2001 Land Rover Discovery II Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 16%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 47,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II, 16% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“While driving, the drive shaft detached from the vehicle while in motion. There was a loss of drive and we could not use the transmission park function to put the car in park. Instead we had to use the emergency brake.”
NHTSA complaint #10595892, filed 2014-06, 126,000 miles“We were in route to my nieces graduation on route 76 which is a 55 MPH road. With absolutely no warning the front drive shaft at about 45 MPH came apart from the transmission side and caused the front tires to lock up sending myself ,my wife and my nephew careening off the road. We were very lucky, narrowly missing a pole. The truck itself was not damaged by the accident because we stayed on basically grass, but it scared us all. However the truck was damaged by the drive shaft severely, as it tore up everything in its path. …”
NHTSA complaint #10233696, filed 2008-07, 115,000 miles“I pulled car into a parking place, turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition without realizing the car was in drive. When I returned, the car had rolled across the parking lot hitting another vehicle. I spoke with the lr dealership who confirmed this was not possible and was accused of leaving the car in neutral. I tested this theory to find that I could remove the key from the ignition in any gear. The lr representative advised that a plastic part in the steering column occasionally breaks permitting the key to be removed with the shifter in gears other than park. …”
NHTSA complaint #10289199, filed 2009-10, 47,000 miles“Consumer parked vehicle, took keys out of the ignition, and got out of vehicle. The vehicle rolled down a hill and crashed a retaining wall without anyone being in the vehicle. The dealership replaced the enter transmission shift lock system. Ph”
NHTSA complaint #10002076, filed 2003-01, 25,000 miles“The contact stated three times the vehicle rolled off on its own while in the park position. The last incident the vehicle knocked the contact over and hit two vehicles. All incidents happened on flat ground. The last time this occurred injuries were sustained. There was damage to the two vehicles. The contact's vehicle insurance company was notified. There is an NHTSA recall, # 00v377000, regarding the power train: automatic transmission. The vehicle VIN was not included in the recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10167138, filed 2006-08, 32,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 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 Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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