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03 - 04 Land Rover Range Rover. Issues?

I have been looking at used 03 and 04 Land Rover Range Rover HSE SUV's and have become a bit leery on those particular model years. I have probably looked at six or seven different Range Rover HSE's and three came back as lemon titles on a auto check or car fax report. One of those HSE's was actually at the local Land Rover dealer. According to auto check and carfax, a lemon title/buy back means the car was classified as a lemon due to problems with the vehicle that could not be resolved by the dealer. The dealer then purchased the vehicle back.

Are there problems with the 03-04 Range Rover HSE models for these years that I should be aware of? Any known quality issues with this particular model years or HSE model?

I want to make sure I'm not looking at a particular model year that was plagued with quality problems. Any info anyone may have would be great.

Thanks.

Regards, SK

Reply to
SkyKid
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them or love them, warts and all.

Richard

Reply to
BeamEnds

He's a Merkin matey, but you probably knew that.

I tend to just buy it if i like it & if it's shit, sell it & buy summat else. Infact, even if it's ace I'll sell it & buy summat else.

Reply to
Nige

Only problem I know of was the front diff failing and a few electrical gremlins. That said if it was a dealer buy back you can be pretty sure that any problems have been sorted by now. If the car is the right price and you can get a 12 month warranty, go for it and enjoy it. If you want safe reliable and no worry ownership buy a Toyota or a Honda (enough said!)

Reply to
Andy

Andy, Thanks for the info. I have sourced a few third party warranty companies and will most likely go that route. I've looked at a few Lexus LX470's and Toyota Landcruisers but they just don't have the distinct styling that the Range Rover has.

Regards, SK

Reply to
SkyKid

Beware of third-party warranties! As my brother says, (and he should know, he's a dealership manager) they buy you peace of mind- and that's all. Most times, they don't buy you complete protection. Look out for exclusions, the warraties are an insurance product, and insurance companies are very good at rejecting claims for all sorts of spurious reasons. One policy excludes 'casings'; no problem, casings don't fail, right? Wrong- because they class the engine block as a casing, since it contains the crankshaft and pistons. If your block fails- and they do- then you have no cover for a very expensive repair/replacement.

Yes, the Landcruisers and Lexus 470 (same vehicle) don't have the distinctive styling a Range Rover has. But many would argue that they are MUCH more reliable, and perhaps tougher (more ruggedly built) than the Range Rover. I know which I'd be happpier taking to a remote location- and I own a Range Rover.

Reply to
Natalie Drest

On or around Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:35:40 +1100, "Natalie Drest" enlightened us thusly:

mostly, they're not worth the paper they're printed on. The one I had had a huge list of exclusions.

Reply to
Austin Shackles

Perhaps I spoke too soon:

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Reply to
Natalie Drest

Also the australians are kicking up a stink about the current landcruiser, the front suspension alledgedly has an under-strength component in it that can collapse, and has done so on landcruisers used off-road in Oz. Here's an example post from halfway through last year, but it's not the only place I heard about it;

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Ian Rawlings

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