2005 Land Rover Lr3
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-03 | 07E047000 |
EQUIPMENT | 245,845 | — | Details |
| 2007-01-17 | 07V011000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 6,116 | — | Details |
| 2006-04-20 | 06V131000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 45,900 | — | Details |
| 2005-08-29 | 05V376000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 17,263 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | After a heavy rainstorm in [XXX] , my 2005 Land Rover LR3 experienced catastrophic water intrusion through the A-pillar… |
| 2020-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Others of same model and year were recalled and mine was not, despite having same issue with airbag fault in steering c… |
| 2019-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING MY SECOND HAND 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 IN 2013, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I EXPERIENCE DRI… |
| 2018-07-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SHOULDER BRACKET MANUFACTURING DEFECT, ALL YEARS, PROBABLY LR4 AS WELL AS EOROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MODELS DISCOVERY 3… |
| 2018-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE IN OR… |
| 2017-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS DESCRIPTION WAS BLANK. |
| 2017-02-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT SHOULDER ANCHORS HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THEM. I DISCOVERED THIS WHILE REMOVING INTERNAL … |
| 2016-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON DASH. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID AIRBAG AND CLOCK SPRING ARE BAD BECAUSE THE WIRING INSIDE THE AI… |
| 2016-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD INDEPE… |
| 2016-03-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER 10 TO 15 M… |
| 2016-03-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION IS TOTALLY DEAD. THERE WAS A RECALL YEARS AGO BUT I DIDNT GET IT DONE. NOW WHEN I SEARCH RECALL… |
| 2016-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS DEVELOPED A STRIGHT LINE CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT SUN DAMAGE AND THE REST OF… |
| 2016-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP STATIONARY WITH ENGINE RUNNING IN DRIVE, IE, STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, AND PRESSUR… |
| 2016-01-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASH HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS EVEN WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THE BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. AT T… |
| 2015-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHINING RESULTING IN NEEDING TO REPLACE |
| 2015-10-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LANDROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND REMAINED … |
| 2015-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG. VEHICLE IS NOT KEPT IN THE SUN. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO WE… |
| 2015-02-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASH COVERING HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAI… |
| 2014-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WHERE THE AIRBAG IS INSTALLED HAS A SUDDEN STRAIGHT LINE CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE BOTTOM OF WHE… |
| 2013-08-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR TO CRUISE CONTROL NOT SHUTTING OFF WHEN DEPRESSING THE … |
| 2013-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON... *TR |
| 2013-02-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AIR SUSPENSION FAULT CANT GO OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR BAD COMPRESSOR DEALER SAYS. NOW I'M HEARING THIS THE NUMBER 1 PROBL… |
| 2012-02-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WATER COMING INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CARPET THROUGH THE SUNROOF DRAINS. *TR |
| 2011-12-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL STARTED HUMMING. CURRENTLY (WITHIN 1000 MILES) IT GOT VERY LOUD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT … |
| 2011-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK THROUGH THE SUN ROOF SEAL AND FRONT WINDSHIELD SEAL. THE WATER SEEPAGE … |
| 2011-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED W… |
| 2011-04-26 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | MY SUNROOF ON MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 HAS SAME ISSUES AS BELOW THAT WAS ON A PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUE OF A 2008 LR2 LAND RO… |
| 2011-04-26 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY SUNROOF ON MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 HAS SAME ISSUES AS BELOW THAT WAS ON A PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUE OF A 2008 LR2 LAND RO… |
| 2010-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 SE. TWO DAYS LATER AFTER A RAIN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR WAS WET. THE NEXT DAY… |
| 2010-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND CAR STALLED. TRIED RESTARTING AND PASSERBY SHOUTED TO STOP REPORTING FUEL GUSHING OUT FROM … |
| 2010-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 LAND ROVER LR 3. BOTH REMOTE CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOU… |
| 2010-06-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 EXPERIENCED WATER INTRUSION INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. WATER DRIPPED ALONG THE FRAME ON WHICH … |
| 2010-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE FELL ON HER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2010-02-18 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | 1) APPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE PRODUCED LOUD GRINDING SOUND ENDING WHEN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL WAS HEARD AND… |
| 2010-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ROARING AND FEELS LIKE MAJOR DRAG ANYTIME YOU ARE NOT APPLYING GAS PETAL. HAD FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SER… |
| 2010-01-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 HAS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS, VARIES FROM BRAKE TO SUSPENSION WHICH USUALLY CLEARS ITSELF AFTER RE… |
| 2009-10-08 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW ON LAND ROVER LR3 DROPPED ON MY WIFE AS SHE WAS UNLOADING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BODY ATTACHMENT OF THE PASSE… |
| 2009-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE QUICKLY. CHANGED THE TIRES ALREADY AT 32,000 MILES AND ALMOST NEED TO CHANGE THEM AGAI… |
| 2009-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PURCHASED AN NEW LAND ROVER LR3 IN JANUARY 2006. IN AUGUST 2006 THE VEHICLES SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF BY DEP… |
| 2009-05-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | REFERENCE 2005 LANDROVER LR3: I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE, ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY TIRES. I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS OF D… |
| 2009-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED OVER THE AIR BAG AREA. TH… |
| 2009-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 WITH 84,000 MILES. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS HAVE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR |
| 2009-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPORTS THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DIFF… |
| 2008-12-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 LR3 LANDROVER THAT IS PERPETUALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE CAR. THIS DEF… |
| 2008-10-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH JUST 17.999 MILES ON IT. JUST 7 SHORT MONTHS LATER WITH AN… |
| 2008-10-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | JUST AS EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS, MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 EXPERIENCED WATER BUILD UP INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2008-09-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK CONNECTOR GOT DISCONNECTED AS WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOO… |
| 2008-06-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3. AFTER PLACING 8,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES HAVE BECO… |
| 2008-03-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWNED A 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 . I HAD A FUEL TANK LEAK. WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS I WILL SEE GAS ON MY DRIVE WAY. I FOUND … |
| 2008-02-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IMPROPER CAMBER SETTING AND BUSING SETTLEMENT/WEAR IN REAR SUSPENSION CAUSING NEGATIVE CAMBER ON REAR WHEELS CAUSING PR… |