10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,848 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2018 Land Rover Discovery drivetrain problems

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2018 Land Rover Discovery Owner Comments

problem #7

Feb 222021

Discovery 6-cyl

  • 27,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle rolled back when in the park position. Vehicle had no occupants. Vehicle parked on an incline. Roll back occurred several minutes after shifter was placed in the park position and minutes after I exited the vehicle. Extremely worrisome. 2018 Land Rover Discovery

- Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA

problem #6

Feb 242019

Discovery

  • 2,000 miles
When attempting to make evasive maneuvers during normal driving there is a very significant delay after stepping on the accelerator. This is an intermittent problem and seems to happen when slowing down and then trying to accelerate. This has already almost resulted in 2 accidents. This has been reported to the dealer and I was advised there was nothing wrong. The service manager informed me in person there have been many complaints about this, but that the company has not been forthcoming with a remedy.

- Asheville, NC, USA

problem #5

Nov 012018

Discovery

  • 500 miles
Laggy acceleration at "rolling stop" speeds of 2-10 mph. 2-4 second delay merging into traffic or turning into traffic. No amount of accelerator will alleviate the lag. Supercharged V6 gas engine.

- Buena Vista, CO, USA

problem #4

Mar 062019

Discovery

  • 1,250 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

There is a dangerous throttle lag when accelerating from a rolling stop. Many users have nearly had accidents like me. You press throttle and it does nothing for like 2 seconds then suddenly engine picks up... its a gasoline V6 engine so its not turbo lag.... and when you are actually stopped and accelerate its just fine. Its just when slowly rolling its extremely dangerous!!!

- Hockley, TX, USA

problem #3

Feb 252019

Discovery

  • 8,400 miles
From a standstill, the gas pedal actuation causes the vehicle to launch instead of smooth acceleration. From a rolling stop, hitting the gas pedal there is a severe lag as the truck shifts to the necessary gear and moves at the expected rate, again lurching the occupants

- Hatfield, PA, USA

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problem #2

Feb 132019

Discovery

  • 15,288 miles
Upon acceleration from a stop or low speed, the vehicle noticeably lags causing a safety problem when turning in front of crossing traffic (left hand turn) or merging into traffic. This has happened multiple times and I have attempted to adjust my driving style, but yesterday was almost hit from behind while merging into traffic.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #1

Jan 032019

Discovery

  • 500 miles
When vehicle is under 10 miles an hour or briefly stopped and pressure is removed from accelerator, when pressing accelerator to move again there is a 1-2 second delay in response. Transmission seems to be in wrong gear then shifts after a delay resulting in car not responding to throttle input then jumping unexpectedly. This is a safety issue when executing left or right turns into traffic since car doesn't respond as expected and normal. Very easy to reproduce this issue.

- Waterford, VA, USA

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