Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Land Rover Discovery.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER … |
| 2013-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AS MY CAR CLEARED THE PARKING SPACE, I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AS I BACKE… |
| 2012-06-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE A… |
| 2010-06-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 LANDROVER. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE*TGW SEE ODI # 10328525 CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER COM… |
| 2010-04-10 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | OUR LAND ROVER DISCOVERY LOST STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL WHILE ON HIGHWAY 99 NB SOUTH OF THE TOULUMNE RD EXIT. WE WERE … |
| 2006-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS. *JB |
| 2005-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ALMOST CAUSED MY SELF OR CHILDREN TO BE KILLED. 72,000 VEHICLE HAS BEEN IMACULATLY KEPT. TO REPL… |
| 2004-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBO… |
| 2004-05-04 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME DISTORTED. THE MIRROR BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE BLACK SPLOTCHES AND OPAQUE WITH WAVY LINES. DEALER… |
| 2004-03-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | NON DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT SEVERE ENOUGH TO DISTORT VEHICLE'S FRAME (1998 LANDROVER DISCOVER… |
| 2003-08-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT RIGHT TIRE WOULD SHAKE AND WIGGLE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 2003-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 1998 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY LSE WITH 79000 MILES IN JANUARY 2003 AND 7 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT U-JOINT FAILED,… |
| 2003-05-25 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, TIE ROD COLLAPSED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *TS *JB |
| 2003-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DASH. THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, THE… |
| 2001-12-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT ADJUSTER CONSISTS OF A KNOB AT THE PASSENGERS SHOULDER AND IT STICKS OUT ABOUT AN INCH, CONSUMER… |
| 2001-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | SEAT WARMER HAS BEEN IN USE FOR TEN MINUTES WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND A SMALL HOLE IN DRIVER'S SEAT. CONSUMER … |
| 2001-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK |
| 2001-07-10 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK |
| 2001-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALE R SAID THAT BRAKES HAD TO BE INSPEC… |
| 2001-01-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AN INTERIOUR RAMP (NO SHOULDER) WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. WAITED IN LEFT LANE W… |
| 2000-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE FIRST INCEDENT OCCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SENT THE TRUC… |
| 1999-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PRECLUDE THE SAFE INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN ONE CHILD RES… |
| 1999-05-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | Yes | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH I HIT A STATIONARY CAR AND SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $1,000 OF DAMAGE. IT IS MY UN… |
| 1998-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR MIRRORS WERE LEAKING FLUID. THE MIRRORS HAD BLACK SPLOTCHES. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICL… |
| — | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CLIPPED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM THE REAR, FORCING IT… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASHLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ANCHOR POINTS OF THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS PROHIBITS THE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAIN… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT PLACED CORRECTLY, SO THAT A CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY IN THE REAR OF THE … |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | OWNER HAS ZERO CONFIDENCE IN PRODUCT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED 5 TIMES FOR NOT RUNNING, VEHICLE HAS ON;Y 30K MILES 1 1/2 … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 1 | WHILE ENTERING REAR OF VEHICLE A CHILD WAS BURNED BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE TAIL PIPE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN … |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED TWICE AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. |