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

At just a little over 58k miles the vehicle started making metal noises while driving. The vehicle will jump into neutral while driving and this was very scary! There are no warning lights or any error codes. This was checked and confirmed by a LandRover dealership in Roanoke- no fault codes. I didnt drive for another few months. Next drive was from VA to KY and the vehicle did the same thing on the highway, I was able to pull over after having a panic attack and almost being hit by other vehicles that were moving! I didnt drive it for another few months. Drove the vehicle 3 weeks ago, the noises and the shift in neutral happened again and I had to pull off the side of the road. This time gearbox fault light came on. This is very scary, this vehicle should be high tech enough to show error codes or warning lights and absolutley nothing from diagnostic check. Now, I am nowhere close to a land rover dealership, called the manufacturer several times about recalls and or problems. I was brushed off and told there is nothing they can do. This is not only frustrating: This is dangerous! I had my family in this car and we could have been in a terrible accident due to no warning. The local mechanic still shows no stored error codes or issues. This is a danger and I have found this same issue in many forums. This should be a recall and the manufacturer should stand behind their work.

NHTSA ODI 11631040

The vehicle breaking system is damaging the ware items (Rotors and Pads) causing the vehicle to shake and shutter and become unsafe when driving on curvy roads and down hill. This vehicle has been in to the dealership 3 times under warranty and the dealership and Land Rover will not diagnose and repair the system problem. The vehicle was in the shop for 56 days and returned un repaired as the vehicle has now gone out of warranty. This is an ongoing issue and caused the vehicle to become uncontrollable. Also the blind spot monitoring system has failed many times and also has been in for repair and never fixed.

NHTSA ODI 11418771

BREAKING ISSUE THAT CAUSED EXTREME VEHICLE SHAKING AND LOSS OF CONTROL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ROYAL LAND ROVER TUCSON THEY INDICATED THE BREAKS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AND THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTIED ITEM AND THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,000. I HAD THE BREAKS AND ROTORS REPLACED AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET, ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER THE THE PROBLEM RETURNED, I RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGAIN REPLACED BREAKS AND ROTORS HOWEVER THEY COVERED THE REPAIR. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY OPENED A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CASE WITH LAND ROVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR 4 TO 5 WEEKS AND THEY REPLACED BREAKS AND ROTORS ONCE AGAIN, THIS TOOK PLACE ABOUT 2,000 MILES PRIOR TO THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING. A COUPLE MONTHS PASSED AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO COME BACK ABOUT 1,000 MILES AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, SO I SCHEDULED THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER, THEY AGAIN OPENED A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CASE WITH LAND ROVER AND THIS TIME LAND ROVER DENIED THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO LAND ROVER CUSTOMER SERVICE I SPOKE TO A LADY ON 4/20/21 WHO SAID THEY HAD AUTHORIZED $1,125 IN REPAIRS TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY HAD NOT, SHE ALSO SAID SHE WAS GOING TO CALL ME BACK AND SHE DID NOT. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT LOOSES CONTROL WHEN THE SEVERE SHAKING OCCURS. LAND ROVER REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AS THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO RIGHT SIDE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MANY TIMES AS WELL

NHTSA ODI 11413525

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