What 130 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door)

Known Recall Issue: The failure pattern aligns with known manufacturer defect categories involving: •Engine torque / internal engine failure conditions •Cooling system failure leading to overheating Shortly after I purchased my 2015 Range Rover, I started to have repeated and escalating safety-critical failures involving sudden loss of power, engine malfunction, and vehicle shutdown while driving at highway speeds. The vehicle has experienced multiple incidents of complete or partial power loss while in motion, resulting in near-collision events. Despite repeated repairs by authorized dealerships, the underlying defect has not been resolved. The failure pattern suggests a systemic mechanical defect involving engine performance and cooling system integrity rather than isolated maintenance issues. The primary safety concern is sudden loss of propulsion while driving at highway speeds, which has occurred on more than one occasion. These incidents present a significant risk of: •Rear-end collisions •Loss of vehicle control •Serious injury or fatality TECHNICAL FAILURE PATTERN Observed progression of failure: •Oil leakage / burning smell •Internal engine degradation symptoms •Cooling system failure and overheating •Electrical instability •Final engine shutdown / seizure events This suggests a systemic mechanical defect affecting engine integrity and thermal management systems. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION I respectfully request NHTSA to: 1.Investigate potential safety defects in this vehicle and model year 2.Evaluate whether similar failures are occurring in other vehicles 3.Assess adequacy of existing recall coverage 4.Review risk associated with sudden engine shutdown while driving 5.Determine whether recall expansion or additional safety action is warranted

NHTSA ODI 11731724

The contact owns a 2015 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V840000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that after accelerating from being parked, the check engine warning light and a red explanation sign were illuminated. The message that the vehicle was in restricted mode was displayed on the instrument panel and the contact continued to drive approximately 25 MPH, causing the vehicle to go into LIMP Mode. The messages “Suspension Fault - Stop Safely”, and “Stop Engine” were displayed on the instrument panel. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home, but the vehicle failed to exceed 5 MPH. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that there was no recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer advised that the contact get a rental and later provide receipts for reimbursement. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11668519

I am reporting a critical and systemic defect affecting Land Rover vehicles equipped with the 2.0L GTDi turbo petrol engine (240 hp), including my 2015 Evoque, My engine suffered catastrophic failure at ~118,000 miles while driving caused by a premature timing chain or tensioner failure. Pistons & valves collides, cams clashed and wouldn't rotate, loss of compression and dangerously instantaneous loss of power/speed/control without warning. The damage required full engine replacement. This significantly increases the risk of crashes & deaths especially at high speeds, traffic congestion, windy roads or hills, night time driving, poor weather conditions. Without warning the driver is helpless without power or ability to move to safety and rear end collision or loss of control is highly likely. Land Rover’s Passport to Service for the 2015 model year does not include timing chain inspection or replacement at any interval—not at 60k, 90k, or even 120k miles. The chain is treated as a “lifetime” component, giving drivers no opportunity to prevent failure. Vehicle had all proper maintenance, recent oil changes at low intervals, and official Land Rover dealership underwent full diagnostics and testing with the conclusion this fault was not user/driver related or to any part myself. Online forums, technician reports, and owner cases show this issue is widespread and recurring across many model years and builds using this engine. The repair is anywhere from 15-20k USD for the evoque (using a reman or new engine). Notably, Land Rover has previously settled class-action lawsuits (e.g., 2012-2014 Lr4 for the or 5.0L V8) where timing chain failures caused major damage—offering full or prorated reimbursement to owners. There are also industry precedents, such as VW/Audi 2.0T engines, in which tensioner defects led to class actions covering engine replacements.

