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Seller kit
Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 1995 Land Rover Range Rover, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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When problems show up
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Will it outlast the loan?
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Recalls
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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight. The tests changed for 2011 models, so these stars do not line up with newer ones.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in. Figures for 2007 and older use the EPA's 2008 method, so they may be lower than the original sticker.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
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Every year of the Range Rover
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Engine
Oct 16, 2000 · Recall 00V328000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Coolant system leaks have been identified in areas where the coolant could be subjected to elevated temperatures.
What can happen
Consequently, the fluid could ignite causing an under-hood fire.
The fix
Dealers will make a series of modifications to several underhood hose components to eliminate the release of engine coolant.
Engine
Jan 19, 1999 · Recall 99V007000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. As a result of water ingress and subsequent ice blockage, the transmission breather tube can become clogged, expelling transmission fluid from the dipstick tube onto hot engine components.
What can happen
This leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in an underhood fire.
The fix
Dealers will remove the transmission breather tube from the inner fender and a section of the hose will be cut at an angle. This action will remove the end of the breather tube from any pooled water and will eliminate water droplets from clinging to the end of the tube.
Engine
Jul 1, 1998 · Recall 98V149000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Certain underhood hose and tubing components can fail allowing fluid to leak, such as engine coolant, windshield wiper fluid, and automatic transmission fluid.
What can happen
This leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in an underhood fire.
The fix
Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace these components. Note that not all components will need to be replaced.
Air bags
Feb 24, 1998 · Recall 98V040000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. As a result of chaffing of a cruise control wire, the steering wheel rotary coupler can overheat and inadvertently deploy the driver's air bag.
What can happen
Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
The fix
Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating.
Suspension
Mar 11, 1996 · Recall 96V050000
The rear radius arm, which locates the rear axle, can fail at the extruded aluminum chassis eye end.
What can happen
A broken radius arm can allow movement of the rear axle and vehicle instability.
The fix
Dealers will replace the rear radius arm assemblies.
Engine
Aug 11, 1995 · Recall 95V157000
The idler pulley, part of the engine front end serpentine belt system, can fail resulting in serpentine belt damage or disengagement.
What can happen
Disengagement of the pulley on the roadway can cause harm to pedestrians and other vehicles. Also, failure of the belt causes aloss of power steering assist which can increase the potential for an accident.
The fix
Dealers will replace the idler pulley with a newly designed idler pulley.
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Brakes
Jun 16, 1995 · Recall 95V123000
A flexible brake hose that connects the hydraulic pump to the anti-lock brake system (ABS) valve block assembly can leak causing loss of brake fluid.
What can happen
Loss of brake fluid can result in the inoperation of primary brake circuit, including the rear brakes, and loss of ABS operation with a consequent reduction in braking performance and possible increased braking distances. Also, brake fluid leakage in the engine compartment could cause a fire if there is a source of ignition.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine if it is fitted with the suspect hose and then replace the suspect hose with the latest design.
38 complaints; the part named most is the steering
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Feb 15, 1995 to Jun 9, 2006. 29% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 3 crashes, 2 fires and 4 injuries in these complaints.
Steering6 · 16%
Engine5 · 13%Usually costly to fix
Transmission and drivetrain5 · 13%Usually costly to fix
What one owner wrote about the steering
Lost all steering. Steering wheel totally disconnected. Repairs were replace steering wheel coupler, cruise casette and rotary coupler, rear tie rod assembly. The whole thing snapped, moments before pulling onto the highway - catastrophic failure, lucky no one was killed. Dealer says car was in an accident (it was not ). Repair person said failure would…
Filed Jan 17, 2002NHTSA complaint 7569831 of 15 owner quotes
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13 more parts, and 15 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 1995 Land Rover Range Rover, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Body and frame.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 7 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the steering. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the steering first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the steering.
Feel for play, pulling or heavy steering, and listen for noise at full lock.
1995 Land Rover Range Rover: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Year verdict
Maybe
1.6× a typical year
More owner complaints than usual. Buy only with records and an inspection.
Confidence: Medium
Close to the Maybe line, so a few complaints either way could tip it.
NHTSA did not answer for 9 years, so this may change.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 19 complaints, the median of 8 nearby years. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 1994; this one had 31.
Same car, better year: 1997 or 1998 Range Rover (both Worthy)