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2003 Land Rover NEW Range Rover problems

NHTSA lists 31 complaints for the 2003 Land Rover NEW Range Rover, 2 of them mention a crash and 0 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 NEW RANGE ROVER.

At a glance

Complaints
31
With crash
2
With fire
0
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
2
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
6

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
POWER TRAIN2787.1%
SUSPENSION39.7%
EQUIPMENT13.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC13.2%
STRUCTURE13.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL13.2%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
POWER TRAINDRIVELINE23
POWER TRAINTRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)1
STRUCTUREBODY1
SUSPENSIONFRONT1

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

2 investigations; 0 open.

EA07012

Opened: 2007-08-14. Closed: 2008-12-10.

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT (NHTSA RECALL NO. 08V-635, LAND ROVER RECALL NO. P041). THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COUP

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: 08V635000.

PE07019

Opened: 2007-04-04. Closed: 2007-08-15.

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT FAILURE

IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI), FORD STATED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES IS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS.CERTAIN LEVELS OF MISALIGNMENT MAY OVER TIME CAUSE AN UNEVEN WEAR OF THE SPLINES.CONTINUED WEAR OF THE SPLINES MAY RESULT IN A SHEARI

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

6 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
POWER TRAIN2
STEERING2
EQUIPMENT1
SUSPENSION1

10125267

Date: 2017-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call

10053918

Date: 2013-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

LAND ROVER: THE FRONT LEFT HAND CORNER, A NOISE OF RUBBING, SCRAPING, DRONE TYPE AND/OR A VIBRATION APPEARS DUE TO TRANSFER CASE CHAIN ON COAST/OVERRUN CHORDAL VIBRATION. MODEL RANGE ROVER. NO MODEL YEARS. *PE

10053935

Date: 2013-07-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

LAND ROVER: GEARSHIFT REMAINS STUCK, EITHER UP, DOWN, IN NEUTRAL, PARK OR IS ERRATIC OR INTERMITTENT IN OPERATION OF SHIFTING, DUE TO POSSIBLE EARTH POINTS ARE LOOSE OR CORRODED. MODEL RANGE ROVER. NO MODEL YEAR. *PE

10043560

Date: 2012-01-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

LAND ROVER: THE COMPRESSOR EXHAUST VALVE MAY BE CAUSE OF THE AIR SUSPENSION WARNING LAMP TO BE ILLUMINATED AND A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *PE

10015108

Date: 2006-12-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

STEERING COLUMN REACH MOTOR NOISE. *EH UPDATED 07-25-07. *KB

10020127

Date: 2006-06-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

POWER STEERING SQUEAK AT BULKHEAD. *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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
NEW RANGE ROVER31

Same model, other years

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Other Land Rover models, 2003

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