I thought that they may have improved reliability, so according to your story nothing has changed, so the message continues, dont buy a Land Rover Discovery, they are still too unreliable.

I have just bought a new top of the range discovery 4, had it for three weeks and ten days ago went out to take the kids to school and overnight the windscreen was cracked right across the bottom. Contacted Riders in Truro who promised a replacement windscreen in two days, only to be told two hours later, no windscreen until this week. Rang this morning and was told they cannot get a windscreen and do not know when they can get one.

I am also having problems with my Discovery 4 purchased in Sept 09. Restricted performance keeps coming on due to inlet valve on turbocharger sticking open.Part has been replaced but still have same problem. Car back with dealer Feb 10. News from Land Rover is still no fix!!! The dealer's demonstator has had same fault for over 2 months. I am not hopeful

I also have a Disco 4 purchased secondhand on December 22nd, car went to Restricted Performance on December 25th into the dealer on the 28th, returned on the 7th Jan, then the car has come up with the same fault on 29th Jan and as of today 11th Feb is still there, both times turbocharger problems. Land Rover "Customer Care" are uninterested and no help what so ever.

had nothing but trouble with my discovery first problem screeching brakes been in 3 times still same back in next week geer box exchange replaced also bracket dealer had for 2 weeks had to pay insurance for courtesy car twice and same again next week for brakes anyone know if i am entitled to exchange

My disco 4 has had all resticted performance faults cleared by land rover so far so good,they have also fixed the service request on the display which kept saying it was due for a service.good luck to all disco 4 owners.John

Picked my disco 4 up in sept,only took a month for things to go wrong.Its now been in the dealers on at least 5 occassions. Lets list the faults- Gear box warning fault light on Not starting on the first attempt Reduced power warning. Low fuel warning light not working (can't fix) Now its in for a turbo failure. I'm told by my dealer that Landrover will have a fix for all the problems by the 26th.Not going to hold my breath. Can I reject the car Red

HOT OFF THE PRESS DISCO 4 RECALL !!! I have a disco 4 with the solenoid fault mentioned above plus the gearbox and autowindow fault !!! went into dealer to be told there will be recall notices issued on 1st March - Landrover are calling it a "Quality Assurance programme" this is BS its a total recall of all 10MY discos due to the numerious faults the car has

We also have experienced a catalogue of faults, gearbox error and restricted performance. Hardwoods, after a lot of inconvience and time wasting have informed us about the RECAL.

Similar problems with my Disco 4after 2000km. 2warning messages appeared simultaneously: a faulty gearbox which needs to be replaced (the car dealer mentioned that the exact same problem occured with another disco which they sold) and a diesel particle filter which was reported to be full. The later problem is seeminglky due to the softwar. I understood that an updated software has been realeased a new version to solve the problem.

I had my new Disco 4 on 17th March. On 19th I was 1 mile away from home when I lost all drive. Rear prop shaft disconnected from transfer box due to fixing bolts fallen out. Further inspection found front propshaft flange bolts were loose. Also rear transfer box flange threads stripped due to above. Propshaft flange separated and required new etc. etc. To be fair all was put right by the dealer and I was able to go on my way. They were extremely angry and ashamed with the shoddy workmanship of the factory ( my car had only done 177 miles). What scared me was the fact i had a 250 mile trip planned the next day. The dealer said had it broke on the motorway doing 70 mph it does not bare thinking about. All is well now. !!!

Gear box trouble in my new Disco 4 back in dealership for second time. Will at rare ocassions jump when passing the reverse position and when drive is engaged will jump again, if you move the g/lever back through rev location and into park it can stick in park and not release unless you switch off and re-start, this seems to clear the fault for a time at least, dash shows gearbox fault when the fault happens??? Does anyone else have experience of these circumstances??Must say dealership is very good to date. do I need a new box?

I hope not, my alarm has been up twice and the car is less than a week old, despite LR late build and the gearbox glitch was not supposed to be on this late build.

