34 of the
1,307 complaints filed about the Land Rover Range Rover
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
34
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
The moon roof on the roof of the vehicle shattered. However, it was not a typical "starburst" pattern from an impact. We did not have any impacts. Instead, the shatter pattern was a series of sinusoidal waves. This glass fracture pattern has been identified by researchers in scholarly papers as a manufacturing defect or a stress fracture from torsional forces.
NHTSA complaint #11714392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2023 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the sunroof failed to close properly. The contact stated that on several occasions, the sunroof was closed but unexpectedly reopened. The vehicle was taken to several dealers however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that a dealer confirmed the sunroof failure and performed a recalibration. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact expressed concerns about water potentially entering the vehicle during inclement weather and stated that the glare from the sun through the sunroof caused visibility issues while driving. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
NHTSA complaint #11712185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The component is Land Rover windshields and design of 2024 vehicles. I am on my 6th windshield in a little over a year since purchase. I have had a crack and runs in my vision on the window more than a clear vision through the windshield. The Land Rover Company/manufacturer/dealerships know if the defect design of windshields. Capital Glass in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has changed and commented on the number of windshields that have been replaced on Range Rovers, and Defenders all produced by Land Rover.
NHTSA complaint #11695549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
windshield, I cracked my 3rd windshield in 18 months and approx 7 windshields in 10 years. I replace this vehicle annually with the identical make and model range rover. The smallest stone chips the windshield and the chip turns into long cracks across the windshield within hours to a couple of days. I have alerted Land Rover to this.
NHTSA complaint #11673701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OUR NEW RANGE ROVER IS CREATING A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE INTERIOR ELECTRONICS/AC UNIT. IT'S SIMILAR TO LETTING THE AIR OUT OF AN INFLATED BALLOON BY THE SPOUT. THE PITCH GOES HIGHER, LOWER, AND ALL OVER LIKE YOU ARE MOVING YOUR HANDS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE THE BALLOON SQUEAL. OUR VEHICLE IS NOW 3 MONTHS OLD, AND HAS SPENT 2.5 MONTHS IN SERVICE. AFTER RECENTLY GETTING OUR CAR BACK, THE SOUND CAME BACK RIGHT AWAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. IS CLUELESS, AND ALREADY HAD PUT OVER 200 MILES ON OUR CAR "TESTING IT IN REAL WORLD CONDITIONS." EVERY DEALERSHIP SALES & SERVICE MANAGERS, INCLUDING GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALER HERE IS HARDLY HELPING AND CLUELESS. THIS IS FROM RANGE ROVER NEWPORT BEACH, CA. NOW THIS SOUND IS WORSE, AND MAKES YOU WANT TO SMASH YOUR HEAD THROUGH THE WINDOW; IT'S BASICALLY SOUND TORTURE. OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALSO NEVER WORKED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HOWEVER: 1) WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SET TO ON, 2) AND THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, 3) THEN THE REAR WINDOW WIPERS COME ON FOR SOME REASON.
NHTSA complaint #11111930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE SIDE MIRRORS FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (JAGUAR LAND ROVER SEATTLE, 19910 POPLAR WAY, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC HEATED WINDSHIELD HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,581.
NHTSA complaint #11103096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 N/A LAND ROVER L560. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER DID NOT FUNCTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO NEITHER CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD NOR SEE THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LAND ROVER JACKSON DEALER LOCATED AT 5320 INTERSTATE 55 NORTH FRONTAGE RD, JACKSON, MS 39211, PHONE NUMBER 601-326-5600, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE TECHNICIAN UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 1,220. BEFORE THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DEFROSTER, THE CLIMATE CONTROL DASH STARTING FLICKERING AND WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN AGAIN (JAN. 13, 2018) THE BACK AND SIDE WINDOWS ARE NOT DEFROSTING. *DT
NHTSA complaint #11055355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR EXTERIOR OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW WHEN TURNING LEFT DUE TO THE LOCATION AND THE SIZE OF THE MIRROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MIRROR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900.
NHTSA complaint #10574646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER RANGER ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED WINDSHIELD PRODUCED AN EXTREME GLARE DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
NHTSA complaint #10562951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE NEW GENERATION 2013 RANGE ROVER, RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2012, DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAY NOZZLES. THEY ARE UNABLE TO APPLY WASHER FLUID TO CLEAR AN OBSTRUCTED WINDSHIELD AT ANY TRAVELING SPEED. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION DURING ANY WINTER DRIVING WHICH WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. LAND ROVER CORPORATE OFFICES ARE UNWILLING / UNABLE TO ADDRESS THIS DESIGN FLAW IN ANY MANNER. THEY WOULD ONLY "REFER THIS DESIGN COMPLAINT" TO THEIR CORPORATE DESIGN ENGINEERING IN SOLIHULL, ENGLAND.
