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1995 Land Rover Range Rover problems

Owners have filed 46 complaints about the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover with NHTSA between 1995 and 2006. The largest single group is the steering. Across this model's run it ranks 7 of 29 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Land Rover Range Rover All 1995 cars

FaultScore 67/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Land Rover Range Rover.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.

Complaint volume — 53: Against the median year of the Land Rover Range Rover. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 90: 17.4% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported: Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1995 compares with every other Land Rover Range Rover

Click any bar to open that year's report.

3 2 6 14 6 9 13 46 50 27 28 38 34 7 25 133 61 43 80 22 36 5 17 20 23 37 67 102 95 84 38 27 28 16 3 33 16 13

87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1995 Land Rover Range Rover

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Steering 8 17.4%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 10.9%

Engine & Cooling 5 10.9%

Median failure at 125,300 miles

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 8.7%

Suspension 3 6.5%

Body & Structure 3 6.5%

Airbags 3 6.5%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Other & Unspecified 2 4.3%

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 4.3%

Seats 2 4.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.3%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.3%

Electrical System 2 4.3%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 34,000 mi

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.2%

Tires 1 2.2%

Brakes 1 2.2%

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.

Apr 1995 peak 9 Jun 2006

NHTSA investigations into the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA97028 Opened 30 Dec 1997 Closed 2 Jul 1998 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNDERHOOD FIRES

ALLEGED OWNERS REPORT THAT FLAMES ERUPT UNDERHOOD, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN

PE97039 Opened 27 Aug 1997 Closed 30 Dec 1997 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNDERHOOD FIRES

Alleged flame erupted under the hood, while the vehicle wer being driven

Recalls on the 1995 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.

United States — NHTSA

00V328000 16 Oct 2000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN AREAS WHERE THE COOLANT COULD BE SUBJECTED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.

Risk: CONSEQUENTLY, THE FLUID COULD IGNITE CAUSING AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE.

99V007000 19 Jan 1999

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF WATER INGRESS AND SUBSEQUENT ICE BLOCKAGE, THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE CAN BECOME CLOGGED, EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DIPSTICK TUBE ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS.

Risk: THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

98V149000 1 Jul 1998

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. CERTAIN UNDERHOOD HOSE AND TUBING COMPONENTS CAN FAIL ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK, SUCH AS ENGINE COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Risk: THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

98V040000 24 Feb 1998

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.

Risk: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

96V050000 11 Mar 1996

SUSPENSION:REAR

THE REAR RADIUS ARM, WHICH LOCATES THE REAR AXLE, CAN FAIL AT THE EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHASSIS EYE END.

Risk: A BROKEN RADIUS ARM CAN ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE AND VEHICLE INSTABILITY.

95V157000 11 Aug 1995

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE IDLER PULLEY, PART OF THE ENGINE FRONT END SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM, CAN FAIL RESULTING IN SERPENTINE BELT DAMAGE OR DISENGAGEMENT.

Risk: DISENGAGEMENT OF THE PULLEY ON THE ROADWAY CAN CAUSE HARM TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, FAILURE OF THE BELT CAUSES ALOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHICH CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

95V123000 16 Jun 1995

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

A FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE BLOCK ASSEMBLY CAN LEAK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

Risk: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN THE INOPERATION OF PRIMARY BRAKE CIRCUIT, INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKES, AND LOSS OF ABS OPERATION WITH A CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 2004134 14 Apr 2004 2,149 units in Canada

Fuel System

On certain vehicles, stress cracks can be initiated in the plastic fuel tank at the vent valve welding ring, the breather pipe weld or at the filler pipe stub. Owners may notice a fuel smell emanating from their vehicle. If these cracks continue to propagate, fuel leakage could result. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. Correction: Dealer will replace the fuel tank with one of an improved design.

Recall 1998148 22 Jul 1998 1,024 units in Canada

Engine

CERTAIN UNDER-HOOD HOSE AND TUBING COMPONENTS (PRIMARILY COOLANT HOSES) CAN FAIL. UNINTENDED RELEASE OF FLUIDS SUCH AS ENGINE COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN LEAD TO CONDITIONS WHICH CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. CORRECTION: A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO SEVERAL UNDER-HOOD COMPONENTS TO ELIMINATE THE RELEASE OF SUCH FLUIDS AND IMPROVE THE VEHICLE'S RESISTANCE TO UNDER-HOOD FIRE.

Recall 1998068 8 Apr 1998 2,433 units in Canada

Airbag

DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE SRS AND CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUITS IN THE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD CAUSE THE ROTARY COUPLER TO FAIL. THIS COULD INITIATE AN INVOLUNTARY DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG. CORRECTION: A FUSED LINK WILL BE ADDED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUIT ON ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG.

