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2017-2021 Range Rover Sport Diesel Defect Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Candace Nejat lodged a class action lawsuit against Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC.
- Why: Nejat alleges the automaker failed to inform customers about a defect in its 2017-2021 Range Rover Sport diesel vehicles’ fuel system and failed to honor her warranty.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.
Jaguar Land Rover’s 2017-2021 Range Rover Sport diesel vehicles contain a defective fuel system that decreases its performance if it is driven only on city streets, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Lead plaintiff Candace Nejat claims Jaguar Land Rover knew about the defect “long before plaintiffs had problems with the vehicle,” failed to disclose the defect to customers, and failed to pay for repairs under the vehicle’s unexpired warranty after it suffered a “catastrophic engine failure” caused by a defective diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Nejat wants to represent a nationwide and New Jersey Classes of consumers who purchased the allegedly defective 2017-2021 Range Rover Sport or other diesel engine-powered Jaguar Land Rover vehicles with a similar DPF system.
2017-2021 Range Rover Sport Diesel Defect
The plaintiff says that in 2017 she was looking to purchase a new, safe vehicle to drive her new baby around during family chores and between work and home. She says she relied on advertising and information about the 2017 Range Rover Sport, particularly information about city driving.
“The vehicle was marketed to Candace by the salesman of the selling dealer as a vehicle that would offer a savings in fuel costs because the vehicle was equipped with a diesel engine,” says the complaint; however, the plaintiff says she began experiencing problems with the car within a few years of purchase.
When she brought her 2017 Range Rover Sport in for servicing, she says she was not told she had to drive the diesel car on the highway to keep it running properly.
Indeed, Nejat claims she only intended to drive the vehicle in the city, and points out it was only after purchase that a service dealer told them it needed to be driven on the highway to keep its fuel filter from becoming clogged, which would lead to poor performance.
No one at the dealership where the plaintiff originally bought the vehicle informed them it needed to be driven on highways or that driving it primarily on city streets would lead to performance issues, the class action lawsuit alleges.
The vehicle has “undergone at least 5 repair attempts,” for a total of 22 days of work trying to fix problems related to the fuel system defect, claims the class action lawsuit.
The plaintiff also alleges she purchased the vehicle with a “New Vehicle Limited Warranty Bumper to bumper 4 years/ 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first),” which Jaguar Land Rover then failed to honor after the vehicle began experiencing problems with its fuel filter at approximately 37,312 miles.
Jaguar Land Rover committed fraud by marketing 2017-2021 Range Rover Sport diesel vehicles for city and highway driving, the class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff is seeking damages, repurchases, refunds, equitable and injunctive relief on behalf of themselves and other 2017-2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport owners nationwide and in New Jersey.
Jaguar Land Rover faced another class action lawsuit in December 2020, when it was accused of knowingly installing defective Land Rover InControl systems.
Nine 2018 Jaguar F-Type vehicles were also part of a nationwide recall in July, after it was determined the car’s airbags contained a mesh layer that could potentially damage them in the case of an accident.
Have you experienced problems with your fuel system in a 2017-2021 Land Rover Range Rover or other diesel engine-powered Jaguar Land Rover? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by Paul DePetris and Lee M. Perlman of Perlman-Depetris Consumer Law, and Lewis G. Adler of the Law Offices of Lewis G. Adler.
The 2017-2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Nejat et al v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, Case No. 1:21-cv-14698 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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30 thoughts on2017-2021 Range Rover Sport Diesel Defect Alleged in Class Action Lodged Against Jaguar Land Rover
I’m in Canada want to join class action too if there’s one in Canada
Im experiencing the SAME thing. Was told the same thing. How do I join?
count me in
2016 Range Rover td6, diesel, salesperson said it would last 300k miles with a diesel engine. Fuel injector and exhaust system problems constantly since purchase, car in service every 6-8 months for something related to injectors. Now the car has shut down completely with “restricted performance” and they want $20k to fix the exhaust system even though they know these cars are defective. How do I join this suit?
How do I join this Lawsuit
I have a 2018 RR Sport and am experiencing the same thing. How do I join this suit?
How do I join the lawsuit, 2018 FPace def issues
I have the same problem would love to join the law suit.
I have the 2016 Range Rover Diesel 3.0 TD and it SUFFERS the very same issues, over and over. Can I join this suit?
I leased a 2017 RRS TD6, at 28K miles and two years into ownership I had the message for the first (and only) time. Now purchased a 2021 a year ago, message came up in October, again in November, again in December. Since when do you buy a $90K vehicle and then get told you have to drive it a certain way or it will break? Remains to be seen – they went to RR Engineering for a fix, parts coming Friday – we will see.
Add me to the list. Oct 2021 – 2016 L405 TDv6 40k majority highway miles got the dreaded DEF quality no restart in 250 miles (just heading home 800 miles 9:00 PM Friday night. Drove home, hot refueled and sure enough ignition dead as a doornail. Dealor updated software and flushed the DEF (waste of perfectly good DEF fluid!). $1,800 ripoff and a week without the car. Dec 2021 – 1900 highway miles later SAME (last DEF service was JLR just 2 months ago). This time they want an additional $8000 and they’ve had the car for yet another week. This is CLEARLY a design or manufacturing DEFECT. If JLR refuses to repair these vehicles they will be worth $0.00 on the trade-in / used marketplace. I now have a customer advocate at JLR (let’s see). Count me all in
I am currently driving 2017 Range Rover sport. With this exact same issue dealer is asking to replace DPF and have quoted me $10,000. No one has the solution to this issue…
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have a 2017 Range Rover experiencing same issue and filter was just replaced by dealer under my extended warranty. I was not told I had to drive on highway to keep issue from happening. Over $3100.00 to repair.