2005 Land Rover Lr3 problems, complaints & recalls

2025-09-24 · Service Brakes

“after a heavy rainstorm in [xxx] , my 2005 land rover lr3 experienced catastrophic water intrusion through the a-pillar design flaw documented in land rover’s own tsb la501-007. when i opened the passenger door, ~1.5 inches of water poured out. immediately afterward, the vehicle developed multiple failures: flickering lights, radio inoperative, dri…”

2022-07-20 · Air Bags

“others of same model and year were recalled and mine was not, despite having same issue with airbag fault in steering column …”

2019-11-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 172,000 mi

“since purchasing my second hand 2005 land rover lr3 in 2013, i have had problems with the fuel system. i experience drivability concerns such as hesitation, misfire, stalling, rough running, and difficulty in starting, and the 'check engine' light is almost always illuminated. i have been concerned about these issues, and have spent a lot of money …”

2018-10-24 · Suspension · 99,000 mi

“the air ride suspension is totally dead. there was a recall years ago but i didnt get it done. now when i search recalls its not there, because someone thinks the work was completed. that is simply false. i can barely drive this vehicle now because the left side dropped due to air suspension. the service guy told me the suspension was built imprope…”

2018-07-02 · Seat Belts

“shoulder bracket manufacturing defect, all years, probably lr4 as well as eoropean and international models discovery 3 and 4, range rover sport casting splits and cracks at multiple points around bolt hole over time. 4 of 4 units i inspected with similarr failure. there was no incident, frayed seatbelt, ordered used replacement, they were as ba…”

2018-03-04 · Power Train · 130,531 mi

“after coming to a complete stop, the engine revved up, almost getting into an accident, had to stand on the brake in order to keep it from taking off, immediately shifted to neutral, engine continued racing while in nuetral.…”

2017-07-12 · Power Train · 84,000 mi

“vehicle after coming to a complete stop stationary with engine running in drive, ie, stop light, stop sign, and pressure is applied to gas pedal the vehcle fails to move forward for several seconds, more pressure is applied to gas pedal to elicit response from vehicle and suddenly everything seems to 'kick' in resulting in a violent jolt as vehicle…”

2017-02-24 · Seat Belts · 171,000 mi

“driver and passenger seatbelt shoulder anchors have numerous cracks in them. i discovered this while removing internal body panels to diagnose rain water leaks/ingress.…”

2016-09-30 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 111,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 land rover lr3. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently after 10 to 15 miles of driving. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator was defective and needed to replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. th…”

2016-09-17 · Air Bags

“air bag light is on dash. took to dealer and they said airbag and clock spring are bad because the wiring inside the airbag and clock spring are bad and i need to pay to replace otherwise my airbag will not deploy if needed. i asked them about recall 08v248000 (land rover is recalling over 37,000 lr3 and range rover sport vehicles. the relative mo…”