, for people to die due to this deffective yaw rate sensors? I hope that you can do something for all land rover owners and finally get land rover to acknowledge the problem and correctly address them. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• U1A4C [1] U1A4C