2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Brakes Problems

“We were headed down a fairly steep grade that was covered in packed snow conditions, there is a button in the car that controls various terrain conditions and one of them has a snowflake on it, my wife suggested we put it in that position and I thought that would be good since it was snowing. There is also a hill decent button that controls speed going down hill that we had been using earlier on dry conditions that was engaged. …”

“Family of four driving at highway speed of 70mph when brakes gave out. Driving straight on flat highway in sunny day conditions. Could not stop the car. After barely missing causing a major accident, was able to make it to the shoulder. The car is only four years old with 47k miles. Vacum pump at fault. A modern 4 year old car shouldn't put peoples lives at risk for mass break system failure. We are fortunate to have avoided the accident but people could have died. I contacted range rover corporate but did not show any concern.”

“Similar to those issues identified in Open Investigation EA 20-001, I was driving two boy scouts to camp when my vehicle's brakes no longer worked. The brake pedal was firm and vehicle would not slow down almost resulting in a catastrophic crash on Interstate 95. Was able to veer off the road into the shoulder and up a ramp with a hill to slow down to safety. Vehicle is currently at dealer for diagnostics and repair.”

“While driving south on I-95 from Virginia into North Carolina, we experienced serious brake failure. The power brakes went out completely. The Evoque is almost 10 years old with about 95K miles, we bought it new and we've maintained it meticulously (new rear brakes installed late May, 2022). We had been driving in fairly heavy traffic for the first 200 miles of our trip, with plenty of stop & go, and no issues. When we decided to exit at the NC Welcome Center, my wife was driving and when she tried to break on the exit ramp, nothing happened! …”

“The contact owns a 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH for two hours, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted, and the contact was able to pull over safely. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the front brake pads and timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.”