2003 Land Rover Discovery Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 19%of 48 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 47,656miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the brakes of the 2003 Land Rover Discovery, 19% of the 48 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,656 miles. 3 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.
“On my way home from picking up my grandchild there was some vibrating on the passenger side of the automobile. Than a loud explosion followed by rubber burning smell and lost of control of car. Managed to pull over car would not rolling had to engage parking brake. Had car towed home. Drive shaft seperated and destroyed transmission pan. Broke pieces off of tansmission. Change rotors and brake and car still will not come to a complete stop without sliding a bit. Abs lights come on every time this happens. Both incidents happen while im driving streets or highway.”
NHTSA complaint #11111344, filed 2018-07, 165,000 miles“Abs, traction control light and hill descent light stays on. The ABS brakes are not working. The dealer told me that my brake fluid was not changed according to recommended warranty standards. I've done some research and found that others who own this vehicle have also had ABS module malfunctions or defects.”
NHTSA complaint #10167467, filed 2006-09, 60,000 miles“We were approaching the toll booths from the mass pike and my husband looked at me and asked me why we didn't have any brakes. I freaked out and didn't know what was going to happen. We were surrounded by cars and approaching the toll booth very quickly. We were able to slow down before we crashed, but we were and now are very nervous about driving this vehicle not knowing if this will occur again. …”
NHTSA complaint #10098537, filed 2004-11, 35,311 miles“Purchased Land Rover Discovery less then a month ago, since then the dash board looks like a christmas tree with the number of warning lights that are on. Was told by the dealer that the ABS modulator was out and it would $3500.00 just for the part, even though I researched it and found a repair kit for under a $100. However, the most recent warning light is the oil light and the car over heats in a very short amount of time, and knocks and bings. After reading the several post on this web sight, I too am now part of a long list of customers that have major issues with Land Rover. …”
NHTSA complaint #10562976, filed 2014-02, 66,450 miles“The brake and gas pedals are too close to each other and almost at the same level that you can step both pedals at the same time. This causes the car to surge forward.”
NHTSA complaint #10014301, filed 2003-04, 13,500 milesBrakes: 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 2003 Land Rover Discovery
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 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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