I recently purchased this 2016 Land Rover Discovery. Last weekend, I was driving the car. After turning into my parking lot, the car was unable to be driven. There was no forewarning or notice that something was going wrong. The car could only move straight forward and backward, the steering wheel would not turn the front wheels of the car. Upon closer inspection by a mechanic, it was determined that the bolts in the steering column sheered off. I do have pictures of the bolts I'll try to attach. Apparently, these bolts are aluminum and become weakened over time. I also found out this is a common problem in this year Land Rover Discovery which I learned after some research online. Thankfully, I was not driving at the time the incident occurred but this is clearly a safety hazard. I contacted Land Rover to see if they were replacing these bolts, they are not. They said that I should call the party who sold me the car but this is clearly an engineering problem. I have not taken the car off-road or done any kind of unusual driving. The car was maintained as shown by the CarFax report. Multiple representatives said it is not a recall, and they are technically correct on the Discovery model. There is a recall on the 2014-2016 Range Rovers for the exact same problem as the Discovery - the bolts in the steering column will sheer. Thankfully, no one was harmed in my case but if someone with one of these vehicles were to be on the interstate or at a high rate of speed and lost the entire ability to steer without warning, someone is going to be seriously injured or killed.

- Bloomsburg, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, and she heard a grinding noise coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the gear box fault, HDC Not Available System Fault, and Stability Control Not Available - Drive with Care messages were displayed. The contact pulled off of the road, stopped and shifted into park(P) but did not turn off the vehicle. The contact stated that the transmission failure and flashing warning lights were intermittent the following days. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission solenoid and valve harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact had the vehicle towed to the same dealer. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,800.

- Hollywood, FL, USA

Driving down the highway the brakes locked up and the transmission went into park by it self putting my family at risk of having other vehicles hitting us and causing and accident had the vehicle towed home let it set for a couple of hours and the brakes relased and transmission have not drove the vehicle since then

- Hopkins, SC, USA

This problem happened twice, six months apart, the rear drive shaft shears off in the middle of the rear part pass the center hanger bearing near 120km/hr speed, the vehicle sounds like a tires blew off and the vehicle become stranded. There was no lights or messages, no noises what so ever or any indication of a problem, it just happens out of no where.the independant shop were not able to condemn any other part in the vehicle, no codes were present in any module, the first incident was in December 2020, 101000 km mileage, second time in July 2021, mileage 105250 km. The damaged that the second incident made were very severe, both driveshafts failed from the same spot, both were dealer parts. I have pictures, videos, photos and both old parts.the dealer declined the warranty on the part too.

- Kitchener, MT, USA

The turbo charger in my 2016 lr Discovery sport is bad and now needs replaced, otherwise there is minimal acceleration (acceleration worse than of a small compact 4-cylinder car). It is also very noisy due to the broken part. It only has 60K miles on it. Learned from a respected auto body shop that services high end vehicles this is a very common problem.

- Newark, OH, USA

Seat belt issue: Seat belt to the 2nd row, right door side activating with alternating red (X) and green (check mark) not able to discern that my 10 year old son was in the car. On 12/16/19, the same error occurred with my 9 year old nephew. Once he exited the car, despite no seat belt being in the slot, the alarm kept beeping saying that it was and that it needed to be addressed. Transmission: The car has been "jumpy" in terms of transmission changes since we first bought the vehicle. It has had transmission computer upgrades with the most recent in 10/19 having no effect. It now is shifting out of drive or sport while driving at various speeds on the highway. The D (if in drive) will flash and there is no acceleration capability. Both my husband and I have experienced this event and getting on and off the highway and not being able to accelerate can pose a serious safety issue. I was not able to accelerate while getting on the highway with my son and his friend which could have led to an accident with rear end involvement given that there was a car close behind me trying to accelerate as well. I am not sure if this is the same recall problem that occurred with the 2015 model but Land Rover has been notified of this issue and they have stated they can't find anything wrong when they do the diagnostics. On 12/13/19 I contacted Land Rover warwick ri due to my concerns and was told to not put any more money into the vehicle and to "get rid of it." On 12/14/19, I notified Land Rover of norwell regarding transmission concerns and was told that there were no issues they were aware of. Cape cod Land Rover also was made aware of the transmission concerns and they were the ones that did the last computer upgrade which again did not fix the issue as described. Please assist as the safety of myself and my family is now of concern.

- Mattapoisett, MA, USA

The contact owned a 2016 Land Rover Discovery sport. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled in traffic and the transmission warning indicator illuminated with a beeping noise. When the vehicle was powered off and restarted, it was able to drive normally. The vehicle was later taken to Jaguar Land Rover West chester (1568 West chester pike, West chester, pa, (610) 436-0600) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the transmission twice. On another occasion, the steering wheel seized while driving and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact crashed into an electric pole. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

- Westchester, PA, USA

Pulled into parking spot. Put car in reverse. Pressed gas. Car jumped forward at a fast speed. Rolled over curb and through fence. Hit brake. Stopped an inch before going down a 5 foot drop.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

I was driving down the road, suddenly the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on. The car lost power quickly, with the momentum the car ran few hundred feet to stop. Then, the word 'gearbox fault' and 'battery charge' appear. The engine still run, but I was completely stuck, could not rotate the gear. When I tried to turn on and off the engine and rotate the gear some time the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on and sometime the word 'gearbox fault' and 'battery charge' came on, but still could not rotate the gear. After 10 mins, suddenly, I could rotate the gear into neutral and push the car out of travel lane with the help of police officers. It happened two times, the first time (7/25/2016) just two days after I had the car (200 miles). After three visits, Land Rover said the problem was repaired with computer re-setting at the first time, then part replacement at the second time and finally computer setting at the last time. Now, the problem happened again on 10/8/2016 (3000 miles). I feel I am lucky. The first time, I was on outside lane on I-4 (orlando), I could get out of traffic quickly. The second time, I was on a local road: Sumter blvd. (North port), I could not get out of travel lane, but the car behind me had enough time to stop, crash almost happened.

- North Port, FL, USA