2003 Land Rover Range Rover Technical Service Bulletins

57 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2003 Land Rover Range Rover. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10134896Mar 26, 2018Steering, Wheels, Suspension. The steering wheel may exhibit a vibration / shimmy while driving.
• 10134881Mar 21, 2018Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Issue: Powertrain Transmission Module Learn Adaption routine has been instated on SDD/Pathfinder.
• 10136669Mar 8, 2018Electrical system. The 'Service Required' warning text will not appear on the Instrument Cluster (IC) if a vehicle has reached its service point.
• 10125267Sep 14, 2017Equipment. Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
• 10116190May 9, 2017Steering. Situation: The steering wheel may exhibit a vibration / shimmy while driving.
• 10105863Oct 30, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. "issue the wrong component maybe replaced when troubleshooting bluetooth connectivity in car. Cause the front control display interface module(touchscreen) has no effect on bluetooth connectivity in the car and as such may be incorrectly diagnosed and replaced as the source of the issue."
• 10105723Sep 21, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "situation: the windshield wipers may make a squeak noise, judder, or streak the windshield. Cause: this may be caused by a build-up of dirt and grease on the surface of the windshield glass."
• 10105538Jul 23, 2015Equipment. "issue: a customer may report a concern that when the vehicle is started there is no cabin audio at all from any sources. If the nav button is pressed a 2-5 second period of am/ fm radio can be heard and then returns back to no audio. Issue will only self-recover after an ignition cycle. Cause: currently under analysis."
• 10104241Feb 11, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "issue: customer complains of damage/marking on the surface of the vehicle’s instrument pack lens. Cause: damage/marking caused by object impact against the lens. Staining/discoloration contamination caused by using any type of cleaning product on lens. Important: owners handbook specifies to clean with a lightly moistened cloth and do not use chemical agents or domestic cleaners action where a customer concern is…
• 10104201Feb 4, 2015Equipment. "issue over half of failed radio head units or separate cd players are found to have been loaded with incorrect media which is not compatible with land rover infotainment systems. Cause this is to make you aware of the types of media that may cause the unit to fail with the customer. They are copy control compact discs (cccd) recordable compact discs (cd-r) rewritable compact discs (cd-rw) eco discs, which are very…
• 10106022Jan 5, 2015Brakes. "re-issued dec 2015 issue: brake caliper discolouration. Cause: damage to the caliper finish while cleaning the vehicle and, or the road wheels"
• 10106021Jan 5, 2015Steering. "re-issued dec 2015 issue: when completing a repair on components in the power assisted steering system, debris may be found within the power steering fluid system which could lead to system contamination and a deterioration in system performance. Cause: internal debris from a suspected component malfunction may result in the power steering fluid becoming contaminated."
• 10106362Nov 6, 2014Seats. "issue customers / dealers may report a concern with the condition of seat covers cause lack of understand of leather as a natural product and the conditions it may cause."
• 10102683Oct 28, 2014Engine, Fuel system. "issue: reports have been received of engine damage occurring, which is caused by the use of non-approved engine induction / fuel injection cleaning equipment or materials. This includes, but is not limited to, ""vacu-flush"" type equipment. Cause: the use of non-approved equipment can cause the engines to hydro-lock, or cause other engine damage, and sometimes the only possible repair is to replace the engine."
• 10224475Sep 9, 2014Steering. Technical Bulletin: Steering Column Issues Requiring Replacement
• 10213997Sep 9, 2014Steering. Technical Bulletin: Steering Column Issues Requiring Replacement
• 10102124Sep 9, 2014Steering. "situation: the steering column may require replacement due to certain issues or damage. Cause: this may be caused by one or more of the following: • inoperative tilt mechanism; • steering column lock mechanism issue; • reach spindle thread damage; and/or • rotational 'click' noises attributed to internal steering column bearings."
• 10070740Sep 9, 2014Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10057585Sep 9, 2014Steering. Landrover 2003-2009: regarding replacement of steering column due to lock mechanism, clicking noises, tilt mechanism fails to work, and reach spindle thread damage .
• 10102081Aug 29, 2014Electrical system. "issue: jaguar land rover have been made aware of concern with symptom driven diagnostics (sdd) on dvd 139 where you are unable to select the model year after the vehicle identification number (vin) read. Cause: the concern was identified as a corrupted java component. This has now been resolved with the latest update."
• 10102101Aug 26, 2014Equipment. "issue: discoloration or peeling of the front or rear land rover or range rover badge"
• 10102003Aug 26, 2014Equipment. "issue: land rover engineering have been monitoring reports for lack of cooling from the air conditioning system on higher time in service vehicles, where insufficient performance of the air conditioning compressor has been found to be the root cause of the issue. Compressor part no. Lr010723 & lr013934"
• 10204818Aug 5, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Technical Bulletin: Door Mirror Judders During Powerfold Operation
• 10101886Aug 5, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Body and structure. "situation: the door mirror may 'judder' during powerfold (manual or automatic) operation. Cause: this may be caused by a tolerance stack-up between the door mirror and the door."
