What 107 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (convertible)

2017 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IN VEHICLE NOT WORKING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO UPLOAD. WHILE DRIVING THE SYSTEM WOULD TURN BLACK. THE BACK-UP CAMERA ALSO WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11053248

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 N/A LAND ROVER L560. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER DID NOT FUNCTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO NEITHER CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD NOR SEE THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LAND ROVER JACKSON DEALER LOCATED AT 5320 INTERSTATE 55 NORTH FRONTAGE RD, JACKSON, MS 39211, PHONE NUMBER 601-326-5600, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE TECHNICIAN UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 1,220. BEFORE THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DEFROSTER, THE CLIMATE CONTROL DASH STARTING FLICKERING AND WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN AGAIN (JAN. 13, 2018) THE BACK AND SIDE WINDOWS ARE NOT DEFROSTING. *DT *AS

NHTSA ODI 11055355

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 3RD GEAR ON LOW SPEED 30 - 35 MPH. RPM STAYS AT 3000 - 4000 . DUE TO THAT IT STARTS TO MAKE VERY LOUD NOISE. IF CAR IS NOT STOPPED AND COOLED FOR SOME TIME (30 MIN) IT CAN LEAD TO OVERHEATING AND PROBABLY DESTROYING THE CLUTCH.

NHTSA ODI 11021185

2017 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONCERNS WITH BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLE IMPAIRING OTHER DRIVERS VISION ON THE ROAD. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT. THE BRIGHTNESS WAS EXACERBATED BY THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE XENON LIGHTS SHOULD BE DIMMED OR AIMED DOWNWARD. UPDATED 05/11/2017 *JS

NHTSA ODI 10980570

VEHICLE LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS. BOTH INSTANCES TOOK PLACE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF AND PUT ITSELF IN PARK WITH NO INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. VEHICLE'S ONBOARD TRACKING SOFTWARE RECORDED BOTH EVENTS. ONE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON A TWO LANE RURAL ROAD WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE SECOND TOOK PLACE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE STOPPED IN A TRAFFIC BACK UP. INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO JAGUAR LAND ROVER.

NHTSA ODI 10984218

THE AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM IS NON FUNCTIONAL. ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH WILL SOMETIMES REPORT RECALIBRATION AND AT OTHER TIME STATE THAT THE SYSTEM IS UNAVAILABLE. ALSO INDICATES THAT THE "FORWARD ALERT" IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER IS UNCLEAR ABOUT HOW THIS WILL EFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND SAFETY. THEY HAVE REPORTED THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE PATCH COMING BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC YET.

NHTSA ODI 10970433

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC AN ERROR LIGHT INDICATING "GEAR BOX FAULT" APPEARED FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS OTHER WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, AFTER 26 DAYS IN SERVICE AND 80 MILES DRIVEN BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THE DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER REPORTS INDICATE A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURED BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE IT.

NHTSA ODI 10949658