1999 Land Rover Discovery II Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 8%of 36 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,628miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Land Rover Discovery II, 8% of the 36 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,628 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On the evening of march 16th, my vehicle experienced an episode of sudden acceleration. The event occurred leaving a ski area (approx 9,000 feet elevation)on a two lane road with an average 6% grade. The vehicle was parked in the late afternoon with temperatures approximately 50 degrees and was parked until 7:30 that evening when the air temperature had dropped to about 34 degrees. I started the vehicle as normal and proceeded to leave the resort parking lot. As I crested the hill to the main road, the engine began accelerating (RPM above 4,000). …”
NHTSA complaint #10062457, filed 2004-03, 43,255 miles“My wife started vehicle in garage (engine cold). She placed in reverse and started backing into driveway. Vehicle suddenly lunged backward, engine racing. My wife tried unsuccessfully to stop the car with the brakes, but the vehicle was accelerating too rapidly. Just before she ran out of driveway, she placed the transmission in park and shut off the engine. Land rover brought in a technician who kept the car two days, running tests. They returned the car to us having adjusted something on the brakes to make sure they were working properly (which they already were). …”
NHTSA complaint #753744, filed 2001-10Related recalls
- 02V028000Jan 23, 2002On some sport utility vehicles, the accelerator cable could have become kinked during vehicle assembly, resulting in chaffing of the cable. Continued chaffing…Covers: Land Rover Discovery II 1999–2002
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Land Rover Discovery II
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Land Rover Discovery II
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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