1999 Land Rover Discovery Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 29%of 17 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 brakes of the 1999 Land Rover Discovery, 29% of the 17 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Consumer was slowing to a stop, when vehicle got to about 5 MPH, the brake pedal forcefully pushed consumer's foot in an upward direction, consumer pushed back down on brake which now felt very hard and vehicle would not stop or even slow down, consumer states the pedal felt like grinding stone on stone, consumer rolled in to the car in front, thus stopping the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #875412, filed 2000-11“Dt: the consumer complained about an ABS brake problem. , there was a faulty right wheel sensor which caused the hill descendent control, traction control light, and the ABS light to come on . Contact started noticing this problem on august 1, 2005. Contact took the vehicle to the dealer, and they confirmed this was a safety issue, but have not issued a recall. The dealer was going to fix the vehicle at consumer's expense. These lights stayed on all the time.”
NHTSA complaint #10139289, filed 2005-10“Consumer stated there was a knocking noise coming from the engine, dealer replaced the rocker arms. The passenger side seat didn't move back and forth, the ABS and traction control lights illuminated, there was a hissing noise coming from the radio. Updated”
NHTSA complaint #566912, filed 2002-08“The 1999 Discovery series ii. Took vehicle to dealer for brake problem. But dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. Two days later while driving braking system malfunctioned, causing a rear end collision. Please provide further information.”
NHTSA complaint #865757, filed 2000-07Related recalls
- 99V237000Aug 26, 1999Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The contacts of the relay, which operates the anti-lock brake system (abs) pump, can stick and remain closed when…Covers: Land Rover Discovery 1999
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 5% |
| 2004 | 6 | 21% |
| 2003 | 9 | 19% |
| 2002 | 1 | 6% |
| 2001 | 3 | 23% |
| 2000 | 8 | 27% |
| 1999 | 5 | 29% |
| 1998 | 5 | 15% |
| 1997 | 13 | 37% |
| 1996 | 19 | 29% |
| 1995 | 4 | 8% |
| 1994 | 2 | 13% |
Other parts of the 1999 Land Rover Discovery
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Land Rover Discovery
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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