1998 Land Rover Discovery Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 15%of 33 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the steering of the 1998 Land Rover Discovery, 15% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,000 miles. 2 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.
“I began to back out of a parking space. As my car cleared the parking space, I was turning my steering wheel as I backed out, I heard a click at the steering wheel and suddenly had no steering whatsoever. My steering wheel just spins free, easily, and the steering wheel no longer controls the front tires. It appears that a splined shaft coming out of the steering box is stripped. I had to have my car towed home as it is impossible to drive it without any steering control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10556128, filed 2013-12, 138,965 miles“Our Land Rover Discovery lost steering and brake control while on highway 99 nb south of the toulumne rd exit. We were traveling at low highway speed (50-60mph) when we noticed the vehicle to begin swerving left and right causing the body to pitch dramatically with no response from steering, when the brakes were applied they were unresponsive. The directional occasional increased while we traveled approx another 500 yards before we hit the edge embankment and rolled over. Engine continued to run in the overturned position.”
NHTSA complaint #10325465, filed 2010-04, 98,000 milesSteering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 13% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14% |
| 2022 | 1 | 9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 20% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 | 1 | 6% |
| 2000 | 2 | 7% |
| 1999 | 3 | 18% |
| 1998 | 5 | 15% |
| 1996 | 3 | 5% |
| 1995 | 3 | 6% |
| 1994 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 1998 Land Rover Discovery
5 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Land Rover Discovery
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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