2008 Land Rover Lr2
Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-05 | 08V055000 |
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 12,353 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My rear differential failed at 43k. This has been a common problem for LandRover 2008 LR2. The repair is costing me 5k … |
| 2025-01-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | Ongoing problem with car not starting because of "steering wheel lock" message. Took to dealership first time and they … |
| 2023-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought the 2008 Land Rover LR2 3 years ago and since then I've had to replace the motor transmission hoses tons of mo… |
| 2022-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have a 2008 Land Rover LR2 in mint condition and regularly maintained by a Land Rover dealer and purchased new from a… |
| 2022-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover LR2. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making either a ri… |
| 2021-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Land Rover LR2. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start with the key in the ignitio… |
| 2021-05-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SUNROOF SIDE RAILS HAVE BROKEN AND THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE LODGED IN THE SUNROOF. IT WILL NOT OPERATE AND SEEMS DANG… |
| 2020-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IL… |
| 2020-04-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF CEASED IN THE OPENED POSITION. THE CONT… |
| 2019-11-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY AUTOMOBILE'S BATTERY DIES (I HAVE BOUGHT 2 NEW BATTERIES) OR RUNS OUT OF CHARGE WHEN IT GETS TOO COLD OR WHEN I DO N… |
| 2019-10-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD IS SEPARATING FROM THE GLASS, AND GETTING SMALL CRACKS TOO AT THE EDGES, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS BREAKING… |
| 2019-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PREMATURE FAILURE OF BEARINGS, RACES AND GEARS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. |
| 2019-06-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2017 WITH 101,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 119,000. AS OF 24 JUN 2019, THE REAR END BE… |
| 2018-11-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" WHEN MOVING AT LOW OR REGULAR SPEED AND TURNING, THERE IS A RUMBLING STUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE R… |
| 2018-08-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LIKE 1000S OF OTHER OWNERS, MY LR2 NEEDS REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. WHY NHTSA HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. … |
| 2018-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I STARTED NOTICING A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMS TO SLOWLY BE GETTING … |
| 2018-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL |
| 2018-04-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEN GOING 25MPH+ |
| 2018-02-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AFFECTING THE T… |
| 2018-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 LAND ROVER LR2 AND I STARTED HEARING NOISES FROM REAR END WENT TO INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST FOR … |
| 2017-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 3TIMES NOW FIRST BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON THEN ALL LIGHTS ON PANELS STARTS LIGHTING UP FOR NO REASON ANDCAR STARTS SLOWIN… |
| 2017-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED ON ME THREE TIMES AFTER STOPPING MY CAR. WHEN I WOULD REENTER, IT WOULD NOT START BUT MY… |
| 2017-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1ST TIME AFTER CAR WAS PARKED IN COSTCO, LEFT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND ALL OUR GROCERIES AND AFTER A COUPLE IF BLOCKS, WIT… |
| 2017-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HUMMING NOISE WHEN DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL. ONLY HAS 40,099 MILES....ALSO STARTS SOME DAYS AND OTHER DAYS MA… |
| 2016-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE |
| 2016-03-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND C… |
| 2015-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS AND KEPT ON GETTING LOUDER. I TOOK IT IN TO AUTO… |
| 2015-10-18 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. AS A RESULT, GLASS SHARDS FEL… |
| 2015-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE , A SLIGHT MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR END PROGRESSED INTO GRINDING, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE… |
| 2015-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LAND ROVER LR2 - INSERTED KEY TO START THE ENGINE - WILL START ON FIRST TRY HAVE TO REMOVE KEY LET CAR SIT PUMP THE BRA… |
| 2015-05-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WENT IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE: MULTI POINT INSPECTION REVEALED "REAR HALDEX LEAKING BADLY NEED PRICE AND FLUID". DEALE… |
| 2015-03-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | QUOTED BY DEALERSHIP THAT REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ~$2200. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF… |
| 2015-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 LR2 AND JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS… |
| 2015-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WHAT'S TO STALL AND I NOTICED THE RPMS WOULD SHOOT UP AND THEN DROP AND THE CAR JUST ABOUT STALLS… |
| 2014-12-25 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GUIDE RAIL OF THE SUNROOF… |
| 2014-12-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WITH 25,000 MILES THE KEYS WERE NOT WORKING, WE WENT TO THE DEALER THAT TOLD US THAT THE INSIDE BATTERY GETS RECHARGE W… |
| 2014-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *TR |
| 2014-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN NEW, THE CAR MADE IT TO 37,450 ON THE REAR BRAKES. THEY WERE THEN RE… |
| 2014-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LIKE OTHERS, OUR LR2 BEGAN TO DEVELOP A WHINING SOUND FROM THE REAR AROUND 85,000 MI (NOW AT 88,000 SOCCER MOM MILES - … |
| 2014-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE STALLED. T… |
| 2014-06-17 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER I DID THE RECALL ABOUT THE SUNROOF,MAYBE A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SUNROOF,THE PARTS JUST CA… |
| 2014-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, TH… |
| 2014-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SERVICE CALL INITIATED DUE TO HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE PITCH CHANGES WITH THE SPEED OF T… |
| 2014-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO ODI# 10604656 HUMMING/GRINDING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SPOKE TO THE LAND ROVER USA REPRESENTATIVE … |
| 2014-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LAND ROVER LR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HDC AND TRANSMISSION FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TH… |
| 2014-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON APRIL 11, 2014, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND RMPS GOES UP AND DOWN AT IDLE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PA… |
| 2014-03-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NOTICED A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY LAND ROVER LR2. SO I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL SHOP AND ASK THEM TO LOOK… |
| 2014-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH 20,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS AND NOT UNDER WARRANTE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED A LOUD NOISE, AFTER 2 DAY… |
| 2014-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID WHEN BOTH LIGHTS ARE LIT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. $10… |
| 2013-12-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE, PINION AND CARRIER BEARINGS REPLACED. *TR |