We have classified the 4 complaints from 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
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.
Tl* 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.
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.
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.