Enquiry:my car loko renj rover caler moved when i go to the al tayer delaer in u a e the toold me its not cover this so my car is 2008 model is not three years finsh yet and ihave contract servese .thanks and helb me plaese

4000 miles and we are constantly have loss of power and DSC / emergency brake failure which means car stuck at 20 mph. Has had all latest computer upgrades and turbo / battery upgrades still no use. This is my 16th new landrover in past 16 years and will be my last

I have a Discovery 4 Reg No - N8WNB which is 6 months old with 4000 miles When I picked vehicle up on delivery it would not go over 30 mph and had to go straight back to dealer. Over the past three weeks i have had serious problems will on holiday in England. Whilst towing my caravan we have suffered approx 8 occasions of loss of power and emergency brake / DSC failure. The car was given a computer upgrade while we were in London plus new battery. This failed to solve the problem and we had 4 further power failures on the MI/M6 while travelling North. Landrover assist was called while at Chester and they could not source the problem. I rang Edwards LR for help as detailed below. We eventually nursed the car back to Belfast on Tue 13th and contacted TP Topping my supplying dealer. Still no solution to car problem - I have spoken to Peter Little at Toppings this afternoon and all he could tell me was that no fault showed up and they had downloaded info to land rover but they have had no reply. Let me give you full details to date :- 1 23rd Mar we had travelled 60 mile approx when we had loss of power and emergency brake mode showing on car dash. We stopped and restarted car and it was ok for approx same distance when same again happened 2 We reached Birmingham and suddenly rear windows went down and would not close again - took over 20 mins to eventually get them to close. 3 When we reached my daughters the alarm went off and would not respond to key fob - took approx 10 mins to get alarm stopped. 4 Rang Land rover and we got car into dealer for computer upgrade inc new battery and turbo update. 5 Car fine for two weeks - short journeys and no towing. 6 left London 11th April and after towing 50 mile approx the same problem occurred. This happened a further 2/ 3 times before we got to Chester. 7 At Chester I rang Edwards LR to seek help - the showroom staff were present but could hardly wait to get me off the phone and would not even take a phone number in order to get someone to ring me next morning. I rang service manager next morning but they would not help and told me to call LR Assist 8 I then proceeded to ring LR Assist who said they would get someone to call out next morning 9 LR Assist arrived 10.30 am and proceeded to check vehicle on computer - no solution found but evidence of our problems did show up along with the computer upgrade already carried out. 10 LR Assist also installed a computer upgrade for tow bar. 11 We managed to get car home - mainly by stopping every 40mile or so to restart car in the hope it would keep system running. After arriving home we :- Contacted Toppings to see if they would collect car and leave us a loan car with tow bar. Told that LR Assist were going to pick car up and we would get a car with tow bar from LR Assist Breakdown truck arrived several hours later but we had not received a hire car so sent truck back Contacted LR Assist who said Enterprise were to deliver a vehicle - when they rang they informed me that they do not hire vehicle with tow bars!!!! Contacted LR Assist again who said they would source 4x4 for next day Got phone call from Enterprise to say they had a 4x4 so when I picked it up it was indeed a Freelander but no tow bar AND no fuel - I only just made it to a filling station 2 mile away. I have still not received a tow vehicle - this is silly if land rover work through a firm who do not supply a tow vehicle - what would I do if stuck in England Latest news on my car is that Landrover have spoken to Toppings and appear to think problem could be to do with tow bar set up - it was factory fitted. They suggest Toppings tow a trailer to see if they can recreate problem - Is this a joke - there is evidence already on vehicle computer. Toppings are also going to redo computer upgrade - trying to say that perhaps it was not carried out correctly????? Toppings can not give me any idea when my car will be returned and we have booked a caravan site and paid money to go away this weekend and we have no tow car. I have informed service to contact me tomorrow a.m. and if they can not resolve problem to put car on breakdown truck and return where I intend to trade car immediately for another brand - I can not take a chance of further breakdowns in Europe this summer. I have been somewhat shocked at Toppings lack of concern for a customer who has purchased 16 new cars in the past 16 years and can not even source a temporary vehicle for me. Friday 16th - had to again make contact with dealer rather than them contacting me - they have informed me that there is a computer problem at LR and can do nothing until Mon19th. They also informed me that insurance on hire car had been extended until Mon. At 4.55pm I decided to check with my insurance company and the insurance had NOT been extended. This was 5 mins before closure and would have meant having no insurance all weekend. LR Assist have still failed to supply me with a towing vehicle and as a result we have had to cancel a weekend trip with our caravan and have lost our site fees. I have lost all confidence in my Discovery 4 and feel let down by both LR and my dealer. I intend to end my 16 year relationship with both ASAP and purchase an alternative product I have appreciated allthe help and advice over the years Alison Mitchell at LR has provided, and it is only because of her that I did not make a change several years ago - this however is too similar to the Milan experience I suffered 6 yrs ago and I will not subject my wife to the stress and worry during our summer trip this year. How can I have confidence in this vehicle as we plan to set off for 7 weeks to Europe with a caravan and tow to Venice???? I have already suggested getting this car back to Landover - or indeed because of the low mileage etc asking for it to be replaced. I would appreciate an very early response before I seek legal advice Regards - Norman Bruce

