Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Land Rover Discovery.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTION. UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ABS ENGAGING. VIBRATED VEHICLE OUT INTO INTERSECTION. LUCKY E… |
| 2008-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED A FUEL TANK ON MY LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1997 AT THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO AS A RESULT OF THE … |
| 2008-04-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | RECENTLY FOUND OUT THOUGH NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER HAD A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR FUEL SYSTEM , GASOLINE : STORAGE (FUE… |
| 2006-05-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | I HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ACTION B156 FROM LAND ROVER OF NORTH AMERICA FOR FUEL TANK CRACKING. I CONTACTED THEM AT THE 800… |
| 2005-05-07 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1997 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE CHANGING LANES. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND … |
| 2004-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SURGING AT FULLY CLOSED THROTTLE ACCOMPANIED BY ABS FAILURE IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLE… |
| 2004-06-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED, RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKEN IN 2! CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOTH DIAGNOSED AS CRACKED… |
| 2003-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MANIFOLD HAD A HAIR LINE CRACK. A… |
| 2001-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. ON MANY OCCASIONS, SOON AFTER STAR… |
| 2001-08-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR MALFUNCTIONING AS THERE IS A LARGE BUBBLE THAT KEEPS MOVING AROUND IN THE MIRROR |
| 2001-01-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY BUCKING AND HESITATING WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 35MPH. AFTER PULLING INTO BREAKDOWN LA… |
| 2000-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED AFTER REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD AT RANDOM TIMES. F… |
| 2000-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON PAVEMENT ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STARTED BEEPING. HE PULLED OVER AND LADY IN … |
| 2000-07-11 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLY. IF NOT FOR SEAT BELTS, CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.*AK |
| 2000-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DASHBOARD WENT BLANK WHILE DRIVING LOSING ALL POWER, DEALER FOUND THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAD FA… |
| 2000-04-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO PRESS BRAKE PEDEAL, THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2000-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THESE SENSORS IN WORKING CONDITION FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET … |
| 1999-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE FROM A STANDSTILL WAS PUT IN REVERSE GEAR, WHILE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE VEHICLE UP, THE TR… |
| 1999-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TAKE OFF IN REVERSE GEAR. THE … |
| 1998-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES FREQUENTLY FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE AT SPEEDS UNDER 20MPH. DEALER STATED IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR ON RIGHT FRONT WHEE… |
| 1997-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH CAUSED A F… |
| 1997-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH COMING TO INTERSECTION ,150-200 YARDS AWAY , LIGHT TURNED RED, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES VEHI… |
| 1997-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. … |
| 1997-03-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1997 OFF-LEASE VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM LOUISVILLE LAND ROVER IN MARCH OF 2000. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND MGR STATED I … |
| 1997-01-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DET… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AT 40MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER INSIST… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE APPLYING ABS BRAKES THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 40 MPH, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP ABS SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP WHEELS. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND FEEL MUSHY. THERE W… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED APPLIES BRAKES AND VEHICLE DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, MECH… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND SOMETIME IT'S HARD. BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND I… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ONE CYLINDER BLEWOUT AND ALL 8 HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONS IT AFFECTS EVERYTH… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SEAL. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED SAW SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER DASH ON DRIVER SIDE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. INVESTIGAT… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE IS RUBBING AGAINST FRAME OF VEHICLE, CREATING SEVERAL HOLES IN FUEL LINE, AND CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE… |