Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V040000 | ROVER GROUP, LIMITED | from 12/01/1993 to 12/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 54488 | 03/24/1998 | MFR | LAND ROVER | 02/24/1998 | 02/27/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. as a result of chaffing of a cruise control wire, the steering wheel rotary coupler can overheat and inadvertently deploy the driver's air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin march 24, 1998. 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 1-301-731-9040.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 86/18/97/NAS | 07/11/1997 | 604150 | Vehicles experiencing intermittent cruise control disengagement. *tt | 06/23/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/04/2004 | 4 | 07/03/2004 | |
| Surging at fully closed throttle accompanied by abs failure is a real issue with this vehicle. this is a common problem acknowledged by the manufacturer. prm chip replacement to fix the surge problem should be a safety recall. my 1997 land rover discovery would not stop at a stop light when letting off the accelerator because the rpms surged on the vehicle. upon attempting to depress the brakes the abs malfunctioned causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate due to lack of brakes and an elevated rpm level. this is an electronic defect that needs immediate attention due to the number of vehicles which experience this problem and the acknowledgment by the manufacturer that rpm surging at fully closed throttle requires the replacement of a revised chip to remedy this. this vehicle is of no use to me because it is unsafe to operate and thus unsuitable for road use. i am seriously considering contacting other sources/media outlets to investigate this common problem. *la | |||
| 05/25/2000 | 1 | ||
| Abs brakes began to systematrically engage on smooth surfaces, abs system engaged, instead of stopping the vehicle began to surge forward, to avoid colliding with other vehicles consumer drove onto the cement barrier until vehicle stopped. possibly related to the fuel, throttle, linkages and control as well as the abs system. *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/15/2000 | 09/01/1997 | ||
| Accelerator pedal is too close to the brake pedal. when consumer attempts to press brake pedeal, the accelerator pedal, at times, is also pressed. this defect has caused consumer to be involved in a crash. *ak *ml | |||