NHTSA complaint #10497441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE WASHER FLUID SPRAY NOZZLES DOES NOT PROVIDE SUITABLE SPRAY ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OTHER THAN IN PARK. INADEQUATE DESIGN, FLOW, SPRAY PATTERN IS CAUSING A SAFETY VISIBILITY ISSUE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH LANDROVER USA CUSTOMER SERVICE HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT FIX THE CONCERN. THEY HAVE LABELED THE ISSUE AS A "DESIGN CONCERN" NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND "NOTIFIED" ENGINEERING IN ENGLAND FOR THEIR "POSSIBLE" REVIEW. TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN WINTER DRIVING, I MUST PULL OVER EVERY 10 - 15 MILES TO SPRAY WINDOW. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE DESIGN FOR LAND ROVER AND AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I CAN FORWARD VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE ISSUE IF DESIRED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10496517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE NOTICED THAT STEAM SUDDENLY STARTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS WHICH DISTORTED THE DRIVERS VISION. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE O RING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF UPDATED 12/09/09.
NHTSA complaint #10286530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER WITH MULTIPLE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; MONITORS ON THE HEADREST, HEADREST DOESN'T WORK, KNOB MISSING FROM CONSOLE, LEFT REAR DOOR HAS SCRATCHES AND MORE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE OR TIRE AREA. THE WINDOWS WERE NOISY WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWN, WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE NOISE FROM TIRES WERE DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET RIMS.
NHTSA complaint #10217150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER WITH MULTIPLE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; MONITORS ON THE HEADREST, HEADREST DOESN'T WORK, KNOB MISSING FROM CONSOLE, LEFT REAR DOOR HAS SCRATCHES AND MORE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE OR TIRE AREA. THE WINDOWS WERE NOISY WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWN, WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE NOISE FROM TIRES WERE DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET RIMS.
NHTSA complaint #10217150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HAS 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH AUTO GLASS REPAIR AND HE FELT THAT ALL LAND ROVER DOOR WINDOWS WERE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED. THE REASON WHY THE WINDOWS WEREIMPROPERLY DESIGNEDWAS BECAUSE THE MEDAL WAS TOO THIN AND THERE WAS TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE WINDOWS.
NHTSA complaint #10176937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 1998 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER AND THE SELF DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR IS FAULTY. THERE IS A STRONG RING OR HALO DEVELOPING ON THE GLASS THAT IS MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THROUGH. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE AUTO DIM FEATURE THAT HEATS UP THE SPECIAL GLASS TO AUTO DIM. ANYWAY, I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AT 1-800-637-6837 OPT 9 EXT 2949 AND TALKED WITH A HEATHER. (THE CONVERSATION WAS SUPPOSEDLY RECORDED). SHE TOLD ME THAT LAND ROVER DOESN'T SEE WHY THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND THAT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE "THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY". THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE AND I THINK THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. LAND ROVER MAKES THE REPLACEMENT SO EXPENSIVE, THAT AN OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS TOO COSTLY FOR THE AVERAGE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #10098733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH OF OPERATION, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATED CONSTANTLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO VIEW TRAFFIC TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER. THE SENSATION IS SIMILAR TO FOCUSING ON AN OBJECT WHILE BEING TOSSED TO AND FRO. I HAVE MADE MANY REQUESTS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SITUATION REPAIRED TO NO AVAIL. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT THROUGH THE STATES LEMON LAW STATUTE. SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE MIRROR AND NONE HAVE RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE. I HAVE RECEIVED CONFLICTING RESPONSES FROM TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATED WITH LAND ROVER. THESE RESPONSES INCLUDE MECHANICAL DEFECTS, JUST MY PERSONAL PROBLEM, AND ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #765258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A 12 INCH CRACK FROM MINOR STRESS. PASSENGER IN FRONT LEANED FORWARD, PRESSING ON GLASS TO TURN AROUND AND A CRACK APPEARED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MAY BE SENDING AN AREA REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. PLEAER PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8011732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
*AK CONSUMER STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, THE SYSTEM FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, VEHICLE IS THEN UNDRIVABLE BUT DOES START, LOCKS IN FULLY ELEVATED POSITION, LOCKS IN FULLY DEFLATED POSITION, MORES UP AND DOWN, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WARNING LIGHTS FLASH AND WARNING APPEARS NOT TO EXCEED 35 MPH, DRIVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS, SO FAR WITH NO RESPONSE OR SOLUTION TO PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 9000 MILES, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AFTER A LOUD BOOMING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE CHANGING STATIONS AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND LATER REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER THE NEW PUMP STOPPED WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #8002094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.