Owners have filed 14 complaints
about the 1990 Land Rover Range Rover with NHTSA between 1996 and 2003.
The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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ungraded
What breaks on a 1990 Land Rover Range Rover
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Engine & Cooling
428.6%
0 crashes, 2 fires
Fuel & Propulsion
321.4%
Suspension
214.3%
2 crashes, 0 fires
Tires
17.1%
Lights
17.1%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control
17.1%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Brakes
17.1%
Steering
17.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1996peak 2Mar 2003
Recalls on the 1990 Land Rover Range Rover
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 1992031206 units in Canada
Lights And Instruments
ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COULD FAIL, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE OR TO REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY. VEHICLES FOLLOWING WOULD NOT BE WARNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTION: BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED PART AND BRAKE PEDAL RETURN SPRING WILL BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
Recall 1991117194 units in Canada
Brakes
THE RIGHT REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LINE TO WEAR THROUGH AND LEAK, RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. CORRECTION: RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE WILL BE REROUTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Granada Hills, CAFire1 injured
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE'S HEATER COIL EXPLODED RELEASING EXTREMELY HOT WATER. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON LEGS AS A RESULT. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Milwaukee, WICrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #884251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Temple Hills, MDFire1 injured
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, IGNTION TURNED OFF, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED UP. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #868910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saratoga, CAFire
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #519008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NHTSA complaint #501279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Fort Myers, FL
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKED FROM THE TANK, THE DEALER STATED THE GAS TANK WAS CORRODED.
NHTSA complaint #10011520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Granada Hills, CAFire1 injured
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE'S HEATER COIL EXPLODED RELEASING EXTREMELY HOT WATER. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON LEGS AS A RESULT. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Durham, NC
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER AND OVER AND IT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY 2 DEALERSHIPS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #752409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newyork, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. TOOK TO DEALER , AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN SEAM OF FUEL TANK, AND FUEL LEAKED AROUND PROTECTIVE PLATE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AT 98,000. CONSUMER STATED AT 158,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK IN SAME PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #890322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Milwaukee, WICrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #884251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Orien, MI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RECALL 95V155000 WAS ISSUED IN 1996 FOR FUEL TANK. A FEW YEARS LATER, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY WON'T FIX PROBLEM AT NO COST BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN DONE ALREADY.
NHTSA complaint #879084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Virginia Beach, VA
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, MY LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY 1990 RANGE ROVER SUFFERED A FLAT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES UNCOMMON FOR A FLAT. THE TIRE AFTER INSPECTION ELICITED A RUBBER SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK. AFTER THE TIRE BLEWOUT ON INTERSTATE 64, I MAINTAIN ENOUGH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO PULL IT OVER ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UNDER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BLOWN OUT TIRE, I NOTICED THE CENTER TREAD WHICH COMPLETELY TORN, SEPARATED FOR THE TIRE(PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THE FLAT TIRE IS IN ITS SEPARATED FORM.) THE DAMAGES THAT WERE CAUSED BY THIS FLAT WERE A DAMAGED LEFT WHEEL CASING INCLUDING THE MUDFLAP AREA, THE LEFT REAR SIDE PANEL WAS DAMAGED, THE MUFFLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE REAR BUMPER AND THE EXTERIOR AREA ADJACENT TO WHERE THE TIRE WAS "BLOWN OFF" AFTER THE FLAT SUFFERED DAMAGES TOO. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE THAT THE TRUCK MAKES THAT WAS PRESENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THERE IS LIKELY MORE DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK ALSO.. IT SEEMED EXTREMELY UNSUAL THAT A SIMPLE FLAT WOULD CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE THAT IS WHY IM CONTACTING YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR ASSISTANCE. IM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING MICHELIN TIRES SUPPLYING THEM WITH SUFFICIENT DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG TO MY TIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE REGARDING THIS MATTER. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, DEY NGUYEN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: HMDNEX144 TIRE SIZE: 205R16104S )
NHTSA complaint #731452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Temple Hills, MDFire1 injured
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, IGNTION TURNED OFF, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED UP. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #868910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rogers, AR
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #705610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brookland, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILED ON WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE UNIT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
NHTSA complaint #834667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saratoga, CAFire
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #519008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Stephentow, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #503898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.