2002 Land Rover Discovery II Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 26%of 34 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 74,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2002 Land Rover Discovery II, 26% of the 34 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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 on the highway at 55 MPH, the driveshaft came apart without warning and I was almost got in an accident which I was able to avoid. I contacted the dealership in alexandria, va about the problem and I was told that it was most common in Land Rover and range rover. It should be recalled because it would cause severe accidents if there is no warning beforehand.”
NHTSA complaint #10446863, filed 2012-02, 99,168 miles“I own a 2002 discovery series 2 at about 92000 miles the front drive shaft failed, with no warning. I have replaced it with a used one from a 2002 also and not even 1 month later the replacement also failed now I'm reluctant to replace it again at another 900 dollars. Also I have the old one that failed, hoping to get it fixed as a replacement as I have been reading they seem to fail alot.”
NHTSA complaint #10275805, filed 2009-07, 92,000 miles“Front drive shaft broke off during freeway driving. Vehicle has never been used offroad. This is very unusual and many others have experienced the same problem. This results in dangerous driving consequences. Our vehicle only has 46,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #10191848, filed 2007-05, 46,700 miles“Began hearing a small squeaking noise from under vehicle at low to moderate speeds. Driveshaft ujoint was going out. It went out at 45k miles, and recently at 87k. Common problem with this SUV.”
NHTSA complaint #10262697, filed 2009-03, 87,000 miles“Land rover Discovery Ii front drive shafts will always fail catastrophically between 60,000 to 70,000 miles. Every Land Rover forum discusses this and the consensus is that Land Rover should have reported this to NHTSA as a safety issue. When they break the consequences include the shaft going into the passenger compartment or traveling at a high rate of speed into nearby cars. Every Discovery Ii on the road has these front shafts fail and the owners of the vehicles have never been warned of this extreme danger.”
NHTSA complaint #10151995, filed 2006-03, 62,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Land Rover Discovery II
14 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 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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