I see the new D4 is no better than the previous model. I have a 2005 SE Auto, thought I would buy new and cherrish it for many years, Ha Ha, 30,000 miles later, 27+ warranty issues, one of which was a new turbo fitted under warranty @ 16,000 miles. Where am I now? about to shell out £1800 for a second turbo! Dealers/mechanics?turbo specialists are all telling me that two turbo failures on a low mileage, regularly serviced engines is a new one to them! Land Rover customer care don't think it's that unusual as they will not extend any assistance to me towards the repair by way of a discount on the price of a new turbo or any other means! Because of the age of the vehicle. 5 years old 30,000 miles two blown turbos, I could almost hear them laughing in the back ground " what does he expect, he paid £39000 for a land rover, does he want it to last for ever?" Mind you, LRCC didn't actually call me back first with the bad news, they told my garage, who told me two days later. Then LRCC called me and were surprised that I already new. Whish the government scrappage scheme was still available, I appreciate that LR's depreciate, but £1800 every couple of years for a new turbo is going to get awfully expensive, what's next, engine, gearbox, air suspension etc etc, very exciting.

Picked up my Disco4 3.0 XS on the 3/03/2010 initially all seemed OK,very pleased.Vehicle has covered 1536mls.On the 27/04/2010 went to get it out of the garage to find dashboard status said the steering lock was on but actually not and the engine would not turn over. AA arrived couldn't do anything. Landrover Assist arrived next day couldn't do anything,no fault showing after a system reset and running the laptop diagnostic prog,would need to be recovered to the dealer. AA recovery arrived didn't know how to move the vehicle so as I'd gone to work I instructed him over the phone.Vehicle arrived at Guy Salmon - Bristol 11:30 28/04/2010 and stayed in the middle of their general carpark park for 1.5 days,43K spent for anyone and his brother to pick and poke at,because they say they could not move it without Landrover Technical advice,warranty constraints.Eventually on the 07/05/2010 after many irrate phone calls to both parties I'm advised the fault is possibly a earth problem or a broken wire in the steering lock system,later in the day I'm told the dashboard readout module has to be replaced with a back order delivery date of the 16/05/2010.Following a call to Landrover Admin. by me the dealer calls back to say the part will be available on the 11/05/2010 and as he is 95% certain this will correct the problem I should have the vehicle back by 12th-13th latest. Call last night vehicle not ready no part delivered dealer can't contact Landrover customer service to find out where the part is,lottery on a delivery date. 3rd new Discovery bought in the last 6 years and the last. Landrover Admin. never come back to you,due dates never met,and now it would appear back to the quality issues of old.With respect to the dealer I believe they struggle as well although I will say at Bristol they are under resourced on technicians and working area but hey thats what management are paid for to sort these issues out. Speaking of Managers or Principals as I believe they are known at Guy Salmon the last time I wanted to talk him I had to go through Sytner head office to get him to speak to me.Previous dealings with Landrover very good but since the sale to TATA extremely poor. Whenever you talk to the dealer or Landrover about faults you hear "well it all the latest technology" but isn't the price reflective of all the development and durability testing.When I read the other reports here and talk to colleagues there seems to be a electronics theme maybe they should invest in HirRel components somewhere I would rather see the money invested and loose all the bells and whistles and flashing lights when you go to a dealership.

bought disco4 se oct 2010 windnoise unbearable 3rd windscreen cracked Apillars are bent have given car back awaiting L R S Africa response will go to court and press if no refund nothing has changed going back to merc

at last got L R dealer to take back LR 4 after all the problems ,lost 7% of purchase price.only to glad to be shot of LR 4 happy with new gl350

I bought my discovery 4 in march 2010 I've had it for half a year and this sign comes up saying restricted performance and the car is really sluggish I start and turn off the car several times and no hope. I rang land rover and they are coming. I need the car for a long journey next week. I hope they can fix it!!

I bought my discovery 4 in October and we have had nothing but trouble. The car went back to the dealer two weeks ago with when a whole range of warning signs came up. Landrover did not have any answers and we got the car back. While driving the car back from school today 10/9/2010 the car went into restricted performance. The car was picked up tonight.

I am trying to get my mobile telephone to sink via bluetooth with my 2010 discovery 4 S. Can someone help?

Hi, have had the same problem, it was diagnosed as faulty bluetooth unit, had this changed, it worked once then has not worked since, it will not connect, its like all thigs Land Rover, nothing works like it should.

i have very bad wheel wobble at 35 mph and at 90mph and some times it so bad i have to pull over !!!!!!! whats going on its been back 3 times now and all i get is b**lsh*t not happy ...please help

3months old and "Gearbox Failure" message in dash. No stability control, auto brake, etc. I have never had a problem with a new car before. Should have bought Audi.

I have a new 2011 model sdv6 commercial just covered 4.000 miles. the air bag warning light came on this week. The dealer in truro booked the car in to clear the fault on tue the 21st dec 10 I told them I have a 14day business trip away over christmas and need the vehicle back that night as I need to begin my trip in the evening. 1630 hr I get a call to say My car will not be ready as the electronic`s have gone wrong and cannot be fixed and they can see no immedeate completion time however they have said they will replace the vehicle with a loan car for the duration of my 14 day business trip with a like for like model. further to my last the sat nav is not functioning the windows will not open and they still cannot resolve the electronic`s issue.I posponed my departure untill wednesday night and as of today 1045 have had no further communication from the dealer.

I've read with increasing alarm the comments on your site, as I was in the throes of buying either a Disco or Freelander 2. Having done further research I'm seriously reconsidering. Do you know if the Freelander 2 is also beset with such problems? I took a brand new one going out to its buyer in two days' time for a test drive and its "engine fault" lamp was lit all the time. The salesman said that it was because it had been driven only short distances and needed a bit of a blast. Funny - it had only 60 miles on the clock and there was a terrible smell of bull**t in the air!! Good luck in your quest

I purchased my new DIscovery 4 SDV6 XS in Dec 2010. I've narrowly escaped a major accident on the M4 as the car suddenly lost power and acceleration in the outside lane at speed. A warning indicator indicated 'Restriced Performance' Land ROver Assistance were called to the rescue and were unable to detect a fault one the engine was re started a few times and allowed to rest. I happened again 2 days afterwards and went into my local dealership Stradstones in Swansea. After 10 days they detected blocked tyrbo valves....apparently a manufacturing fault and also a problem with the ABS brakes. Within a week of having the car back the same thing has happened twice again....I await a response from Land Rover Customer Care as I intend to reject the vehicle on grounds of safety and fit for purpose. Frm the comments above I can see I'm not alone.....

Disco 4 - 18 months old. Have experienced the reduced power problems within 2 days of taking delivery and then continuing for a further 2 months. I did find that if the vehicle was pulled over and allowed to rest for 10 minutes and then restarted the problem cleared itself.....until the next time. Eventually the dealer corrected the fault and have had no other problems until now. I now find that when driving at a constant 65 to 70 mph a significant vibration through the steering wheel develops. When reducing speed the vibration increases and the whole cabin area rattles. The problem is intermittent and of course never happens when the dealer has the vehicle! I have heard a whisper that LR are looking into suspension issues. Anybody any ideas.

Jeeezz!! I have a Disco 3 and I'm planning to replace it with a new 4. Only hassles I had was the screeching hand brake all of us seem to experience and the air pump which went at 155 000 km. However, these comments are scaring the living day lights out of me!! Seems like you guys are in the UK. I'm from South Africa and love to drive the desert in Namibia (where I was born). If I get the crap you guys seem to be getting someone might come across my dried out skeleton one day. Surely you must have friends with Disco's that aren't experiencing the hassles that you are? Our Disco's are imported from the UK, so we're buying the same cars you are!!

