The contact owns a 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while starting or turning off the vehicle, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain was faulty and needed to be replaced. The timing chain was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the timing chain assembly and guard had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

- Lansdowne, PA, USA

2014 RR Sport < 73k miles now needs a new engine due to [three (3) passenger side] piston ring failure. Serviced only at dealer, received appropriate service at appropriate intervals. White/gray smoke appeared after oil change/80k mile service 03/21. Told smoke sometimes happens after oil change, no worries. I kept driving vehicle. Took to dealer twice, they couldn't replicate. After a month at dealer, they did boroscope which revealed striations. 90% cylinder leak down. JLRUSA says vehicle way out of warranty, not their problem. Dealer says not their problem, they did nothing wrong. I now have a 2.5 ton paperweight just sitting at dealer. Repair costs well over 10k for new engine. Seems strange that these seals failed, all 3 passenger side, and this occurred with regular service at appropriate intervals at dealer with the correct engine oil. Someone is at fault and it's not owner.

- Columbus, IN, USA

I receive a constant warning light - check engine light comes on - for loose gas cap. I will adjust the gas cap and it will go away and then come back on, illuminate again shortly after. There is a strong fuel smell inside and outside of the vehicle.

- Marina Del Rey, CA, USA

This vehicle was sold to me with known defects by the dealer and the manufacturer. The vehicle has known repeated defects with the coolant system, low coolant warning light repeatedly coming on, radiator, repeated water pump failure, crossover pipe seeping, gear box/ gear shift failure, front suspension bottoming, unusual wearing of brakes, eco start/stop failure, repeated O2 oxygen sensor failure triggering check engine light warnings, windshield washer fluid leak behind front bumper. Manufacturer and dealership are aware of defects and perform deceptive, minimal repairs under warranty with the expectation that these defects will present bigger problems down the road after the warranty has expired and will incur cost at consumer expense and dealership/manufacturer profit. Failure of the dealership/manufacturer to repair these defects has caused engine failure in my vehicle that I have owned for 3 years. I have been in contact with manufacturer and they are stalling and delaying in providing any remedy for this matter. I have full documentation and service records since ownership of the car. Car was serviced at Land Rover dealerships. In addition, vehicle has had various recalls known to NHTSA.

- Marina Del Rey, CA, USA

In 2016, the low engine coolant warning light came on in my car. I took it to the dealer and they tested it for a leak, didn't find one, so just topped off the fluid. Three months later, happened again. Took the car in and they did a quick pressure test and didn't find a leak. This was an ongoing problem and at one point, the dealer replaced a water pump to fix the problem. Still, the light would come back on. In November of 2018, low engine coolant light came on while I was driving and my engine overheated right then, while I was driving. I had car towed to the dealer and it cost me $3,400 to have the repairs done- lo and behold, all of the coolant had leaked out. After those repairs were done, I had the car back for about a week and the check engine light came on, ,,they said it was an O2 sensor, which they replaced. Got car back- check engine light comes on again. Long story short- now it's the fuel injection system and a timing chain failure. Extremely costly repair and I am now questioning if this vehicle was ever road safe to begin with. They had my car for over a month replacing the timing chain and some other repairs, which Land Rover North America did pay half of. I am concerned because one of the service advisors at Land Rover frisco said that there are a lot of rovers with the low coolant light on and all they do is top off fluid. I am afraid they have a bigger problem than what they are acknowledging. Btw- Land Rover dallas is who did the latter repairs and Land Rover frisco initially replaced the water pump...which was a waste of money.

- Dallas, TX, USA

Upon starting my car, it automatically starts accelerating in parking. I have to wait for the engine to stop acceleration which takes around 40 seconds. Only then I can put the car in reverse or drive mode. The engine light stays on. Upon taking to dealership they were informed about the above problem. They did a diagnostic and stated that plugs need to be changed. I paid them $650. Now the engine light did not stay lit up and the acceleration problem was gone. After 16 weeks the problem came back and the car started accelerating upon startup, and the engine light came on. I took the car to the dealership and this time they said they car has a different problem. This time they stated the problem is with oil leaking. The invoice was $3600. I took the car to another shop for second opinion and was informed that there is a big hole in the hose. I checked online if there have been recalls due to hose leak problem. The internet shows recalls for 2014 Range rover sport models for holes in hoses. But when I enter my VIN number, no recalls show up. Self acceleration should be taken care of by Land Rover. Please assist me in this issue, as the dealership is trying to just rob me even after I got the problem fixed. The TPMS light stays on in my car.

- Plano, TX, USA

The manager at lanf rover of fort lauderdale refuse to fix the problem related with the engine on my vehicle claiming that this SUV ran without oil however this SUV was service 15 miles prior of having the engine seized, nobody is whiling to help me and after reading on the internet found out this Range rover sports and Jaguar 3.0 supercharged engiine have a recall from Land Rover due to lack of torque adjustment on the crankshaft connecting rods and cause the connecting rod bearings to loosen and seize the engine completly, also call Land Rover of North America and they also said they can't help me.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA