2004 Land Rover Range Rover Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 12%of 51 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 64,356miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the suspension of the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover, 12% of the 51 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,356 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bought this vehicle for wife brand new for $80,000. First 38,000 miles best car ever owned. Then the landslide began. First bad vibration front end we pay $1,300 for wheel bearings. The transmission cooler rusted out. Our fault salty roads $1,100.00 next the radiator goes $1,800 on us. By now 72,000 miles on it. Keep in mind my wife only uses to goto grocery store and pick kids up from school. God forbid we ever took it off road or thru the plains of africa. Now the biggy starts engine surging for no reason, vibration in steering wheel. Yes tires are new and balanced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10459968, filed 2012-05, 64,356 miles“Driving at 35 MPH on a slightly slope blvd. The 2004 Range Rover experience a sudden lack of control by driver. Immediately felt Range Rover weave slightly out of control and rear end dipping downward. The driver had to react quickly to compensate and regain control to continue driving safely. Immediately contacted (other-foreign) repair shop and drove 5 minutes to shop. Shop ase tech diagnosis problem as ABS control module failed. Reason for spontaneous air suspension lifts to vehicle when sitting in traffic. …”
NHTSA complaint #10501000, filed 2013-03, 73,956 miles“Car shake, vibrate and with strong pull towards either right side or left side. Simultaneously, there appears to be an intermittent loss of power and vehicle will not respond to gas pedal.”
NHTSA complaint #10263664, filed 2009-03, 60,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover hse. The contact started the ignition and the air suspension inactive warning light was illuminated and the vehicle independently lowered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10372687, filed 2010-12, 61,000 miles“Suspension: sound coming from the front end suspension when making turns at low speeds. It's happens mostly when slowing down to pull into a parking lot or when you hit a bump or go over railroad tracks. Had lower control arm, lower strut and lower ball joint to try fix problem but not the case still having issue. Suspension: front/rear imbalance the eas will intermittently raise the front of the car and not the rear. Could be parked-I get in and start and it will pop up-leaving the rear down so the car appears to squat . Had height sensors replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10291975, filed 2009-11Related service bulletins
- 10134896Mar 26, 2018The steering wheel may exhibit a vibration / shimmy while driving.
- 10204746Sep 16, 2013Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring - Lower-Level Repair Kit
- 10100929Sep 16, 2013"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…
- 10070654Sep 16, 2013Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10101223Mar 5, 2012"re-issued february 2014. Issue: engineering investigation to front air spring failures cause: unknown at this time"
Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 9% |
| 2021 | 4 | 33% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7% |
| 2017 | 11 | 18% |
| 2016 | 20 | 25% |
| 2015 | 23 | 32% |
| 2014 | 5 | 12% |
| 2013 | 1 | 4% |
| 2012 | 2 | 10% |
| 2008 | 3 | 10% |
| 2007 | 2 | 14% |
| 2006 | 7 | 13% |
| 2005 | 3 | 9% |
| 2004 | 6 | 12% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4% |
| 2002 | 4 | 29% |
| 2001 | 1 | 14% |
| 2000 | 3 | 12% |
| 1999 | 1 | 3% |
| 1998 | 4 | 17% |
| 1996 | 5 | 14% |
| 1995 | 3 | 12% |
| 1994 | 3 | 30% |
| 1993 | 2 | 25% |
| 1990 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover
25 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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