Recall 1996057 10 Apr 1996 80 units in Canada

Suspension

THE ALUMINUM EYES WHICH ATTACH THE REAR AXLE TRAILING ARMS TO THE CHASSIS FRAME MAY BE SUBJECT TO FRACTURE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ARM TO SEPARATE RESULTING IN VEHICLE INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. CORRECTION: BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Filed 6 Aug 2004 at 34,000 miles Fairview, NJ Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 98I149000 ON THE WEBSITE.

NHTSA complaint #10087347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 14 Feb 2002 Greenwich, CT Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

A FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO A FUEL LEAKAGE.

NHTSA complaint #8004049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 26 Oct 2000 Mukilteo, WA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SHE HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS UP SIDE DOWN. SEAT BELT LOCKED ON HER WHICH WAS A PLUS. BUT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #873909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 2 May 1995 Media, PA Crash 2 injured

STEERING

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING WENT TO TURN TO A LANE, THE JEEP LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. TT

NHTSA complaint #964649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 13 Apr 1995 Purdys, NY Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA complaint #481566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 9 Jun 2006 Mcallen, TX

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM LAND ROVER FOR MY SON'S 1995 RANGE ROVER. SAFETY RECALL ACTION B156- FUEL TANK CRACKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL LAND ROVER FOR REPAIR AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $400.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. STATING THAT IF THEY DAMAGED THE FUEL PUMP DURING THE RECALL, I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PURCHASE A NEW ON AND HAVE IT INSTALLED (PART NUMBER WFE500740K).

NHTSA complaint #10159375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 20 May 2005 Portland, OR

AIR BAGS

MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE AIRBAGS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER AUTO DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2002. YESTERDAY I WENT TO SELL THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO HAVE SOLD ME THE CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS.

NHTSA complaint #10121730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 9 Aug 2004 at 125,300 miles Essex, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

RECALL 95V157000 CONCERNING PULLEY CRANKSHAFT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE PULLEY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY PERFORMED.

NHTSA complaint #10087412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 6 Aug 2004 at 34,000 miles Fairview, NJ Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 98I149000 ON THE WEBSITE.

NHTSA complaint #10087347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 19 Feb 2003 Greenwood, AR

SUSPENSION

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION.

NHTSA complaint #10008763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 14 Feb 2002 Greenwich, CT Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

A FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO A FUEL LEAKAGE.

NHTSA complaint #8004049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 22 Jan 2002 NEW York, NY

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

LOST ALL STEERING. STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. REPAIRS WERE REPLACE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER, CRUISE CASETTE AND ROTARY COUPLER, REAR TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE WHOLE THING SNAPPED, MOMENTS BEFORE PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY - CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED. DEALER SAYS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT (IT WAS NOT ). REPAIR PERSON SAID FAILURE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AS AN IMMEDIATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR DRIVEN THE NIGHT BEFORE, NO ACCIDENT, EVER, NO PROBLEMS BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED.

NHTSA complaint #756983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 22 Jan 2002 NEW York, NY

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA complaint #756983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 22 Jan 2002 NEW York, NY

STEERING:LINKAGES

NHTSA complaint #756983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 23 Mar 2001 Atlanta, GA

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

DRIVER,PASSENGER LATCH-WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAVED FAILED 4 TIMES (2 EACH DOOR). UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. REPAIRED 2 TIMES ON EACH DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #742439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 23 Mar 2001 Cordova, TN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE AIR BILLOWS FAILED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT TOOK THE DEALER APPROX. 1 MONTH TO REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,600. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WITH A REFURBED ENGINE, (ESTIMATED REPAIR COST TO BE APPROX. $3,000 - $6,000.) IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT PROGRESSED AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS ALSO REFUSED A LOANER VEHICLE, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE EXTENDED TIME REQUIRED TO ATTEMPT THE REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ANY PROGRESS TO DATE. ALL COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY MYSELF IN AN EFFORT TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY PROGRESS. NONE TO DATE TO REPORT. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE RECEIVED TO DATE, AND AM SUSPICIOUS OF THE HUGE AND FINANCIALLY SEVERE PROBLEMATIC CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THIS REPORT. ONE WOULD NOT BELIEVE THESE PROBLEMS OCCURING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO BE NORMAL OF A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE BUY THIS VEHICLE, FOR IT'S DEPENDABILITY AND SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE MARKETED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE HERE.

NHTSA complaint #742330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 23 Mar 2001 Cordova, TN

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

NHTSA complaint #742330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 26 Oct 2000 Mukilteo, WA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NHTSA complaint #873909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 23 Feb 2000 Decatur, GA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR FROM OUTSIDE. THAT COULD ALSO HAPPEN TO OTHER DOORS.

NHTSA complaint #857420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 6 Oct 1999 Calabasas, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FAILURE OF C.V. JOINT NEARLY CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. FAILURE OF C.V. JOINT DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF OIL SEALS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN QUIETLEY BEEN ADVISING UPGRADE TO SEAL SYSTEM AND REPALCMENT OF OIL WITH LIFE TIME GREASE. DEALER FAILED TO PERFORM OR ADVISE OF SAID UPGRADES.