Complaint 1179058
2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT • POWER TRAIN • incident Apr 1, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1179058
- Make
- LAND ROVER
- Model
- RANGE ROVER SPORT
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Apr 1, 2015
- Date Received
- Apr 30, 2015
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AFTER BEING STOPPED, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION AND THE CAR WAS STUCK ON THE FREEWAY WITH TRAFFIC MOVING AROUND THE CAR, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE VIN WAS PART OF A GROUP OF VINS THAT RECEIVED BAD SOFTWARE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND IT WAS ULTIMATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED CERTAIN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTING ON THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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