Land rover Discovery Brakes Problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 5 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2020.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
My mom was run over and killed by her vehicle on 5/15.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ABS AND BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. DEALER HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIND/FIX PROBLEM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. INSTEAD, IT SLAMMED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO TURN IGNITION OFF. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKE WARNING ILLUMINATED AFTER PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED AND DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW AND STOP. REPAIR SHOP STATED "BRAKE PIPES ATTACHED TO FRA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND DOWN HILL SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINAT...
TRUCK ABS, DOWNHILL DESCENT, TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. ALL THREE LIGHTS ARE ON. IN EVENT I WAS DRIVING DURING SNOW OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DOWN HILL VEHICLE WOULD OF BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL RESULTING IN CRASH A...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UP AN ON RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE SPEED INCREASED TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIM...
THE ABS BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. OVER THE YEARS VEHICLE EXPER...
This vehicle has an active water intrusion from the headliner above the windshield due to windshield bonding and body seal failure. Water is dripping down and entering the dashboard area and shorting electrical control modules behind the...
NOV 16 2019 I BOUGHT I WAS ON ROAD ON FLORIDA AND SUDDENLY ALL LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD I TOOK NEAR CAR DEALER HE CHECK WITH CODE READER AND EVERY THING OK I DROVE BACK TO DAYTON,OHIO SITTING AT DEALERAND I HAD SAME PROBLEM AND MY VEH...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10MPH WHEN THE ABS ,TRACTION AND HILL LIGHT CAME ON HE FELT SLIPPAGE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WHENEVER HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED ...
DT: CONTACT STATED THE ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THERE WAS DOCUMENTATION THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE PLACED ON CORRODED ROTORS, CAUSING THE MODULE TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. ONE RO...