2001 Land Rover Discovery II Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 13%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II, 13% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,000 miles.
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.
“Land rover 2001 Discovery Ii... I have illumination of hill descent control, ABS, traction control dash warning lights... Caused by a malfunctioning sensor or modulator...dealers don't even know what it is. Web search shows this to be a common problem with this vehicle, with a very costly expense to repair and dealers are replacing modulators at a $2000 plus cost and the problem doesn't go away! I have loss of traction control, anti-lock brakes still work...don't know about hill descent control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10159564, filed 2006-06, 65,000 miles“- the contact stated that while driving his 2002 Land Rover discovery into his driveway the hill descent control, ABS, traction control warning lights turned on. He took it into the dealer on 01/16/07 and they stated the ABS modulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle had an odometer reading of 140000 miles at the time of the failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10178969, filed 2007-01, 140,000 miles“Situation: wife and 3-year-old daughter were locked in the car - unable to get out. Police and locksmith called - both, unable to unlock car. Police had to break window so they could get out. This happened on high temperature day in a public area. Wife parked car at grocery store and proceeded to get out. She accidentally pressed down on the door lock, locking the doors. When she attempted to open the door it would not unlock. She attempted to restart car and it would crank but not run. She pulled up on the door lock but door would not open. She attempted to restart car again. …”
NHTSA complaint #10082679, filed 2004-07, 19,554 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10011555Mar 17, 2006Troubleshooting anti-lock braking system (abs)/hdc/tc warning lamp illumination. Land rover discovery series ii.
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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