• 10101804Jul 17, 2014Electrical system. "issue a number of alternators are being replaced under warranty and are found to be faulty due to internal regulator chip damage. Cause alternators are being damaged due to cross polarity when the vehicle is jump started."
• 10101721Jul 11, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. "issue: brake noise from front axle (with brembo brakes only) cause: under investigation"
• 10101762Jul 1, 2014Engine. "issue: customers report a repeat issue of engine noise from the timing chain system, after the vehicle had previously been repaired. Cause: the timing chain was not at the correct tension. This was caused by the full repair procedure in tsb ltb00474 not being followed - a complete set of timing chain tensioners and blades were not fitted."
• 10206635May 28, 2014Electrical system. Software Update.
• 10101324Feb 16, 2014Electrical system, Equipment. "issue customer reports that the start stop switch on the fascia is split, deformed or crazed. Cause specification of material was not correct for application."
• 10224499Feb 10, 2014Wheels, Tires. Technical Bulletin: Wheel/Tire Balancing and Optimization
• 10214021Feb 10, 2014Wheels. Technical Bulletin: Wheel/Tire Balancing and Optimization
• 10101162Feb 10, 2014Steering, Wheels, Tires. Situation: the steering wheel may exhibit a vibration / shimmy while driving. Cause: this may be caused by a road wheel/tire assembly imbalance and/or temporary tire flat-spotting.
• 10101261Feb 3, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. "issue: engineering is investigating the cause of front drive shafts (half shafts) rubber boots split or damaged on land rover / range rover vehicles in warranty. Cause: unknown – engineering investigation on-going."
• 10206633Dec 6, 2013Electrical system. Software Update.
• 10206634Dec 1, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Air Conditioning compressors premature failure due to incorrect run in procedure
• 10214018Nov 19, 2013Equipment. Technical Bulletin: Squeaks & Rattles Kit Availability
• 10100968Sep 23, 2013Equipment. "issue: this ssm has been released to address the high number of speaker assemblies returned, many of which are deemed as “no fault found”. Cause: incorrect diagnosis."
• 10100942Sep 19, 2013Equipment. "issue the outer cover on the remote key can detach from the casing.see attachment. Cause the root cause was found to be that anti rust oil residue remains on the supplier's tooling at the start of a production run."
• 10204746Sep 16, 2013Other or unknown, Suspension. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring - Lower-Level Repair Kit
• 10100929Sep 16, 2013Suspension. "situation: a lower-level service repair kit is now available in the event it is necessary to replace the front air spring while the shock absorber is still functional. Cause: front air spring replacement."
• 10070654Sep 16, 2013Suspension. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10100962Sep 6, 2013Seats, Electrical system. "issue incorrectly configured seat modules can cause incorrect functioning of the seat, or battery drain issues. The vehicle seat memory module logs u1a4c 00, “build end of line mode active” cause the seat module has been incorrectly configured to the vehicle."
• 10224567Jul 3, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Technical Bulletin: Windshiefld Wiper Noise/Judder/Streak
• 10214089Jul 3, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. Technical Bulletin: Windshiefld Wiper Noise/Judder/Streak
• 10097368Jun 26, 2013Engine, Engine cooling. "issue: after the engine coolant on a 5.0l v8 aj133 engine has been partially or fully drained and filled, the customer experiences the engine overheating. Cause: the refill procedure has not been completed correctly, resulting in insufficient coolant in the engine."
• 10097364Jun 26, 2013Electrical system, Equipment. "issue: a customer may report a concern with a flat battery or poor starting; when testing the battery it is determined that a charge is required. Cause: when charging a battery (both primary and secondary) with a bms (battery monitoring system) fitted, the earth from the charger must be connected to a suitable chassis or engine earth (check topix for appropriate location). This allows the bms to see the current…
• 10051505Oct 31, 2012Steering. Land rover: there is noise coming from the steering column reach motor and possible cause may be a lack of reach spindle lubrication or an internal fault from within. Models 2003-2009 range rover (lm).
• 10101223Mar 5, 2012Suspension. "re-issued february 2014. Issue: engineering investigation to front air spring failures cause: unknown at this time"
• 10037558Feb 4, 2011Latches, locks and linkages. Land rover: there are a number of issues with the side door latch operation. The doors may not open from either side or may not lock.
• 10037058Aug 25, 2010Latches, locks and linkages. Land rover: there are a number of problems with side door latches. One door might not open from outside, but will from the inside or the opposite. A door may not lock. There could be an unwanted 'door ajar' message.

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