2004 Land Rover New Range Rover problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train:driveline:differential Unit (13) · Power Train:driveline:driveshaft (6) · Power Train:driveline (3)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Land Rover New Range Rover model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
27 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (9)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2017-09-14 · SFCC-14SEP17 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
presentation from dealer shop foreman conference call
Power Train:transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive) 2013-09-04 · SSM-67137 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (Prndl) 2013-07-30 · SSM-67317 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Suspension:rear:springs:air Suspension System 2012-01-26 · SSM-54997 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
land rover: the compressor exhaust valve may be cause of the air suspension warning lamp to be illuminated and a possible electrical failure. *pe
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2012-01-10 · SSM-54617 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
land rover: situation involving the dmtl (diagnostic module tank leakage) pump engine warranty claims. *pe
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery 2011-08-22 · SSM-51557 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
land rover: incorrect fitment of agm batteries to vehicles originally specified with flooded battery. *pe
Showing the 6 most recent of 9 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2017-12-08 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 💥 crash“my alternator started going out and as my car was dying out it started speeding up i was trying to push on the break and i got to try to push on the brake it would only force the car to go forward so i was just release my foot off the brake and just let the cargo and the car had went around in circles until it died out then i tried to get a jump fr…”
2017-12-08 · Steering“i have to replace my fuel pump two times it cost me over $2,000 and now my steering column isn't working my key won't turn i tested it by taking the fuse out and disconnecting the battery still nothing went to a current range rover spot and they said that's common in those vehicles with the steering column going out which makes the key not turn i h…”
2016-06-02 · Power Train“i was driving 75 mph on highway on june 1st, 2016 when a loud grinding noice occurred in the front end followed by loss of drive train. car almost lost control but was able to coast to side of road. the car would still roll while in park and finally had to put emergency brake to stop it. a put in neutral warning came on in dash and i shut the mo…”
2015-07-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 119,700 mi“the catalytic converter on my car has a known defect which was covered under land rover extended warrant program q058. on my specific car, the warranty period expired on may 11, 2015. an independent mechanic diagnosed a bad catalytic converter on my car in feb 04, 2014 and told me about the extended warrant program covering this known issue. i ma…”
2014-09-17 · Vehicle Speed Control · 96,606 mi · 💥 crash“this is what i sent to land rover usa last night. have not heard from them yet. "my 2004 range rover suddenly accelerated at a very high speed for a few seconds while i was parking causing damage to the car and property. also none of the airbags deployed even though the impact was severe. i would like to be informed of any such issues and what s…”
2009-01-23 · Suspension · 32,000 mi“less than a year ago, on my 04 rr, i received an message across my odometer saying "air suspension inactive" took it to the dealer on 2-1-2008, the dealer charged me $50 to "cleared the codes" and they could not find anything else wrong with it. fast-forward to 1-15-2009, i received the same message again, took it back to the dealership, this time …”
2008-11-14 · Steering · 47,000 mi“no problems observed with the car. suddenly the steering wheel became loose and fell down to a position where the bottom of the wheel was stuck between my legs. the tilt mechanism failed while the car was the moving and the wheel, although attached to the car, was forced down onto my legs. steering wheel would no longer stay in a drivable posi…”
2008-09-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 73,000 mi“driving over 60mph when message alert saying trans failsafe prog appears. a loud grinding noise is heard and the message alert system informs me to put the vehicle in neutral. which i immediately do. i had to coast in heavy traffic to the emergency lane and wait for tow truck. any attempt to put the vehicle in anything other than neutral results…”
2008-07-28 · Power Train:driveline · 60,490 mi“my 2004 land rover range rover has front differential problem, was driving on highway and with out any notice car lost all power and couldn't move. *tr…”
2008-06-15 · Power Train:driveline · 74 mi“the driveshaft gave out on the vehicle. this has happen to numerous people. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.