2005 Land Rover LR3 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Rear window on Land Rover LR3 dropped on my wife as she was unloading vehicle. The vehicle body attachment of the passenger side support arm failed and this problem has been reported within the Land Rover service organizations but is being treated as a warranty problem. My wife was hurt in this accident as she was hit in the head. I consider this a product defect that should be considered for a recall-- since Land Rover already acknowledges this as a problem.”

“My sunroof on my 2005 Land Rover LR3 has same issues as below that was on a previous recall issue of a 2008 lr2 Land Rover recall number #08v055000 the vehicle was built with a sunroof. Failure of either the left or right hand side sunroof guide rail can occur when the sunroof is operated. Excessive stress can develop in the over-molded bracket which could lead to cracking during normal sunroof operation. If cracks occur and propagate in a certain area of the guide rail, fragments of the plastic over-mold material may detach from the guide rail and obstruct the operation of the sunroof. …”

“My sunroof on my 2005 Land Rover LR3 has same issues as below that was on a previous recall issue of a 2008 lr2 Land Rover recall number #08v055000 the vehicle was built with a sunroof. Failure of either the left or right hand side sunroof guide rail can occur when the sunroof is operated. Excessive stress can develop in the over-molded bracket which could lead to cracking during normal sunroof operation. If cracks occur and propagate in a certain area of the guide rail, fragments of the plastic over-mold material may detach from the guide rail and obstruct the operation of the sunroof. …”

“Vehicle has a problem that allows water to leak through the sun roof seal and front windshield seal. The water seepage is causing electrical problems with certain vehicle functions; namely the inability to use the key fob remote to lock and unlock the vehicle. The electrical problems at this point appear to be intermittent and resolve themselves several days later, presumably after the water has evaporated. …”

“2005 Land Rover LR3 with broken wiper blades and suspension problem**nar**cc 07/19/07 dup letter send in**nar**cc the consumer stated he purchased the vehicle new on sept 1, 2005 upon possessing the vehicle for 24 days the windshield wiper blades broke and 19 days after that the plastic molding from the driver's door fell off and not 13 days later the car was towed. The consumer was informed that there was a problem with the rear suspension/differential, the consumer also heard noise while the car was in reverse and was informed that there was damage to the rear suspension compressor. …”