What 73 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door)

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN ENGINE POWER AND IT SEEMED TO BE AT A VERY HIGH RPM FOR A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30MPH AND HAD TO BE DRIVEN TO THE SHOP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN TURBO AND THE TURBO HAD TO BE REPLACE.

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WHILE DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY MY DRIVER DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE GOING DOWN HWY 167 SOUTH. ( I KNOW THE DOOR WAS SHUT! IT WAS LOCKED WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR) WHILE DRIVING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME HOLDING THE DRIVER DOOR SHUT ! BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CLOSE!( NOT EVEN THE SOFT SHUT DOOR CLOSE) I GOT HOME AND RESEARCH FOR RECALLS OR SAFETY ISSUES... THERE IS A RECALL BUT, SAYS IT WAS DONE A YEAR AGO! BUT, APPARENTLY THE RECALL PART OR SOFTWARE DIDN'T WORK! I ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE SUV YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING!

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VEHICLE WAS PARKED. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT. MY WIFE WAS LOADING GROCERIES IN THE TRUNK. SOME ITEMS SHIFTED AS SHE WAS LOADING THEM. THESE ITEMS MADE CONTACT WITH THE BUTTONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WALL OF THE TRUNK THAT CONTROL THE INCLINE/DECLINE OF THE REAR SEATS. THE BUTTON WAS ACTIVATED AND THE SEAT MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED IN STARTED TO DECLINE. SHE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RESIST THE DECLINE AND THE SEAT FORCED HER TO NEAR HORIZONTAL BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO REVERSE THE SWITCH. SHE ESCAPED INJURY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT AN INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS HAD THE SEAT DECLINED FURTHER. THESE BUTTONS NEED TO BE PROTECTED IN SOME FASHION TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT.

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THIS IS MY FIRST RANGE ROVER AND WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE STYLE AND LOOK OF MY CAR.. I'VE OWNED MANY OTHER CAR MODELS, BUT THIS HAS BY FAR BEEN MY FAVORITE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NEVER HAD THE COLORING ON THE CAR BRAND FADE. THE "R" ON RANGE ROVER, IN THE FRONT, IS ALMOST COMPLETELY BLACK. MY CAR IS STILL FAIRLY NEW AND THIS DISCOLORATION MAKES IT LOOK TACKY. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS IS A LUXURY CAR AND SHOULD NOT TARNISH THIS QUICKLY. IT'S THE NAME, SHOULDN'T IT REPRESENT QUALITY?

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THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, SHOWING A GEAR BOX FAILURE WARNING. WE STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTING AFTER A SEVERAL MINUTE WAIT, WE RESUMED DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN SCREECHING HALT AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ERROR MESSAGE AGAIN STATED GEAR BOX FAILURE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V614000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V385000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT LATCH AND OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CAR IN MOTION. THIS IS AFTER LAND ROVER RECALL WORK ON DOOR LATCH WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2015. THE RECALL DID NOT WORK! I HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY 2 MILES HOME AS I COULD NOT HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILST DRIVING.

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MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH AT A STRAIGHT PATH ON CITY ROADS WITH NO OBSTACLES OR DETOUR WHEN AT AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE MODE LOGO ON THE SHIFT KNOB BEGAN TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY FOLLOWED BY SYSTEM ERROR CODE WARNINGS FLASHING ON THE ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN AND DRIVER SCREEN AND FULL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. WITH COMPLETE SHUT DOWN INCLUDING LOSS OF ALL ELECTRONICS ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE FAILURE THEREAFTER CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKES TO ACTIVATE AND LOCKING THE WHEELS. AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A VIOLENT AND SUDDEN STOP RESULTING IN A LOAD GRINDING NOISE COMING OFF THE ENGINE BAY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START DUE TO NO RETURN OF ANY ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE SYSTEMS ELECTRONICS INCLUDING EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH TOOK A FEW TRIES BEFORE POWER AND VEHICLE ENGINE ENGAGED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE AND SHUT DOWN REPEATED ONLY AFTER 200 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL FAILURE RESULTING IN TOW SERVICE HAVING TO BE CALLED OUT. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST NOR THE SECOND RECURRENCE, IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSE AND CORRECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER DEALER. WHICH IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH IN REGARDS TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. TO DATE THE CAUSE OF CONTINUED FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

