2005 Land Rover LR3 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 5%of 96 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Land Rover LR3, 5% of the 96 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,500 miles.
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.
“We have owned the LR3 model of Land Rover since dec. 2004, and since the car was six months up to the present day, the care experiences total system failure at any given random point in time. When this failure occurs one can not control the car, can not brake, can not accelerate, it just freezes, and stalls on you. I was driving on the highway in june when this first happened and this occurred to me three times in a row within hours. I had to wait for the car to kick itself out of its frozen trance and regained control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10139495, filed 2005-10, 10,500 miles“Fuel leak while driving. I was driving through a mountain pass (during extreme fire danger btw) with the windows open. I smell gas... I pull over when I finally can about 2 miles later. I see gas pouring out the right rear of the car, on top of the hot exhaust pipe... Causing the gas to vaporize and smoke. I opened the fuel door and removed the fuel cap. Sounds like a liquid was violently boiling came from the filler pipe. A passing motorcyclist who was behind me stopped to let me know he thought I was also leaking gas. The problem continued as I tried to drive another leg of 3 miles or so. …”
NHTSA complaint #10133335, filed 2005-08, 8,000 miles“I purchased this vehicle 5 weeks ago. I have already made 2 payments on it. In those 5 weeks, I was able to drive my vehicle in satisfactory condition for about a week. While driving the vehicle in the second week, I experienced power failure and I called the dealership. I was told that I probably had bad gas and that if it did not conitinue to lose power, I would be all right. The problems shortly ended after about 10 miles, so I continued. That same week, I got an alert from the car's computer that told me to contact the dealership immediately. …”
NHTSA complaint #10119474, filed 2005-05“The contact owns a 2005 Land Rover LR3. Approximately three years ago, the engine light constantly illuminated on the instrument panel. As a result, the vehicle was constantly at the dealer being repaired. Two years ago, the contact received a recall notice regarding the fuel system. The vehicle also has other issues and the dealer installed a new compressor. The contact is still constantly having to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The VIN and NHTSA campaign id number were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 38,727.”
NHTSA complaint #10242320, filed 2008-09, 38,727 miles“The consumer's vehicle stalled on two separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they have not been able repair the vehicle (2005 Land Rover LR3).”
NHTSA complaint #10111014, filed 2005-01Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 6% |
| 2005 | 5 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2005 Land Rover LR3
20 complaintsElectrical system
19 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsTires
15 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Land Rover LR3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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