2005 Land Rover LR3 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Front differential roaring and feels like major drag anytime you are not applying gas petal. Had front differential service done and fluid was full of debris.this trucks suffered from a faulty coating on the inside of the differential housing from the factory but landrover never issued a recall and expects someone to spend 4000 to replace the part. They do not sell any type of rebuild kit or parts. I have continued to drive my LR3 and it decreased the fuel economy not to mention the roaring noise. The noise is continuous when driving. …”

“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. …”

“Today, I was driving my 2005 Land Rover LR3 (which I have owned for a week) down a major highway when all of a sudden it completely locked up and slammed to a stop in the middle of the highway. The engine was still running, but the car just made a grinding noise in every gear and was completely immobile. The police could not budge it, even in neutral. The tow truck driver had to pull it up onto the truck as it would not even roll. When the Land Rover dealer took a look at it, they said that the front differential was completely gone/ruined and that was unusual . …”

“Rear locking differential started humming. Currently (within 1000 miles) it got very loud. I was told by the dealer it needs to be replaced at $3,200 out of pocket costs. After checking online forums seems like this is very common issue and known to manufacturer. They should make national recall for all vehicles exhibiting this problem.”

“After coming to a complete stop, the engine revved up, almost getting into an accident, had to stand on the brake in order to keep it from taking off, immediately shifted to neutral, engine continued racing while in nuetral.”