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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, most often about the fuel system (63% of complaints, typically around 99,000 miles). It is 10th of 21 Range Rover Sport model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems
Fuel system
20 complaints · 63%Half of these problems showed up before 99,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled at a stop light. Several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact was not able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 30 seconds…
The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v635000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…
Engine
13 complaints · 41%Parts named most often: cooling system.
On 18/03/2013 5:50 pm, the car lost power & stopped suddenly when I was driving in a shopping plaza. Thank goodness I'm still alive! The car stopped in the front of marshalls (so I have lots of witness). Peoples were trying to push my car to parking lot because the car blocked the traffic but we couldn't move the gear…
My car at approx 58000 miles had a knocking sound in the engine. Land Rover centerville diagnosed it as needing a new tensioner, timing chain and supercharger isolator. The repair was $6200. 2 years later at 84000 miles the vehicle idled roughly and threw a code"performance restricted" along with the check engine…
Transmission
4 complaints · 13%On 18/03/2013 5:50 pm, the car lost power & stopped suddenly when I was driving in a shopping plaza. Thank goodness I'm still alive! The car stopped in the front of marshalls (so I have lots of witness). Peoples were trying to push my car to parking lot because the car blocked the traffic but we couldn't move the gear…
Rattling noise from the timing chain. It is a very well known issue due to the use of substandard tensioning rails and guides. Failure of the timing cha8ns causes camshafts and crankshafts to go out of synchronization and lose power, or cause the piston and valves to slam into each other. Land Rover issue a tsb 2015…
Other or unspecified
4 complaints · 13%Horn was intermittently not working and has now stopped working completely. Have had fuses checked and was directed that there are known issues being reported online, but Land Rover in walnut creek is unwilling to check because there is no recall.
Electrical
3 complaints · 9%While driving at night the car experienced an electrical anomaly causing the headlights, dashboard lights and several electronic functions to go off for approximately 1 second. Head lights and dashboard lights came back on but several electronic functions were inoperable as noted on vehicle warning screen (hill…
While driving at night at highway speed the car experienced an electrical anomaly twice, each time causing the headlights, dashboard lights and several electronic functions to go off for approximately 1 second. Head lights and dashboard lights came back on but several electronic functions were inoperable as noted on…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport recalls
Fuel system: mounting plate/flange
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel outlet flange, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed october 7, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed may 11, 2022. Owners may contact land rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land rover's number for this recall is n623.
Full defect summary
Jaguar land rover north america, llc (land rover) is recalling certain 2010-2013 range rover sport and 2010-2016 lr4 vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 or 5.0l v8 engines. The fuel outlet flange mounted on the fuel tank may crack, possibly resulting in a fuel leak.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- What are the most common problems with the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (20 complaints, typically around 99,000 miles); engine (13 complaints); transmission (4 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from August 12, 2021 (fuel system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2012 a bad year for the Land Rover Range Rover Sport?
- It is 10th of 21 Range Rover Sport model years by number of complaints, with 32 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.