NHTSA ODI 11665567

Coolant hose leaking badly had to replace the entire system

NHTSA ODI 11610674

The contact owns a 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission inadvertently shifted from the drive(D) to neutral(N) and the vehicle lost motive power. A bystander helped shift the transmission into park(P) and then into drive(D). The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle failed to restart while at the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was determined that the variable valve timing (VVT) solenoid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

NHTSA ODI 11591502

While driving on the highway, I heard a loud pop and then my car lost acceleration. When I tried to press on gas, it made a loud whining noise and struggled to get above 40-50 MPH. I took it to mechanic and they said that the turbo had a defect and wasn’t working properly. Had to replace entire turbo

NHTSA ODI 11561738

My car has 58000 miles And the alternator failed on the way due to valve cover gasket leaking oil on top of alternator to and ultimately fail. Due to alternator failure the cars driving features shutdown within few seconds all the warning lights came up and emergency braking, suspension and gears stopped working. This is a serious concern as the car systems shutdown this could have put me in a dangerous situations in mountains

NHTSA ODI 11557342

I was driving on the highway and my turbo went out. My car has not been the same since. I’ve taken it to the deal many times but the engine is not the same and the car shakes when idol and does not properly accelerate

NHTSA ODI 11510703

Cooling notification not sufficient. Sensor location will not measure if coolant is low, therefor causing complete failure of engine of overheating without warning/error.

NHTSA ODI 11492096

Help

NHTSA ODI 11435194

2015 Evoque cam failed and ruined the engine at 68k miles. The cost of the repair exceeds the value of the car (about $17k). No one will fix it for this reason. It shifted into neutral unexpectedly causing a potential traffic hazard. It was impossible to move it out of the roadway without the assistance of a tow truck (parking brakes lock, and gear selector becomes useless.) After some research this seems to be a fairly common known issue. This is very unsafe, and financially devasting on a financed car. There were no warnings and no prior issues up to the time of incident.

NHTSA ODI 11425269

After driving the vehicle for 30 miles or more and parking in the garage, a very strong gas odor fills the garage; the vehicle has to be parked outside in the driveway.

NHTSA ODI 11421806

2015 EVOQUE, 50K MILES ONLY. ON FEB 26TH 2020, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED A HUMMING SOUND FROM ENGINE SIDE. GRADUALLY IT BECAUSE SO LOUD AND NON IGNORABLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. MY WHOLE FAMILY SURVIVED A CLUSTER CRASH BY MERE LUCK. DEALERSHIP SAYS TURBO IS BLOWN AND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. BILLS $4500 AND AM OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE NOV 2020. COMMON PROBLEM ??? HOW CAN A 5 YR OLD 50K VEHICLE HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COSTS $4500 TO FIX ? MY RESEARCH SHOW LAND ROVER WAS ALWAYS AWARE OF THIS TURBO FAILURE ISSUES AND NEVER ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE HIDDEN FROM CUSTOMERS AND WE ARE MADE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS WITH LR AND I REQUEST A RECALL OF TURBOS ON ALL DEFECTIVE LR VEHICLES ASAP.

NHTSA ODI 11400061

MY 2015 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT, LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETE TO THE FLOOR. ON ROADWAYS THAT HAD HILLS, I WOULD LOSE SPEED CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BACK UP BEHIND ME. THE CHECK ENGINE ALSO CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBO CHARGER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE WAS $6275.

NHTSA ODI 11388507

HARMONIC BALANCER SEPERATED AT 81,XXX MILES RUBBER WAS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION RANGE ROVER(LAND ROVER) REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY

NHTSA ODI 11353602

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JAGUAR LAND ROVER ANAHEIM HILLS (5401 E LA PALMA AVE, ANAHEIM, CA 92807) WHERE THE GSM AND ALL TERRAIN SWITCH PACK WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO PARETTI JAGUAR LAND ROVER BATON ROUGE (13934 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V614000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.*DT

NHTSA ODI 11341638

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO RELEASE SMOKE FROM THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11330481

THE TURBOCHARGER HAS GONE OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES ON IT. HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE? AREN'T LAND ROVERS A HIGH END VEHICLE??? THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY AMERICAN MADE CAR IS OLDER THAN THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD NO COSTLY REPAIRS ON IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO REVIEW THESE TURBOCHARGERS AND ENSURE A BETTER QUALITY BECAUSE THESE CARS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AS IT IS AND NOW TO FIX THIS I NEED TO PAY OVER $3000!!! IT'S NOT RIGHT! THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND DRIVE ROUGH WHEN GEARS ARE CHANGING. THE CODES WE GET ARE FOR THE TURBO CHARGER. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328560

