PRIOR TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM, THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES: WINDOWS GETTING STUCK IN UP AND DOWN POSITION, REAR WIPER MALFUNCTION; ALSO, UNABLE TO DEFROST DRIVER'S SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR ISSUES THAT WERE NOT QUICK FIXES: 1. BRAKE WORK 2. CAR GOT STUCK IN GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, CAR HAS BEEN REVVING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 20MPH. MOST RECENTLY, IT BRAKED HARD AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING THE BRAKE. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS FLASHING F AND 4 IN THE DASH DISPLAY AND IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR IS UNABLE TO CLIMB EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF INCLINES. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP BELIEVES THE TRANSMISSION IS "SHOT", BUT SUGGESTED HAVING IT DIAGNOSED AT A MR. TRANSMISSION. *TR
2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHOM STATED THAT THE CAR COULD STILL BE USED. AS TIME WENT BY, THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE, UP TO THE POINT THAT YOU COULD NOT DEPEND ON THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK SAFELY. WE DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR AND WAIT FOR THE DAY OF SERVICE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED TO HAVE FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALL GEAR CLUTCHES HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP DID ADMIT THAT LAND ROVER WAS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE UNITS, BUT DID NOT MAKE THIS PUBLIC. THE REPAIR HOUSE WAS SUPPOSED TO CONFIRM OFF THE OLD TRANSMISSION THAT IT WAS FROM THE BAD SET AND THIS WAS THE CASE. OUR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JB