1996 Land Rover Discovery Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 8%of 65 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, 8% of the 65 complaints for this model year.
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.
“The consumer has cost him $22,620.00 in repairs for head gasket, transmission box, electrical system and stalling problems. The clock and brake light had gone out, the vehicle backfired, and misses.”
NHTSA complaint #10059116, filed 2004-02“Consumer states that the vehicle would stalls intermittently when driving 65-70 MPH. Vehicle been to the dealer on two occasion and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #8019430, filed 2002-09“Vehicle severely stumbled while cruising at 70mph and almost failed to run. Continued on for many more miles. Repeated stumbling. After several incidents the engine check light came on.dealer has diagnosed found misfire fault codes stored in ECM memory. Pinpoint tests indicate trouble with sticking exhaust valves, causing misfire. I doubt the vehicle is meeting emission standards. Personel at dealer stated it seems to be a problem with discoverys.”
NHTSA complaint #717489, filed 2000-01Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
| 2003 | 8 | 17% |
| 2002 | 6 | 35% |
| 2001 | 2 | 15% |
| 2000 | 5 | 17% |
| 1999 | 3 | 18% |
| 1998 | 2 | 6% |
| 1997 | 5 | 14% |
| 1996 | 5 | 8% |
| 1995 | 8 | 16% |
| 1994 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 1996 Land Rover Discovery
19 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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