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY THE SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE & STARTED LOSING POWER AND RAPIDLY DECELERATING OUT OF MY CONTROL. MY RPMS BEGAN RUNNING 7K+ AND I NEEDED TO JAM DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO TRY AND MAINTAIN SPEED AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT, WHICH WORKED FOR A SECOND AND ACTUALLY ALLOWED ME TO GAIN BACK SPEED. HOWEVER, WITH THE GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN IT ONLY KEPT SPEED FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND I BEGAN DROPPING DOWN SPEED AGAIN. I COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AT A REST STOP. I READ THE MANUAL, AND ACCORDING TO THE WARNING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL WHICH DISPLAYED, MY CAR MAY BE DRIVEN BUT PERFORMANCE MAY BE REDUCED AND I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT INTO A DEALER, WHICH I DID. I WAS LATER TOLD BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT 'MY TURBO HAD BLOWN' WITH CRACKS ALONG WITH A DESTROYED SOLENOID AND OTHER PARTS RELATING TO THE SPEED OF MY CAR. IT CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 80K MILES AND IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AS WE SPEAK. IT HAS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND JUST UNDERWENT SERVICE CARE (REPLACED OIL/ OIL FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUID , ETC) LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED REPAIR COST RELATING TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS ROUGHLY $5,200 USD FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER (A NEW TURBO, SOLENOID, LABOR, ETC).

NHTSA ODI 11319199

LOSS OF POWER. HIGH RPM, ECO MODE NOT WORKING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE FOR TURBO LOSS OF POWER. ONLY 47K MILES. WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. MAJOR POWER LOSS

NHTSA ODI 11278366

TURBO BLOWS UP/GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. MAKING INCLINED SPEEDS HARD TO REACH TO MOVE OUT OF WAY OF VEHICLES. HAS NO PEP BEHIND IT.

NHTSA ODI 11277829

ECO START/STOP IS NOT WORKING. THE REAR SEATS SINCE DAY 1 BEEN RATTLING. THE DEALER WRAPPED THE HOOK WITH SOMETHING TO MAKE IT TIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11270137

JUST PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY 2018. WAS A PREVIOUS LEASED CAR WITH REGUIAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS NO PICKUP IN THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED LAND ROVER DEALER TO WHICH THEY STATE TURBOCHARGER HAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT AND A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR.

NHTSA ODI 11192381

THE TURBO FAILED AT 42000 MILES, WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY RANGE ROVER OF PORTLAND. THE TURBO HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 84000 MILES. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED RANGE ROVER REPAIRMAN. MESSER AUTOWERKS OF KENNEWICK, WA. THAT THE TURBOS FOR THE EVOQUE AND LR2 HAVE A DESIGN FLAW, THERE IS AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT BREAKS OFF AND CAUSES THE TURBO TO FAIL. I RESEARCHED WITH YOUR WEBSITE AND RANGE ROVER THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE FOR MY MODEL AN YEAR

NHTSA ODI 11186830

((((EXACT SAME STORY AS ANOTHER REPORT FILED: NHTSA ID NUMBER:11076170))) . I GOT TO A RED LIGHT, TURNED GREEN I GO, GET UP TO 25MPH, CAR CUTS OUT (COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER). *MY ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. I GET THE CAR TO START I IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND TO GET HOME. * MY CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS OFF IN THE FREEWAY HOME. * I FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE HOME, AND MY HUSBAND RAN DIAGNOSTICS. - THE COMPUTER IS SAYING IT IS THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL SOLENOID ISSUE. * MY CAR ONLY HAS @80,000 MILES ON IT, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. . **THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. * I HAVEN'T CONTACTED CORPORATE JAGUAR LAND ROVER YET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG REOCCURRING ISSUE, WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE LAND ROVER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. . LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE TIME TO LAWYER UP, AND SET UP A CLASS ACTION! . SEMPER FIDELIS

NHTSA ODI 11182145