9.7

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
540 miles

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problem #5

Feb 252022

Defender

  • miles
I was driving at a speed of 66 miles when the engine died, the cluster showed a red triangle and showed an alarm setting message. Steering wheel vibrate and I could not moved. This event last around 3 seconds and the alarm disappeared and the engine came back.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #4

Nov 302021

Defender

  • miles
This happenedtwice after the most recent update(os 3.0). When i turned on my vehicle and engaged drive, power steering was disabled and/or locked. Im not sure which it was, but steering the vehicle was not possible, for several seconds, until it resolved itself.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #3

Jan 042022

Defender

  • miles
Steering wheel locked and I was unable to drive the car. Tried to start and restart but the steering wheel is locked and a safety hazard for me.

- East Brunswick , NJ, USA

problem #2

Nov 222020

Defender

  • 1,900 miles
Total brake and steering loss at 60mph..I can send you the screen shots tomorrow/ November 23rd (prom the photos taken on my son's phone of the dashboard notice...plus a virtual ghost-like abrupt take over of lane assistance despite my having turned that off!

- Stony Brook, NY, USA

problem #1

Sep 202020

Defender

  • 800 miles
While driving on straight highway, the vehicle's lane keep assist feature which was turned off (the default position) activated automatically without driver input or warning and caused the steering wheel to turn and abruptly moved the vehicle from side to side. This required the driver to take corrective action to force the vehicle to remain straight. A considerable amount of force was required to override the automatic steering action.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA