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2004 Land Rover Discovery problems

NHTSA lists 29 complaints for the 2004 Land Rover Discovery, 4 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DISCOVERY.

At a glance

Complaints
29
With crash
4
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
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
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE517.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC413.8%
STRUCTURE413.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM310.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL310.3%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES26.9%
SERVICE BRAKES26.9%
SUSPENSION26.9%
AIR BAGS13.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13.4%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
STRUCTUREBODY2
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGBRAKE LIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINESTORAGE1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESTAILGATE1
SEATSMID/REAR ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
STEERINGHYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLACCELERATOR PEDAL1

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.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

EA05016

Opened: 2005-10-14. Closed: 2007-02-22.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE

ON JUNE 16, 2005, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE05-034) TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED STOP LAMP (BRAKE) SWITCH FAILURES IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II VEHICLES.ON OCTOBER 14, 2005, THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND THE SCOPE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MY 2002 THROUGH 2005 FREELANDER VEHICLES THAT U

Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

Linked campaign numbers: 07V041000.

Manufacturer communications

4 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1

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.

Technical Bulletin: Squeaks & Rattles Kit Availability

10043533

Date: 2012-02-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

LAND ROVER: VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED FROM SPECIFICATION FOR REAR PROPSHAFT COUPLING, MUST NOT BE USED FOR REPAIR DUE TO BEING OUT OF SPECIFICATION. *PE

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
DISCOVERY29

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