I'm currently looking to trade up from a Disco 3 to a 4, but from reading this site I'm thinking twice. Our D3 has given us few problems in 5 years. Are there any happy D4 owners out there or should we go back to an Merc? Al

Wow.... almost buy a discovery 4 2011 HSE model. Is there any one don't have problem with discovery 4? Please do let us know stories of both sides......

Got a 2010 Disco 4 3ltr v6 XS 12 months old and 17k miles loads of blue smoke under accelleration. Dealer changed turbo and now been back 3 times still embarrasing to drive a new disco with blue smoke billowing out the exhaust. Its been in workshop now a total of 15 days over the last 2 months now the dealer tells me its normal to have a bit of blue smoke. I dont think so and i hate been treated like an idiot. The only reason i know of blue smoke coming out of an exhaust system is if the engine is burning engine oil. The fuel comsumption figures didnt allow for 1 litre of oil with every tank full of fuel. This my first ever Land Rover and my last. Dealer network is a joke. I have had BMW and Mercedes vehicles never had any problems and service is how it should be. A disco is a very expensive mistake DONT BUY ONE !!!

We have owned a LRD 3HSE since July 08. It has spent more time in the workshop than any car we have ever owned, and by a considerable margin. Dealer says that as car is "technically very advanced", one should expect a few things to go wrong! Try telling that to an Audi/Merc/BMW owner and they'd be reaching for the shotgun.... At £50k+ to replace it (we were seriously considering this as the warranty is about to expire and we fear what happens to costs post July '11), we just cannot justify paying this sort of money for such a fatally flawed product. I suspect that like most Disco owners, we love the car, it has everything going for it - but regret to say we'd hate to be using it for it's real purpose - offroad - and be stuck in the middle of that desert or jungle somewhere when it "fails to proceed" (it is not supposed to break down, is it?). We've had: failed satnav screen, screeching brakes, intermittently faulty headlamp dip (never resolved), faulty wing mirrors, parking sensor faults (replaced but re-ocurring), smoking pre-heats (causing pedestrians to bang on our window urging us to leave a burning car or make a runner) - replaced, loose nut in ceiling lining since new (unresolved), radio switching itself on whilst car parked in the middle of the night, drained battery, faulty bluetooth phone connection, radio power failing (for no reason) and more. You could argue mechanically it is sound - but the point of owning a mechanically sound car is that it is available for you to drive - not sitting in the workshop all the time while you cope with a clunky courtesy Freelander. Have to say the dealer has been genuinely concerned, apologetic - we've never had an arrogant fob-off from these guys. This almost pursuaded us to get a new LRD4 - but upon reading the tsunami of complaints about gearbox and other "failure to proceed" issues, we feel that finally LR has a balanced product - it now fails mechanically and in the "technical department". Sorry guys, our money is going elsewhere...

Paid my £1k deposit end of Feb for my D4 commercial. Am I about to make one of the biggest mistakes of my life if I go ahead and buy it. My local L.R dealers are the biggest bunch of twats you could ever wish to meet. Because the next nearest dealer is 60+ miles away they think they have a monopoly and treat you any way they like. I have bought all previous Defenders from Wales, much cheaper than here and they talk to you. perhaps I should buy another 3ltr Toyota Hilux, had no trouble with that.

I will keep it brief. But basically 20 mph on a country Road BANG, all the curtain airbags, both sides deployed. No reason to do so. LR had the Disco for 6 weeks running tests and reports. Today they contact me and tell me there was no fault and that they are washing their hands of the matter! Brilliant customer service thanks very much going to cost me a fortune to repair an I am left stranded. Has anyone else experienced this?? They will not give me the reports. They are just giving me the brush off

Fort he first year our Discovery 4 was great then each time we travel we are also subjected to Engine Systems Failure issues - been to Landrover 5 times and is still unresolved. Various excuses, software upgrades, faulty ECU and eventually they admit they have no idea and are waiting on an answer from Landrover UK. Been to test drive a Landcruiser in the meantime as Landrover have one last chance to resolve. Does anyone know of anyone who has resolved this issue once and for all??

We bought a secondhand Disco 4 and it has one problem after the next. No sooner has problem been fixed than there are 2 more. Airbag warning light come up time after time. They say they have fixed it and a couple of months later there it is again. Water in the foot wells. I have had nearly all the warning lights come on for one problem or another. Now it is the central locking system...my key fobs do not lock the car and neither does using the key in the door so basically I have an unlockable car...luckily I live somewhere where there is little crime! I was advised to keep taking my dogs in the car to prevent anyone removing stuff out my car. Apparently when doing diagnostics on the computer it says there isn't a problem my Disco 4 is absolutey fine, so they cannot fix the locking system. I have had the Disco 4 a year 8 months and of that it has spent at least 6 to 8 months in the garage. I have about had enough has anyone else had a similar locking problem?

Have had a Disco 4 around 18 months now. Will never touch a Landrover again. On my 5th windscreen, continual loss of power which is simply hair raising at times as I live in Germany using Auotbahns. Steering column and cabin vibration fit to mix a cocktail with. Nav system failiure and when it does work only mode is the woman shouting....and that in gutteral German! Constant dealership warnings etc etcetc. Lord I could be here all day.....just dont buy these vehicles!!

Enquiry:Greetings. I've had horrible experiences with my DISCO and the customer service that I received. Landrover's standard of quality is low, this is why it is acceptable to management when people complain about their products. I want to join forces with you in a very very long and negative campaign.

Wow, I was all set to sell my Z4 for a deposit on a MY10 D4 XS for work. I think I shall re-visit that one after reading this website. Would be interested in seeing what changes the MY12 D4's have brought, namely new turbo designs.

Thank God I bought a Freelander2 then! (although that did just have a rear diff change under warranty at 2 years old)...

there is a wrecker in SA with a complete disco 4 (storm damaged) all working, but selling it as parts because there are so many unhappy D4 owners already needing spares and it is worth more as spares.

Does any one have any problem with their disco 4 chucking out blue and white smoke, it's been back four times but keeps coming back with the same problem. Peter

We have purchased a 2010 MY TDV6 3.0 and in short are having difficulties when it comes to it starting. It either false starts, (quick attempt and then it halts the starting process) or it simply turns the engine over and over without starting. Having been stuck in various places and worried everytime you go to start it is simply unacceptable. When we test drove we were told you need to turn the ignition on and wait 20 seconds to "bring the systems up" before putting your foot on the brake pedal and then initiated the actual starting. After my wife got stranded in the car I sent it into LR Guildford to be checked before Christmas only to be told they have updated a couple of the software modules and that the battery was low. The latter is no surprise as the damn thing hasn't been starting - but hardly the reason why it hasn't been starting as the engine is turning over just without actually starting. When i picked the car up and explained the starting inconsistencies the chap on the service desk looked at me in confusion when i explained the waiting 20 seconds procedure. He confirmed you simply get it, put your foot on the brake, press the start button and let the car the do the rest, (coil heater etc). Within a day the same starting, (or lack of) is back again. In summary the car appears to get itself in a electronic mess with warning lights and 'restricted performance' if it doesn't start first time. I have had all sorts of cars over the years and in my book its pretty simple, if a car won't start there is a problem. Land Rover need to take this problem seriously and get to the bottom of this software problem that is blighting an otherwise brilliant vehicle. If anyone else has this problem I would be keen to hear from you. If anyone from Land Rover actually takes serious interest in their brand then please feel free to contact me. Best, Nathan

Purchased my Disco 4 in October '09 and had sold back to Landrover by November '10. Why? It would not start on any warm day, battery consistently went flat for no explainable reason, windows would go down when parked for no explainable reason, central locking would intermittently not lock, vehicle would display power reduced when driven hard and go into limp mode. It got to the point where I bought a second hand Prado to use while Landrover tried to sort out my Disco as I was too scared to take my family anywhere in it. The last time it was towed away by Landrover assist (7 times in total over 11 months for not starting) I sold it back to them and bought a new Landcruiser. I wish I had listened to my mates and my head and never bought the Disco. All the rumours about Landrover quality (or lack of it) have been confirmed in my mind.