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CAR PARKED, RUNNING, DOOR OPEN TO CHECK MAILBOX. 15 FEET AWAY, CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK, WENT TO STOP WITH RT LEG REACHING BRAKE. COULDN'T REACH BRAKE, PUSHED ON OPEN DOOR, CAR DID NOT STOP. I FELL BACKWARDS AS LEFT LEG HOPPED AND COULD NOT KEEP UP. ON GROUND TRIED TO BRACE CAR WITH LEFT LEG, RIGHT AND LEFT LEGS WENT OVER HEAD UNDER OPEN DOOR AS CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL IN GEAR BACKWARDS. CAR WAS NOT ON INCLINE. WENT AFTER CAR AND HAMSTRINGS AND CALVES SNAPPED AND FACE PLANTED. ATTEMPTED TO RUN AFTER CAR AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT. SEVERE MUSCLE INJURY TO BOTH LEGS. NOW HIP IS DISLOCATING, MRI PENDING. CAR ROLLED ACROSS STREET AND WAS TRAPPED INTO TREES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK GEAR AND INTO REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CURB. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND ALSO CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM STREET TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE EVOQUE 2014 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT RATHER REV AT VERY HIGH RPMS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN JARRINGLY SLIP INTO NEXT GEAR. THIS OCCURRED ON 6 OCCASIONS, ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY AND OFTEN AS CARS AND TRUCKS RAPIDLY APPROACHED AND HAD TO SLOW BEHIND ME OR SWERVE TO FREE LANES. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS LIKELY A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IN AN EMAIL: "A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER INSTALLING THE LATEST SOFTWARE FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION, THE FACTORY HAS REQUESTED ALL DEALERS TO SUSPEND THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE. THEY HAVE NOT GONE INTO DETAIL ON WHY BUT I ASSUME THE SOFTWARE HAS NOT COMPLETELY OR ONLY PARTIALLY CORRECTED THE INTENDED REPAIRS" THIS HAS ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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I PURCHASED MY NEW VEH IN MAY OF 2014. FROM THAT TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER, MY VEH DROVE/SHIFTED SMOOTH. I TOOK MY VEH IN FOR ITS 1ST SERVICE ON NOV. 25TH, 2014 AND AT THAT TIME THEY PERFORMED A TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE. SINCE LEAVING WITH MY VEH, I NOTICED IT DROVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IT SHIFTED HARD, CLUNKED INTO GEAR & NO LONGER DRIVES LIKE A PREMIUM, NEW VEHICLE. I ADVISED MY SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX] A FEW DAYS LATER. AT THAT TIME HE SCHEDULED AN APT TO BRING IN & CHECK IT OUT. I ARRIVED FOR MY APT ON DEC 16TH, HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR DRIVE WITH ME SO I COULD SHOW HIM WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT MY VEH WAS "READY TO BE PICKED UP". I ASKED "DOES THAT MEAN IT IS FIXED?" HE REPLIED, "AT THIS TIME, WE & LAND ROVER ARE AWARE OF YOUR CONCERN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO REMEDY/FIX AT THIS TIME." THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THERE WAS A KNOWN FIX/REPAIR. I PICKED MY VEH UP, & SINCE THEN, IT DRIVES EVEN WORSE. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPT THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY IT IS "SAFE TO DRIVE", THAT I DO NO FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. IN THE MORNINGS, THE SHIFTS ARE SO VIOLENT THAT I FEEL LIKE I AM DOING FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA (REP:[XXX]: 800.452.4827 EXT. [XXX]0) SEVERAL TIMES, HE STATES THE SAME THING, "LAND ROVER IS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX AT THIS TIME". IN MY OPINION, THIS VEHICLE IS CLASSIFIED AS A "LEMON" BECAUSE I CANNOT OPERATE IT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR & FEEL SAFE, & THE DEALERSHIP/CAR MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY/FIX NOR CAN THEY TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. (I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE NOW FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS & THINK THE TIME FRAME I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR IS MORE THAN REASONABLE, WHICH IS WHY I AM PROCEEDING NOW WITH FURTHER ACTION). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENS. MY LEFT ELBOW WAS RESTING ON THE DOOR WITH JUST THE WEIGHT OF MY ELBOW AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL MY ELBOW DROP DOWN AND A GUST OF WIND. THE DOOR OPENED MAYBE AN INCH BEFORE CLOSING BACK UP AGAIN. THE DOOR QUICKLY CLOSES FROM EITHER THE WIND OR THE SOFT CLOSE DOOR MECHANISM. *TR

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I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE GOING APPROX. 2 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED SO FAST THAT IT JUMP ONTO THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR. HOWEVER, MY BRAND NEW CAR IS NOW IN THE BODY SHOW AND IS ESTIMATED TO COST AT LEAST $40K. IT COMPLETELY DAMAGED THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. ITS MIND BOGGLING TO ME HOW THE SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT SO FAST. NOTE THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN BECAUSE IT IS IN THE BODY SHOP. ALSO, IT IS THE RANGE ROVER SPORT 2014 (THAT OPTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SELECTION SO I JUST CHOSE RANGE ROVER 2014). *TR

