2004 Land Rover Discovery II Engine cooling Problems

“Engine failure occurred at 63,000 miles. I was driving locally near my home when a popping sound came from the engine. It resulted in the engine light coming on and the engine shutting off at approx 30mph. The engine shut off LED to a loss of power steering in the truck. Luckily, I was able to gain control of the steering manually and pull the truck to the side of the road. Fortunately, I was not on the highway when this happened otherwise it may have been a completely different outcome. …”

“2004 Land Rover Discovery Ii with 44k miles, under warranty, and recently serviced at dealership, spontaneously caught fire, while unoccupied, and turned off, to the point of complete destruction of engine & front end, did not destroy interior. Extremely lucky that others were not hurt, or not driving at time of occurrence.”

“This vehicles headgasket failed which is a common problem which will require a complete overhaul of the engine. A non dealer price is $8900.00 to repair the engine. This happens from what I am told at 90k miles plus.”

“The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Discovery Ii. The contact stated that the engine would exhibit an unusual ticking noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer six times while under warranty and various repairs were done but the failure persisted. The dealer advised that the ticking noise was the sleeve on the number two cylinder slipping and would eventually cause the engine to seize up. The dealer recommended replacing the engine. The manufacturer advised they would assist with partial repairs. The failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 61,250.”