2000 Land Rover Discovery review from North America
"Don't take one even if it's free"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I don't even know where to start when describing the problems I had with this car. I bought it brand new and immediately took it back to the dealer for repairs.
The remote fuel cap release would not open, the car would not unlock the drivers door (you had to crawl over the console from he passenger side).
From there I took it in every month to have 4-5 things fixed at once that had broken over the past month. among things that broke during the 9 months I had the car are:
Fuel cap wouldn't release.
Door looks would not unlock the driver door.
Heater stuck on and wouldn't shut off.
Wipers totally stopped working.
Rear door developed a sag that dealer could never fix.
Car started randomly locking and unlocking the doors whether or not the car was being driven or just sitting in the driveway.
Passenger seat developed a short that would send the power passenger seat crushing the passenger into the dash and windshield when you hit bumps.
Both heated seats did not work from the factory and had to be replaced.
The engine developed a rattle under the hood.
The car had 3 factory recalls int he 9 months I owned the car.
General comments?
Even worse than the car was the dealer. The dealer had it for a week every month repairing problems, and you know what they gave me as a "free" loaner? Chevy cavaliers and a Geo metro. I didn't pay 45,000 for a car to drive a Metro.
These cars also do not hold their resale value at all.
All of my repairs were covered by my dealer, but I got rid of the car before the warranty could expire because of the extreme amount of repairs I kept having to had fixed.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 21000 miles |
| Previous car | Lexus LS400 |
| Date of Entry | 17th August, 2004 |