NHTSA lists 48 complaints for the 2003 Land Rover Discovery, 8 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DISCOVERY.
At a glance
Complaints
48
With crash
8
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
3,291
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
4
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
11
22.9%
POWER TRAIN
10
20.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
16.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
16.7%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
7
14.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
12.5%
SUSPENSION
3
6.3%
AIR BAGS
2
4.2%
SERVICE BRAKES
2
4.2%
STRUCTURE
2
4.2%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
4
POWER TRAIN
DRIVELINE
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CABLES
2
EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL
1
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
POWER TRAIN
AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE THROTTLE CAN STICK INTERMITTENTLY DURING ITS OPERATION. THE EXACT POINT OF STICKING IS NOT PREDICTABLE AND CAN RESULT IN A HIGHER ENGINE SPEED THAN EXPECTED.
Consequence: IN THE CASE WHERE A THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE, PARTICULARLY AFTER A HIGH DEGREE OF ENGINE THROTTLE APPLICATION, THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO REST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-201-818-8500.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
4 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
10136669
Date: 2018-03-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
The 'Service Required' warning text will not appear on the Instrument Cluster (IC) if a vehicle has reached its service point.
10125267
Date: 2017-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
10214018
Date: 2013-11-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Date: 2002-04-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
SUBJECT REGARDING NEW STATE ULEV EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS. *TT
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.