What 117 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (7 Seat)

On [XXX], my 2017 Land Rover Range Rover HSE Td6 diesel (VIN: [XXX] ) suffered a complete, catastrophic engine failure without warning at approximately 70 mph on [XXX] . My wife and our two infant sons (ages [XXX] and [XXX] ) were passengers. There were no prior warning lights or symptoms. The engine stopped instantaneously, eliminating power steering and power brakes while I was overtaking a semi-truck in the passing lane. We narrowly reached the shoulder safely. The odometer read 79,018 miles — inside both limits of the federally mandated 8-year/80,000-mile emissions warranty under 40 CFR §85.2103. The vehicle was 7 years old at time of failure. Hoehn Land Rover Carlsbad diagnosed complete engine failure caused by timing chain guide failure — a known defect pattern in the Ingenium diesel engine. The service manager stated failures like this "aren't that rare" with these engines. Repair estimate: $28,000–$30,000. Jaguar Land Rover North America (Case #[XXX]) denied the warranty claim entirely, offering $800, without ever evaluating the claim under the active federal emissions warranty. Their denial cited only the expired extended CPO warranty and a maintenance gap — neither of which constitutes valid grounds for denying an emissions warranty claim under 40 CFR §85.2103(d), as the manufacturer cannot demonstrate the maintenance gap caused a documented design defect. This failure pattern is documented in JLR Technical Service Bulletins LTB00735 and SSM74184. Land Rover Korea issued a recall for the same timing chain failure in 2020. No equivalent recall was issued in the United States for identical vehicles with identical engines. JLR has refused all requests for review or reconsideration for 24 months. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11739888

URGENT Vehicle on Freeway abruptly stops to 30 mph and warning light states " emergency restricted driving" 7 times. Had Range Rover Deisel towed to " Jaguar Land Rover of Newport 3 times, (9494854642 Yulissa) 2 times "fixed" only to dangerously recurring, this time they have had it 4 months, with 4 diagnosis and failed repairs, and test failures. I'm affraid to drive it home when they say maybe they fixed it again . This vehicle has had 9 check engine lights and unsafe repairs in 3 years I have 50 texts and 6 repair bills, but I don't know how to download them

NHTSA ODI 11529498

The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse out of her driveway, the transmission ceased in park(P). There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the gear shifter needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

NHTSA ODI 11467973

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON AND WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL VEHICLE HOLDING YARD AND THEN TOWED TO LAND ROVER EDISON (920 US-1, EDISON, NJ 08817, (732) 205-9000) WHERE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DOWNLOADED THE BRAIN WITH NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY IN THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S POSSESSION WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,256. *BF*JB

NHTSA ODI 11282499

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENNESSY JAGUAR NORTH ATLANTA (1505 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009, (770) 587-2000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAILURES. AFTER FURTHER INQUIRIES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF SEVERAL FAILURE CODES INCLUDING THE AIR BAG CONTROL CIRCUIT OPEN FAULT, RETRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAULT, AND ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER SHOWED A TOTAL OF 28 DTC FAULT CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

NHTSA ODI 11123387