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I HAVE AN UNRESOLVED ISSUE WITH LAND ROVER RELATING TO THE ENGINE / TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT AND THE NEED FOR AN O2 SENSOR TO BE FITTED TO THE VEHICLE. LAND ROVER (SOUTH WEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON) HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO A) SOURCE THE O2 SENSOR B) ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY C) GIVE ME A DATE WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. FEEL LIKE I AM BEING IGNORED BY THE GARAGE HAVING HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TWICE TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD BE FITTED WHEN THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK. *TR

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OUR 2014 RANGE ROVER SPORT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR DEACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY DURING MULTIPLE TRIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER 7-12 MINUTES THE INDICATOR LIGHT NEAR THE SUNSHADE BUTTON WILL ILLUMINATE TO NOTE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED OR IS NOT OPERATIONAL; EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER IS SITTING CORRECTLY AND MAINTAINING CONSTANT WEIGHT ON THE SEAT. MOVING AROUND THE SEAT OR SHIFTING WEIGHT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER WILL NOT EXTINGUISH THE INDICATOR LIGHT; HOWEVER BRIEFLY UNBUCKLING THE SEAT BELT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND THEN QUICKLY BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT WILL CAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHT TO SHUT OFF FOR 7 TO 12 MINUTES. AFTER THIS UNBUCKLING AND BUCKLING PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSORS. LAND ROVER ALSO NEVER MENTIONED TO ME THAT THIS ISSUES HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER RANGE ROVER VEHICLES. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS SEVERELY UNDERILLUMINATED. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY AND THERE IS NO OTHER VISUAL OR AUDIO QUEUE TO THE DRIVER THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED. THIS IS TROUBLING BECAUSE YOU MAY NEVER NOTICE THE ISSUE UNLESS IT OCCURS AT NIGHT, BUT EVEN THEN IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR EXTERIOR OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW WHEN TURNING LEFT DUE TO THE LOCATION AND THE SIZE OF THE MIRROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MIRROR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LAND ROVER RANGER ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED WINDSHIELD PRODUCED AN EXTREME GLARE DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

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I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH 2014 RANGE ROVERS THAT MAY EITHER CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR STRAND SOMEONE MANY MILES FROM CIVILIZATION! I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE ROTARY SHIFTER WOULD NOT POP UP AS IT WAS STUCK DOWN AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE! I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE SO IT WOULD NOT START WHEN THE START/STOP BUTTON WAS PUSHED! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL BE AT LEAST 2 WEEKS TO REPAIR. *TR

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PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR ACTIVATES AND DEACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY DURING A SINGLE TRIP WITH A SINGLE PASSENGER. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER 45 MINUTES INTO A TRIP DRIVING A STEADY 75 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE TO NOTE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOW DEACTIVATED AND WILL REMAIN THIS WAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 4-HOUR TRIP. THIS OCCURS DESPITE THE FACT THAT PASSENGER IS SITTING AS SHE SHOULD, NOT MOVING ABOUT, AND WEIGHS 120 POUNDS. NO AMOUNT OF MOVING AROUND OR SITTING STILL CHANGES THE DEACTIVATION LIGHT. UNDOING THE SEAT BELT AND REFASTENING WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE LIGHT TO SHUT OFF FOR 10 OR 15 MINUTES, BUT IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. ON SHORTER, LOCAL TRIPS THAT LAST AROUND A HALF HOUR AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, MEANING THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO LAND ROVER CHICAGO TWICE, AND THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE OR ASSIST FURTHER. LAND ROVER CORPORATE ALSO CLAIMS OPERATION IS NORMAL. YET, NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG PROTECTION IS INTERMITTENT, WHAT WEIGHT YOU MUST BE TO RECEIVE AIRBAG PROTECTION, OR WHAT IS CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO CHANGE ITS MIND 45 MINUTES INTO A TRIP. NOR CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THE SAME PASSENGER HAS AIRBAG PROTECTION DURING LOCAL TRIPS BUT NOT ON LONGER TRIPS AT FASTER SPEED. *TR

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START/STOP FEATURE SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN WHEN STOPPED. ENGINE RESTARTS UPON RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN A PEDESTRIAN COLLISION. PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING AGAINST GREEN LIGHT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS ENGINE RESTARTED NEARLY RESULTING IN UNAVOIDABLE COLLISION WITH PEDESTRIAN. START/STOP SYSTEM CANNOT BE PERMANENTLY DISABLED.

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