RECALLED STEERING PUMP PULLEY REPAIR CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS 99V-278. NLM
2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER COASTING AT AN IDLE OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS STRIPPED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, LANDROVER #B121F, REGARDING THE DIFFERENTIAL, PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OILED AND ALIGNED, BUT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS NOT REPLACED.