2014 Land Rover LR4 Engine Problems

“I was driving on the freeway and the car just started losing power. I pulled over to see what was going on and the car had antifreeze under the engine area and would not start again. The car has under 90,000 miles. Replaced the original water pump at 40,000 miles. The new water pump went out at 89,000 miles causing the engine to cease up.”

“While merging onto interstate, vehicle suddenly began smoking, shuddering and losing power. Continued down interstate until I could exit. At the top of the exit ramp thick acrid smoke was pouring out of the exhaust and the vehicle began to shake even worse. I was able to limp into a gas station at which point the check engine light finally illuminated. I turned off the vehicle and it would never restart. Vehicle has to be towed to dealer for diagnostics. Mileage at time of failure is only 65,000. …”

“Our 2014 LR4 lost all power while driving on a southern california freeway in the fast lane. Suddenly the car started shutting down with zero warning lights prior to the acceleration/power not working. The engine light came on and we had to navigate our way to the shoulder through very fast traffic while our car continued to slow down. We made it to the shoulder just as the car completely stopped running and it wouldn't start again. This incident was incredibly frightening and our entire family is very lucky we were not hit and/or injured. …”

“The auto start stop on this vehicle is extremely violent in its restarts. If your foot is not pressed hard on the brakes, the vehicle will jerk forward when it automatically restarts. This has been a complaint since the LR4 was refreshed in 2014 with auto stop start. It seems like a software update to the way the transmission reengages after a start would fix this issue. If you're unaware that this can happen, the car could lunge forward enough to hit the car in front of you. I have been told by my local dealer that there is no software update available and the the system is just jerky. …”

“According to dealer, the connecting rod became dislodged and forced itself through the engine block rendering the entire engine and all related components (e.g. supercharger) inoperable and requiring replacement.”