What 93 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport (5 Seat)

Had engine cooling system repaired at dealer in 2023. In late 2024/early 2025 - engine coolant loss returned. We maintained engine coolant at recommended levels until we could get vehicle into dealership for diagnosis and repair. During routine local trip, low coolant light suddenly came on and immediately following that, engine stopped in the middle of traffic. Wife was barely able to navigate vehicle to safe place alongside the road. Vehicle was towed to dealer. They diagnosed engine failure due to oil cooling system failure. We contacted JLR and they offered no solutions. This is a $40,000 repair on a vehicle worth at most $20 to $25,000 retail. We had to dispose of it to a salvage buyer at an extreme loss.

NHTSA ODI 11650887

The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Discovery. The contact stated that during a rainstorm water entered the vehicle. The rainwater entered the vehicle from the upper passenger’s side windshield. The water then traveled down onto the dashboard. The contact stated that the failure was present while driving and while parked during rainy weather. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.

NHTSA ODI 11506971

The bottom part of my front grille came loose. After checking, the fixtures at the top were still ok, but one of the brackets that holds it at the bottom seemed to have broken. Entire piece lies behind the front bumper. The car has never been in an accident, not has been hit in the front. There is no damage to the outside of the grille, no scratches that would have indicated that another car would have hit it. Upon some research, I came across several cases, and it seems to be a known issue with this car. I took it to the dealer, they refused to fix it under the warranty, stated it was my fault. This is a faulty system of holding up the grille, it can come loose at any time, at any speed, and cause damage and accidents. Very unsafe.

NHTSA ODI 11502979

The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Discovery. The contact stated that water was leaking from the front driver-side visor. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

NHTSA ODI 11499895

Back rear door latch gave out. Opened back door closed it and started driving. No bells and or warnings letting me know it wasn’t closed. Came to stop and door flew open without warning. At this point car told ne door was open. Me thinking I maybe didn’t close all the way re closed it and started driving. At 35mph around a corner and the door flew fully open again then alarms started going off. No repair invoice as vehicle is still being repaired.

NHTSA ODI 11459540

I have a 2017 Land Rover Discovery with multiple episodes of significant water leakage problems due to a known windshield seal issue on the model as identified by the dealer. During the warranty the windshield and seal were replaced and would then fail twice, on the 2nd occurrence I instructed to the dealer to notate my account with concerns about electrical issues due to the amount of water that entered the dashboard, center console, and overhead electrical. Reviewing my own service records I can see electrical problems occurred on the vehicle with notes to "let it dry out". The final time this happened was just outside of manufacturer's warranty still within the CPO period, we were told it was no longer covered even though this has never been solved. Dealer stated they've never seen this much water come in, we have significant staining and electrical concerns for which LRNA show no concern or remorse. I am uncomfortable being put in a position to sell this car knowing what happened and the potential repair costs (10k+ for significant electrical work) plus the safety concerns of failure. My car has been at the dealer for almost 20 days now with no loaner and no activity on my case. I have spoken to my case worker only twice, once when I opened it and once when she finally answered one of my calls 10 days later. I call every day to ask for updates, the dealer reaches out on my behalf and still no progress has been made. No loaners have been offered, 10 days in I was told I would need to wait another 10 days, plus the dealer indicated at least 3 days to order the windshield (at least 23 days total at the dealership). I believe water entering a vehicle like it did and coming into contact with electrical systems poses a significant threat to the operability and safety of the vehicle with LRNA showing no regard for the situation, happily letting myself or someone else get "stuck" with this problem and the potential failure assocaited with it.

NHTSA ODI 11440108

The door hinge cables within the door panels comes loose. This prevents the passenger the ability to open the door of the vehicle from the inside. At first my front passenger door came loose so I took it back to the Land Rover dealership and had it fixed by them removing the panel and re-hooking the door cable. Now my driver front door has come loose and I am unable to open my door from the inside. I am now currently waiting on the Land Rover dealership to return my calls to have this fixed. At first this was aggravating, however this is now a safety issue. I have an infant who began gagging and I was unable to get out of the car to get to my backseat to assist my baby from possibly chocking. I had to adjust my seat and then crawl over the seat to escape out the passenger door. This would be an even greater safety concern for the disable, in the case of an accident, or even a fire.

NHTSA ODI 11429729

THE BACK LEFT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT SHUT, IT WOULD SPRING OPEN AND NOT LATCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED ONE MONTH AGO AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY ALLEGED TO HAVE DONE A RESET WHICH THEY UNDERSTOOD WOULD SOLVE THE SAFETY ISSUE. YESTERDAY, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, IT OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROADWAY WITH MANY CARS AROUND ME AND I NOTICED THE DOOR WAS AJAR AND IN RISK OF HITTING THE CARS DRIVING BY ME. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED, AT AROUND 35 MPH, ON MAIN ROADWAYS WITH MANY OTHER CARS AROUND ME, SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND AVOID DAMAGE AND HARM. YESTERDAY, WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND A TOWING TRUCK. AFTER WAITING 2 HOURS ON SIDE OF ROAD, MY HUSBAND CAME AND TAPED THE DOOR SHUT SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR CAME OUT AND VIEWED IT AND SAW IT FOR HIMSELF AND EXPERIMENTED WITH THE FACT THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, NO MATTER WHAT EFFORT WAS MADE. THE DEALER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE CAR NOW, APPARENTLY CHECKING WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND TO THEN FIND A SOLUTION. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL IN FACT SOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ONE TIME AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND IT OCCURRED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT AND ALSO OTHER PEOPLE/VEHICLES COULD BE AFFECTED BY A DOOR FLYING OPEN WHILE A CAR IS IN MOTION IN A PUBLIC ROAD.

NHTSA ODI 11301035

THERE WERE POOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE B PILLAR AND SPOT WELDS THAT HAVE MADE THE FRAME LESS STABLE. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS KNOWN THIS ISSUE AND NOW DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR, REPLACE OR REFUND. THIS HAS ALSO CREATED A DISTRACTING ISSUE OF NOISE IN THE DRIVER EAR THAT MAKES IT DISTRCTING TO DRIVE. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN ISSUED AS A RECALL BY SUBARU FOR A B PILLAR WELDING ISSUE WITH INSUFFICIENT SPOT WELDS WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE THE LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT HAS HAD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN NUMBEROUS AREAS BOTH INTERNAL TO LAND ROVER AND EXTERNAL SITES AND SOURCES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON AN SURFACE AND IS VERY DISTRACTING AND IS ALSO SEEMINGLY A SAFETY PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY THE NHTSA AS "NOT HAVING THOSE WELDS MEANS THE STRENGTH OF THE STRUCTURE IS REDUCED AND THAT COULD "INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH" SUBARU SAID. IN THIS CASE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED, AND IN THE LAND ROVER ISSUE I HAVE THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE FIXED OVER 6 REPAIR ATTEMPTS ACROSS 2 DIFFERENT DISCOVERY SPORT VEHICLES, WHERE THE FIRST ONE WAS SWAPPED FOR A SECOND NEW ONE WHICH BOTH EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11151034

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2017 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT HSE FOR MY DAUGHTER ON MAY 20, 2017 FROM RUSNAK JAGUAR/LAND ROVER IN ANAHEIM HILLS, CALIFORNIA AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN IN MY HOUSE. WE NOTICED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE NOISE BEING THE B PILLAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSTRUCTED A LAND ROVER LEAD SERVICE TECH TO DO A ROAD TEST WITH ME AND HE VERIFIED THE CREAKING NOISE. WE HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE B PILLAR (IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED THAT SERVICE EVEN USED CAULKING TO TRY AND FIX THE B PILLAR) WHICH ALSO FAILED. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER THE 4TH TIME. I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL. I HAVE SUBMITTED EMAILS AND SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THE CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY; BEING THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS UNDERMINED. THIS 2017 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT HSE IS A COMPLETE LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY SINCE THE LAND ROVER SERVICE CENTER HAS HAD NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND AMPLE TIME TO REPAIR B PILLAR. ON THE DEALERSHIPS LAST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE B PILLAR (BY USING CAULKING) IT IS STILL CREAKING WITH A METAL SOUND.

NHTSA ODI 11024120